In December, both domestic and imported game licenses were released! A total of 1416 licenses have been issued this year, the highest in the past five years.
① A total of 122 domestic games and 13 imported new games were approved today, marking the third consecutive month of simultaneous issuance of domestic and imported game licenses. Major games from Tencent and NetEase received approvals, along with several other publicly listed game companies also achieving gains. ② As of the time of writing, 1,416 new games have obtained licenses this year, the highest total in nearly five years.
Gamma data: In 2024, the actual sales revenue of the domestic game market is 325.783 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.53%.
In 2024, the actual sales revenue of the domestic game market reached 325.783 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.53%, setting a new record. The number of game users reached 0.674 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.94%, also marking a historical high.
In 2024, China's independently developed games achieved actual sales revenue of 18.557 billion US dollars in the overseas market, with a year-on-year growth of 13.39%.
The Global mobile game market size is 635.569 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.83%. The growth trend of the Global mobile game market has significantly slowed down.
The gaming industry will welcome two major conferences! Representatives from dozens of gaming companies will share the stage to discuss topics such as 2D, AI, overseas expansion, and casual games.
As the year-end approaches, the Beijing Shougang International Exhibition Center will host two major annual events in the gaming industry: the 2024 China eSports Industry Annual Conference will be held on December 10-11; the 2024 China Game Industry Annual Conference will take place on December 12-13. Representatives from listed gaming companies including Tencent, netease, 37 interactive entertainment network technology group, special treat Huatuo, and kingnet network will attend and will share insights on topics such as eSports, game AI, and overseas expansion.
Sensor Tower: "Honor of Kings" crowned global mobile game revenue champion in October, with monthly income increasing by 10% month-on-month.
According to Sensor Tower's "App Performance Insights" data, Tencent's (00700) "Honor of Kings" claimed the title of global mobile game revenue champion in October 2024, with a month-on-month income growth of 10%, mainly driven by the application stores in china.
Game business is recovering; Tencent's Q3 non-GAAP net profit increased by over 30% and over 3,000 people were recruited.
① In the third quarter, Tencent's adjusted net income reached 59.81 billion yuan, far exceeding the market expectation of 54.37 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33%; ② The biggest highlight of Tencent's quarterly report is that value-added services have significantly recovered, mainly due to the rebound in the gaming business.