China, the world’s second-largest economy, is already home to one of the largest gaming populations in the world, a number reaching 674 million in the first half of 2024. However, the growth rate of gamers in China was expected to stagnate over the coming few years, given the existing challenges of improving internet access in rural regions.
Mobile games have overtaken PC-online games as the largest sector in the Chinese online gaming market. Driven mainly by smartphone and other handheld device sales, the Chinese mobile game market has grown exponentially. In 2023, the mobile gaming market in China reach 227 billion yuan, seeing a double-digit annual growth. Tencent, one of the leading Chinese internet players, has been dominating the online gaming market in China. Other major online game companies in China include NetEase, miHoYo, Bilibili, and 37 Interactive Entertainment.
Total number of game users in China from 2014 to 1st half 2024
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Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, & Snowball Finance. (July 26, 2024). Total number of game users in China from 2014 to 1st half 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870620/china-number-of-game-users/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, und Snowball Finance. "Total number of game users in China from 2014 to 1st half 2024 (in millions)." Chart. July 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870620/china-number-of-game-users/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, Snowball Finance. (2024). Total number of game users in China from 2014 to 1st half 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870620/china-number-of-game-users/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, and Snowball Finance. "Total Number of Game Users in China from 2014 to 1st Half 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870620/china-number-of-game-users/
Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China & Snowball Finance, Total number of game users in China from 2014 to 1st half 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870620/china-number-of-game-users/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Total number of game users in China from 2014 to 1st half 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Game Committee of the Publishers Association of China, & Snowball Finance, July 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870620/china-number-of-game-users/
