PUBG Mobile was reportedly the top-grossing mobile game in terms of revenue in the month of May. According to a report by Sensor Tower the battle royale game grew by 41 per cent from May . No denying the fact that COVID19 lockdown came as a boon for mobile gaming as across the world people are forcing themselves to stay indoors and spend more time on mobile gaming.
PUBG Mobile is not only a huge mobile sensation in India, but popular all across the globe and players cannot get enough of the simple yet endlessly fun Battle Royale gameplay. The report further said that the revenue was calculated from the Apple App Store and Google Play store globally between 1May and 31May. About 53 per cent of the revenue came from China, 10.2 per cent came from the US, and 5.5 per cent came from Saudi Arabia. PUBG Mobile has been one of the most popular games in India as well.
PUBG Mobile was followed by Honor of Kings, which is yet again a popular game from Tencent. It recorded an estimated $204.5 million (Rs 1.5 thousand crores approx) in gross revenue. Once again, China was the biggest source of revenue, contributing 95 percent of Honor of Kings’ revenue followed by 2.2 percent from Thailand, where it’s operated by Garena and known as Garena Realm of Valor.