PUBG Mobile has held of challenges to top the list of mobile game worldwide in terms of revenue for the month of May.
This may come with little surprise considering the enforced lockdowns across the globe forcing people to stay confined in their homes leading to search for Digital contents and activities like games to kill of the threatening anxiety caused by boredom.
PUBG Mobile was already a popular game for its battle royale mode that puts 100 players in a map fighting for survival.
This year, due to the ongoing global pandemic that has forced people to stay home and the game being freemium asides in-app purchases, the popularity of the game has increased even further.
A new report has stated that it topped off other fps games to earn its creators over $226 million (roughly Rs. 1.7 thousand crore) in user spending, making it the highest grossing game in the world for May.
As per the report, the Tencent owned game made more than 41 percent growth over May 2020 with major revenue been calculated from the App Store and Google Play store globally between May 1 and May 31.
The report also states that out of the $226 million revenue, 53 percent came from China, 10.2 percent came from the US, and 5.5 percent came from Saudi Arabia.
It should be noted that the game itself is free to play but offers a wide variety of in-app purchases.
Also on the list is Honor of Kings which is also published by Tencent but for a different market base.
Honor of Kings made $204.5 million (roughly Rs. 1.5 thousand crore) in May 2020 some, a 42 percent growth from May last year.
This figure is somewhat ridiculous considering that the game is predominantly for the Chinese market, however, a global version of the game was released in 2017 called Arena of Valor.
Rounding up the top five is Roblox from Roblox Corporation, followed by Monster Strike from Mixi and
Coin Master from Moon Active all surpassing the $50m mark.
Originally Posted On NaijaTechGuy
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