China is the home to one of the largest gaming communities in the world. In 2021, about half of its population was playing mobile games. eSports sector was on the rise with a steady growth over the past few years, reaching almost 490 million players that year.
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Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, & Sohu, & Gamma Data. (December 17, 2021). Number of video gamers in China in 2021, by game type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104546/china-number-of-gamers-by-game-type/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, und Sohu, und Gamma Data. "Number of video gamers in China in 2021, by game type (in millions)." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104546/china-number-of-gamers-by-game-type/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, Sohu, Gamma Data. (2021). Number of video gamers in China in 2021, by game type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104546/china-number-of-gamers-by-game-type/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, and Sohu, and Gamma Data. "Number of Video Gamers in China in 2021, by Game Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104546/china-number-of-gamers-by-game-type/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China & Sohu & Gamma Data, Number of video gamers in China in 2021, by game type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104546/china-number-of-gamers-by-game-type/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of video gamers in China in 2021, by game type (in millions) [Graph], Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, & Sohu, & Gamma Data, December 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104546/china-number-of-gamers-by-game-type/