Recently, App Annie released the mobile game index report for December 2020. The two-dimensional open world game " Genshin Impact " created by Mihayou once again won the global revenue championship for three consecutive years. At the same time, the game "FGO" released by Sony's distribution brand Aniplex has made another effort, returning to the top 5 global revenue, and the popularity of two-dimensional games.
In addition, Tencent's " Honor of Kings " and "PUBG MOBILE" and Lilith's " Awakening of Ten Thousand Kingdoms " are still among the top 10 global revenues. In the global publisher revenue rankings, three Chinese game companies, Tencent, NetEase and Mihayou, are listed.
It is worth mentioning that there are more and more Chinese companies and products in the Japanese and Korean markets, especially the top ten companies in the Korean market, with four Chinese game companies. It can be seen that domestic manufacturers pay more and more attention to going overseas, and neighboring countries, Japan and South Korea, are the main places for most domestic overseas manufacturers.
The data picture of this article comes from App Annie. Android data does not include third-party Android stores in China and other markets. The following is the interpretation brought by GameLook:
12 months global list: "Genshin Impact" defended its revenue champion, "FGO" returns to the top ten
On a global scale, super casual games are still the main force in the download list. A total of 6 super casual games have entered the Top 10. In addition, there are also many familiar faces still on the list.
Among them, the space werewolf killer "Among Us" that emerged this summer still ranks first, Voodoo's "Roof Rails" rankings both increased by 59, SayGames' "Sushi Roll 3D" and IEC Games' "Imposter Solo Kill" grew to 100, and the download volume growth rate was particularly rapid.
According to data estimated by App Annie, the monthly download volume of "Roof Rails" in India and the United States exceeded 3 million, and the download volume of "Sushi Roll 3D" has also continued to grow in many countries around the world, ranking 5th in the world in the first month of its launch.
Due to the rapid growth of these three games, the rankings of "Free Fire", " Subway Parkour " and "Tiles Hop: EDM Rush" have declined slightly.
2 App Store & Google Paly’s top 10 global game revenues are: Genshin Impact, Pokemon Go, Roblox, FGO, Honor of Kings, Gold Coin Master, Awakening of All Nations, Dream Home, Candy Legend, and PUBG MOBILE. In terms of revenue, the global revenue ranking of game products has not changed much. Mihayou's "Genshin Impact" ranked first for the list again, and "Pokemon Go", which has dominated the list for many years, continued to make efforts and entered the TOP5. The globally popular two-dimensional game "FGO" has risen significantly, returning to the top ten. According to App Annie estimates, the revenue of this game in Japan reached the highest monthly rate in 2020, surpassing the same period in 2019.
In terms of game company download rankings, super casual game giant Voodoo defends the top spot. As the new products performed well in the market, Belarus’ mini-game publisher SayGames rose 9 places to the top 10. In addition, the well-known publisher Zynga has returned to the top ten of the download list, and the rest of the rankings have not changed much.
2 App Store & Google Paly's top ten global publisher revenue list are: Tencent, Playrix, NetEase, Activision Blizzard, Zynga, Netmarble, Bandai Namco, Supercell, Sony, and Mihayou.
On the revenue list, Tencent still maintains its top position, and NetEase rose 1 to enter the top three. In addition, the most significant increase in ranking was Japanese publisher Bandai Namco. The main reason is that "Dragon Ball Z Fight" performed strongly in markets such as Japan and the United States, and has entered the top 5 best-selling list of iOS in the United States many times. Another game "アイドルマスターシンデレラガールズ" also performed very well in the Japanese market.
At the same time, both "Brave of the Wild" and " Clash of Clans " have been released during Christmas and updated for festivals, and Supercell's revenue has grown. Due to the increase in revenue of "FGO", Sony also slightly increased by 2 on the revenue list, entering the top ten.
November China list: " Call of Duty Mobile Game " officially released
In terms of domestic download ranking, the number of super casual mini games has decreased significantly, leaving only Voodoo's "Shortcut Run" and "Internet Cafe Simulator" supported by Tencent Advertising Program.
htmlOn November 25, the national server of "Call of Duty Mobile Game" authorized by Activision Blizzard and developed by Tencent Tianmei Studio was launched in China, and it entered the third place in the download list in just about 6 days. The ranking of Poke City's match-three game "Tile Connect" has increased by 100, with a significant growth rate.
2 App Store & Google Paly China Game Top 10: "Honor of Kings", "Peace Elite", "The Moon Sword of the World", "Fantasy Westward Journey", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms·Strategic Edition", "Genshin Impact", "Awakening of All Nations", "A Chinese Odyssey", "Rutu Bin", and "Shenwu 4".
has not changed much in the game revenue list. "Peace Elite" rose one place, returned to second place, "Fantasy Westward Journey" rose slightly, and came to fourth place. Perhaps because of the short time, the newly launched "Call of Duty Mobile Game" has not entered the list. The game is still on the top 10 best-selling list of iOS in China. According to App Annie, the game was second only to "Honor of Kings", "Peace Elite" and "Fantasy Westward Journey" during the week of its launch (25th-31st). Maybe you can see this game on the list next month.
In terms of game company download rankings, Poker City has improved the most significantly, up 44 places, perhaps because of the significant increase in downloads of match-three game "Tile Connect". At the same time, ByteDance and Alibaba have also improved to return to the top ten on the list. Thanks to the release of many new works, Sanqi Interactive Entertainment has also ushered in a slight improvement.
2App Store & Google Paly China publisher revenue list is: Tencent, NetEase, Alibaba, Mihayou, Lilith, Duoyi Network, Perfect World, Youzu, Sanqi Interactive Entertainment, and Friendship Time.
revenue has not changed much overall. Tencent, NetEase and Alibaba still occupy the top position. The content iteration of "Genshin Impact" has increased Mihayou's ranking by one. In December, the signature game "Shenwu 4" of Duoyi Network celebrated its tenth anniversary, which prompted the revenue of Duoyi Network to increase.
1 The US download list in November has changed significantly, and this is mainly due to the iteration of match-three and casual product iterations. It can be seen that the US mini-game market still has good vitality.
Among them, Voodoo's "Roof Rails" and SayGames' "Sushi Roll 3D" have entered the global game download rankings, and naturally they have achieved good results in the US market, one in the second and the other in the third.
At the same time, there are two mixed and monetized casual games "Imposter Solo Kill" and "Match 3D" that performed very well, and were shortlisted for the top 10. From the perspective of gameplay, these two games are not much different from ordinary super casual games. However, the game not only has in-app purchase products such as "completely removing" advertisements, but also has subscription and in-app purchases.
In addition, the match-three game "Project Makeover" released by the Chinese company Time and Space Fantasy began to significantly increase at the beginning of November, entering the top 10 free lists in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. In December, the download volume of this game continued to increase.
According to the "December 2020 Global Revenue Ranking of Chinese Mobile Game Publishers" released by Sensor Tower, Project Makeover's revenue in December was nearly US$26 million (RMB 167 million), becoming a hit game in the match-three category.
2 App Store & Google Paly's top 10 American games revenue are: Roblox, Candy Legend, Pokemon Go, Gold Coin Master, Dream Home, Clash of Clans, Free Fire, Dream Garden, Genshin Impact God, and State of Survival.
In terms of revenue list, Pokemon Go's ranking rose one place. With Christmas activities, Supercell's revenue ranking of "Clash of Clans" has achieved significant growth and has reached the sixth position. The survival SLG "State of Survival" by the well-known domestic overseas manufacturer Qujia has made efforts again and returned to the top ten.
2 App Store & Google Paly top ten U.S. publisher revenue list are: Activision Blizzard, Zynga, Playrix, Playtika, Aristocrat, Roblox, Supercell, Netmarble, Qujia, Scopely.
htmlThe revenue ranking of American game companies in November did not change particularly greatly, and Activision Blizzard still firmly ranked first. With the update of "Clash of Clans", Supercell's ranking rose by 3 places to seventh. The rankings of the two major three-computer manufacturers Playrix and Playtika have been swapped, and in addition, the Chinese manufacturer Qujia is still in ninth place.
November Japan list
Among the top 10 download rankings in Japan in December, there are only 3 local Japanese products, and the rest are products from other countries.
Among them, there are three games in the Japanese market that are issued by Chinese companies. The match-three game "Project Makeover" released by Time and Space Fantasy is not only popular in the United States, but also has outstanding performance in the Japanese market, ranking third. "The Double Parmish" released by Hero Entertainment has also entered the overseas market for nearly a year and achieved good results, ranking fifth.
Since " Ark of Tomorrow " succeeded in the Japanese and Korean market, "Fighting Double Pamish" has once again proved that the quality of domestic two-dimensional games has improved a lot, and high-quality games can open up the market in Japan, which has a strong second-dimensional culture.
At the same time, the Japanese RPG "Sakura Kakumei" of local manufacturer SEGA SAMMY performed outstandingly and the mini-game manufacturer FTY. The former is at the second place in the download list and the latter is at the fourth place. It is worth mentioning that Voodoo's "Roof Rails" and Playrix's "Fishdom: Deep Dive" have also increased significantly. It can be seen that in addition to the heavy games of the second dimension, casual games also have a certain market space in the Japanese market.
2 App Store & Google Paly’s top 10 games revenues are: FGO, Monster Marbles, Professional Baseball Spirits A, Wild Dragon Mystery, Pokemon Go, Action in the Wild, Genshin Impact, Dragon Quest Walk, Romancing Saga Reuniverse, and Place Girls. In terms of revenue, Sony's publisher Aniplex's well-known product "FGO" returned to the top of revenue, and "Pokemon Go" rose strongly to 4 places to fifth place. SE's "Romancing Saga Reuniverse" ushered in the second anniversary celebration update, with a sharp increase in revenue, reaching ninth place. Tongkelemi's signature game "Professional Baseball Spirits A" rose slightly to third place.
2 App Store & Google Paly Japan publisher revenue list is: Sony, Square Enix, Korami, Bandai Namco, mixi, NetEase, CyberAgent, GungHo Online Entertainment, SEGA SAMMY, and Niantic.
In terms of company revenue ranking, Sony, SE, and Korami rank in the top three, and Bandai Namco, mixi and NetEase all rose one place, followed closely behind. With the strong efforts of "Pokemon Go", American company Niantic returned to the top ten.
November South Korea list
112 South Korea download list TOP10 has experienced a major change, with only 3 products "Among Us", "Seven Knights 2", and " Running Kart " still firmly in the top ten rankings.
The game "Bleach: the Way of Bankai" is the top download list, the game "Bleach: the Way of Bankai" adapted from the well-known anime "Death" IP, the second is the casual action game "Super Action Hero: Stick Fight", the third is "Sushi Roll 3D", the fifth is "Imposter Solo Kill", the seventh is "Roof Rails", the eighth is the super casual game "Join Clash 3D", and the ninth is the MMORPG "Sword" of a Korean manufacturer.
is similar to the Japanese market. There are also many casual products on the top products on the Korean download list, which shows that mini games also have certain potential in the Korean market.
2 App Store & Google Paly’s top 10 Korean game revenues are: Paradise M, Paradise 2M, Seven Knights 2, Crasher: Origin, V4, Awakening of All Nations, The Kingdom of the Winds: Yeon, Karting, Genshin Impact, and R2M. In terms of revenue, the status of the mobile game overlord in the "Paradise" series is still difficult to shake. Netmarble's next-generation new work "Seven Knights 2" has achieved good results in the Korean market, and has been launched and aired to the top of the iOS best-selling list. The revenue ranking of this game has also risen by 4 places, ranking third. In addition, due to the version update, the game "Kart" has also risen by 4 places and returned to the top ten.
2 App Store & Google Paly Korean publisher revenue list are: NCSOFT, Netmarble, NEXON, 4399, Webzen, Lilith, Kakao Corp, Mihayou, GAMEVIL, and Qujia.
Among them, Chinese companies are almost occupying half of the Korean market, and these Chinese overseas companies have not experienced major fluctuations in their rankings. It can be said that they have basically gained a firm foothold.
