(Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Tencent said on Thursday that their mobile phone action game PUBG Mobile has surpassed 1 billion accumulated downloads outside of China, making it one of the most successful games across the globe. the world.
PUBG Mobile, the mobile version of Battleunk Playerunknown, in which a group of players fight against each other so that only one fighter is left alive, has been very popular since the royale-style battle game was introduced. called its launch three years ago.
The latest download figures would put it just behind Subway Surfers at Kiloo Games and Candy Crush Saga at King Digital Entertainment, both steep titles that are relatively easy to play and appealing to a wide audience, according to a company Sensor Tower data analysis.
“PUBG Mobile achieves 1 billion downloads showing that basic games, in this case the AAA Battle Royale title based on the PC IP of the same name, can achieve the same scale in the mobile space,” said Daniel Ahmad, analyst with Niko Partners.
Tencent, the world’s largest revenue-based video game company, has won another royale battle title in China called Peacekeeper Elite.
The news came when Tencent reported that online games revenue rose 29% in the fourth quarter, driven by an increase in users paying for video games in China and international markets. His two appealing games, Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile, continued to top the rankings in China and internationally, respectively, in the same season, he said.
Tencent has stated that it aims to earn a fair share of games revenue from overseas. Both LightSpeed and Quantum Studios and Timi Studios have opened stores in Los Angeles, with the goal of “creating content with original intellectual property that is globally appealing.”
Reciting with Pei Li; edited by Jane Wardell