May 16, 2024 Going Global Honor of Kings set for June 20th global launch after $15 billion+ revenue in China Tencent takes another stab at taking its blockbuster MOBA to global markets
October 17, 2023 China Vs Apple Tim Cook makes a surprise appearance at Chinese Honor of Kings tournament The unexpected live appearance comes amid a turbulent period for Apple’s relations with China
October 9, 2023 Reigning Revenue Raisers Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time From Candy Crush and Clash of Clans to Pokémon and Lineage M
September 20, 2023 Market Analysis Honor of Kings makes $238 to become the world's highest grossing app in August Plus the full breakdown of August 2023's biggest top ten global app performers
July 17, 2023 Paid Games' Performance Google Play or App Store? June data shows stark contrast in platform popularity of paid games Curated Data.ai stats reveal the most downloaded paid games and top revenue generators per platform
July 12, 2023 Goliath Games June’s three most lucrative mobile games all came from China Sensor Tower reports on the 10 biggest revenue generators worldwide
March 17, 2023 Views Week Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss loot boxes, mobile moves and giant slaying…
November 16, 2022 Honor Of Kings Honor of Kings is expanding into a full-fledged universe with three new games and a film The franchise is coming to new platforms for the first time.
October 13, 2022 Tencent Vs. Moonton Tencent to pay $31 thousand to Bytedance subsidiary Moonton following defamation dispute The court found in Moonton’s favour, but the legal battle continues between the two companies
September 14, 2022 Global Revenue Diablo Immortal generated $97 million in August Honor of Kings topped the revenue charts for the month
July 12, 2022 Mid-year Review Gaming investment reached $2.6 billion in Q1 2022 The industry continues to be a top growth sector
June 9, 2022 Going Global Honor of Kings global mobile launch confirmed for 2022 Honor of Kings is confirmed to be coming to launching globally later this year on mobile.
May 13, 2022 Rolling In Revenue Apple made more games revenue than Google in 2020 and 2021, Newzoo finds Top 10 companies saw conbined revenue totalling $126 billion last year
April 12, 2022 Tencent On Top Again Mobile games spending continued to fall by 6.3% to $7 billion in March 2022 Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile were the highest grossing games worldwide
April 1, 2022 Stifled Spending Sensor Tower: Q1 2022 mobile games spending dropped 7.1% to $21 billion Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, and Genshin Impact were the highest grossing games
March 22, 2022 Reclaimed The Throne Honor of Kings was the top-grossing game for February 2022 Snatches back first place with $225 in consumer spending
February 21, 2022 Starting To Slow PUBG Mobile hits $237 million for January 2022 Global mobile games market generated $7.4 billion, a 7% fall
December 16, 2021 Tencent On Top More than $1 billion generated by eight mobile games each in 2021 PUBG Mobile is the highest-grossing for a second year
November 25, 2021 Tencent Suspension China suspends Tencent from updating or launching apps in Mainland China Apps and games remain functional
November 11, 2021 Back Again Honor of Kings snatches back first place for October worldwide revenue, reaching $329 million Global player spending reaches $7.5 billion
October 7, 2021 Genshin Strikes Gold Genshin Impact has best month ever, generating $342 million in September 2021 Generated highest monthly revenue for a mobile game this year
September 9, 2021 Mo' Money Honor of Kings is the first mobile game to generate $10 billion Mobile games get really big
September 8, 2021 Bang Bang Bank PUBG Mobile does $270 million, Honor of Kings $256 million during August 2021 Shooting to the top
September 7, 2021 Circumventing Regulations Chinese websites already allowing kids to avoid age-time restrictions Rent Honor of Kings accounts from $5 for two hours
August 19, 2021 Big Brother Is Watching Tencent forewarns of increased regulations and restrictions in China The company expressed intent to remain fully compliant with future regulations
August 13, 2021 Winner Winner PUBG Mobile dethrones Honor of Kings for July global revenue The battle royale jumped ahead by almost $70 million
August 12, 2021 25% Rise Over 800 mobile games make more than $1 million every month Data was confirmed by App Annie as part of its "2021 Mobile Gaming Tear Down"
August 3, 2021 Cracking Down Tencent stock falls by $60 billion following criticism from state media Honor of Kings set to be implemented with new constraints
June 29, 2021 Still Growing Mobile games revenue rises by 18% to $44.7 billion in first half of 2021 $26 billion from the App Store alone
June 10, 2021 No Slowing Down Honor of Kings tops global revenue for third consecutive month $264.5 million from player spending
June 2, 2021 Honor At Stake Tencent facing lawsuit over 'inappropriate content' in Honor of Kings "The game characters have tampered with the image of historical figures…"
May 12, 2021 Dark Horse Uma Musume: Pretty Derby storms mobile revenue chart for April 2021, Honor of Kings still top CyberAgent developed title launched in February 2021
April 28, 2021 Looking Smart Why fashion increasingly plays well with gaming Crunching the data with App Annie
April 8, 2021 King Of The Hill Honor of Kings top-grossing mobile title in March 2021 generating $257 million Followed by PUBG Mobile and Genshin Impact
April 6, 2021 Money Money Money Tencent's Timi Studios hit revenues of $10 billion in 2020 The largest Tencent-owned studio
March 25, 2021 Making Bank Tencent had profits of $19.5 billion in 2020 Helped by Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile
March 23, 2021 Look The Part Honor of Kings collaborates with Burberry Two new skins have been designed for heroine Yao
March 11, 2021 Top Dog PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing game in February 2021 Followed by Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact
February 24, 2021 Public Competition Esports firm VSPN considering an IPO Known for Clash Royale and Honor of Kings tournaments
February 17, 2021 Top Of The World Honor of Kings reigns as top-grossing mobile title in January 2021 Followed by PUBG Mobile
January 13, 2021 It's An Honour Honor of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in December 2020 Followed by PUBG Mobile
December 16, 2020 Lockdown Lift Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings and Pokemon GO all make list
December 9, 2020 Money Money Money Honor of Kings was the top-grossing mobile title in November 2020 Followed by PUBG Mobile and Genshin Impact
November 13, 2020 Pgc Digital Tencent generates $18.4 billion in Q3 2020 Online games revenue grew 45 per cent year-on-year
November 2, 2020 For Honour! Honor of Kings hits 100 million daily active users "Honor of Kings is only available in China, yet it is one of the most successful mobile games in the world"
October 20, 2020 It's An Honour Honor of Kings reigns supreme as the top-earning mobile game in September Followed by fellow Tencent title PUBG Mobile