Tencent’s Honor of Kings has grossed an estimated $4.5 billion worldwide across the App Store and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower.
The multiplayer mobile title was launched on iOS and Android in November 2015 and brought in $166 million for the month of February in China. That figure is significantly less than the $1 billion claimed by Japanese financial firm Nomura last month.
The overall gross is still impressive however when you consider that the number does not take into account third-party Android stores in China.
$200 million outside of China
Player spend outside of China has now passed the $200 million figure, with Taiwan residents accounting for the biggest revenue share at 36 per cent, which equalled to $72 million. Thailand followed in second place with 30 per cent, or $60 million.
Outside of Asia, the title has made significantly less with the US spending the most at $7 million, which is equal to 0.2 per cent of what China’s iOS players have spent in the same time.
On average Honor of Kings has generated $3.7 million per day since launch with player spending equating to $15 per download. Downloads for the title are estimated at 295 million to date.
If the February figures are accurate, the title looks set to smash last year’s sales.
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You can gain more insights into the Asia markets on the East Meets West track at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, which takes place on May 13th to 14th.
