According to a new report, the massively popular Tencent Gaming titles PUBG Mobile and Peace Elite have earned a global revenue crossing $1.5 billion. It makes the titles one of the most successful mobile games across the App Store (iOS) and Google Play Store (Android) platforms.
PUBG Mobile and Peace Elite are free to play games that are based on the popular battle royale genre, that sees 100 people dropping into a map and fight it out to be the last man standing. The report suggests that the total global revenue of PUBG Mobile and Peace Elite has crossed $1.3 billion in just 2019. This makes the year see 88 percent of the total revenue generation since its initial launch back in 2018.
Notably, Peace Elite (Chinese version) was launched in May 2019 which is almost a year after PUBG Mobile (global version). However, data statistics show that the Chinese players’ consumption in this series is ahead of the global market. Currently, the revenue from China’s App Store is $614 million alone, which accounts for 40 percent of the total revenue so far. The US players arrive second with a contribution of $293 million and a 20 percent share. Similarly, the third spot goes to Japan which generated $117 million that is 8 percent of the total revenue.
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The report also shared that iOS versions generated more revenue than their Android counterparts. App Store generated $1.08 billion alone, which accounts for 72 percent of the total revenue while Google’s Play Store brought in just $438 million accounting for only 28 percent.
Among the overseas market, games like PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty Mobile are ranked in the top three in terms of popularity. Furthermore, Tencent’s PUBG generated nearly $70 million in November 2019 which is a month-on-month increase of 30.1 percent. As for the title of the top-grossing game, Candy Crush Saga with $88.4 million is at the top followed by PUBG Mobile as a close second.
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