In Q3 2014, total revenue of China online gaming market exceeded RMB27.76 billion ($4.53 billion). Mobile gaming revenue was RMB6.98 billion ($1.14 billion) with an increase of 72.8% year on year in Q3 2014 according to data of iResearch, which indicates its growth is slowing down.
China Browser Games for Children Market to Exceed 2 Bln Yuan in 2016
100bt.com, 61.com and Tencent are still top three providers in browser games for children market. It is estimated that browser games for children market has great potential as number of children users is increasing and their gaming habits on the Internet are developing.
China Online Gaming Market in Q3 2014
In Q3 2014, China online gaming market kept stable growth; mobile gaming market’s total transaction value had an increase of 8.2% quarter on quarter. China online gaming companies are positively developing browser games, mobile games in oversea market and having achieved good results.
Wechat Social Features Attractive to Mobile Gamers
China mobile online gaming market developed rapidly in 2013. Wechat users exceeded 438 million in China in Q2 2014 and with launch of Wechat’s social gaming platform as well as its games featured with social elements, it will attract more and more mobile gaming users in China.
China Mobile Online Gaming Market in Q2 2014
China mobile online gaming users exceeded 321.8 million in Q2 2014 with an increase of 6.4% from prior quarter according to data of GPC IDC and CNG.
China Mobile Gaming Market Snapshot in 2013
2013 was a year for mobile gaming market development and the total number of mobile gaming users have accounted for over 50% of all the mobile internet users.
Rovio’s Angry Birds Stella Available in China on Alibaba Mobile Apps
Rovio’s Angry Birds Stella is available for download through Alibaba’s mobile apps such as its Taobao online shopping app, Laiwang chat app, and Alipay’s smartphone app, Alipay Wallet.
CHART: China Smartphone Mobile Gaming Users
Total number of mobile gaming users on smartphones reached 190 million in 2013 according to iResearch.
Paid Users of QQ Game Reached 35%
Tencent announced on the 10th anniversary of QQ Game that the paid users had reached 35%. Tencent data showed that QQ Game platform includes more than 100 games, with 200 million active users. QQ Game platform had 8 million users online at the same time.