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UkieLuke: /* 2020 Stats */

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‎2020 Stats

UkieLuke: /* 2020 Stats */

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‎2020 Stats

UkieLuke: /* China */

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‎China

UkieGrace: /* South Korea */

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‎South Korea

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‎Japan

UkieGrace: /* Japan */

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‎Japan

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UkieGrace: /* China */

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‎China

UkieLuke at 14:31, 23 January 2019

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 *Mobile and PC games revenue in China  was a combined $33.1bn in 2019 and is projected to pass $46.7bn by 2024. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
-*685m people in China played games in 2019, expected to rise to 772m by 2024. 637m people play on mobile and most PC players also play mobile games.([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
+*685m people in China played games in 2019, expected to rise to 772m by 2024. 637m people play on mobile and most PC players also play mobile games. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
 *Mobile games generated revenues of $18.5m in 2019, up 18.2% from the previous year, and are forecast to reach $32.0bn by 2024. This excludes revenue from mobile game exports, which was $6.4 billion, up 21% yoy. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)

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	=== 2020 Stats ===		=== 2020 Stats ===

		+	*Mobile and PC games revenue in China was a combined $33.1bn in 2019 and is projected to pass $46.7bn by 2024. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
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		+	*685m people in China played games in 2019, expected to rise to 772m by 2024. 637m people play on mobile and most PC players also play mobile games.([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
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		+	*Mobile games generated revenues of $18.5m in 2019, up 18.2% from the previous year, and are forecast to reach $32.0bn by 2024. This excludes revenue from mobile game exports, which was $6.4 billion, up 21% yoy. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
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		+	*Female players are rising, making up 42% of total players in 2018, 46% in 2019 and forecast to be 50% in 2020, primarily on mobile platforms. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
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		+	*Total Chinese revenue from esports-related games reached $13.9bn in 2019, or 42% of all revenue, and is projected to grow to $23.2bn by 2024. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-mobile-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)
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		+	*PC games revenue fell 4% to $14.6bn in 2019, and further decline is expected especially due to the impact of COVID-19 on internet cafes. However, China remains the world’s largest market for PC gaming. ([https://nikopartners.com/china-pc-online-games/ Niko Partners], May 2020)

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 == China ==
 *Despite a regulatory freeze of new games launches in China, Asia’s mobile games market grew by 18% year-over-year thanks to endemic hardcore titles such as Honour of Kings. ([https://www.superdataresearch.com/market-data/market-brief-year-in-review/ Superdata], Jan 2019)
 * China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2019/ App Annie], Jan 2019)
 * China had 619.5million players in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Aug 2018)
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 *China will remain the largest market globally, reaching $50.7bn in revenues by 2021. ([https://resources.newzoo.com/hubfs/Reports/Newzoo_2018_Global_Games_Market_Report_Light.pdf Newzoo], Jun 2018)
 *In 2017, Chinese company Tencent, the largest games company in the world in revenue terms, achieved 97.9bn RMB (approx. $15.35bn) in global online game revenues, growing 38% year-on-year.
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 *‘Fantasy Westward Journey’ is perhaps the most successful example of a role-playing game in China, having earned publisher NetEase over $800 million in China alone since its release in 2015. ([https://www.appannie.com/insights/market-data/app-annie-2016-retrospective/ App Annie], Jan 2017)
 *In Q3 2016, China became the largest national market for iOS App Store revenues overall, earning more than $1.7 billion in the Q3 2016, exceeding the US by around 15%. Games make up approximately 75% of that revenue, in which China has been leading since Q2 2016. ([https://www.appannie.com/insights/market-data/q3-2016-index-china-hits-ios-app-store-milestone/ App Annie], Oct 2016)
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 *According to Newzoo’s estimation, China has overtaken the US as the as world’s largest gaming market at $24.4bn, vs the US’s $23.6bn. With a larger population and gaming yet to reach a mature penetration, we can expect China’s lead *to grow over time. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/trend-reports/regional-breakdown-99-6-bn-global-games-market-free-report/ Newzoo], June 2016)
-*The Chinese mobile eSports market is dominated by Tencent, one of the largest gaming companies in the world. They currently control 63% of the iOS market and 50% for Android. Their nearest competitor, NetEase controls 5% of iOS and 8% for Android. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/trend-reports/regional-breakdown-99-6-bn-global-games-market-free-report/ Newzoo], June 2016, LINK)
+*The Chinese mobile eSports market is dominated by Tencent, one of the largest gaming companies in the world. They currently control 63% of the iOS market and 50% for Android. Their nearest competitor, NetEase controls 5% of iOS and 8% for Android. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/trend-reports/regional-breakdown-99-6-bn-global-games-market-free-report/ Newzoo], June 2016)
-*APAC territories will generate $46.6 billion in 2016, or 47% of total global game revenues. This growth represents a 10.7% YoY increase. China alone accounts for half of APAC’s revenues, reaching $24.4 billion. (Newzoo, May 2016, LINK)
+*APAC territories will generate $46.6 billion in 2016, or 47% of total global game revenues. This growth represents a 10.7% YoY increase. China alone accounts for half of APAC’s revenues, reaching $24.4 billion. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-99-6-billion-2016-mobile-generating-37/ Newzoo], May 2016)
-*The mobile segment in China is growing even faster than estimated and will reach $10.0 billion this year, up 41% from $7.1 billion in 2015. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-99-6-billion-2016-mobile-generating-37/ Newzoo], May 2016, LINK)
+*The mobile segment in China is growing even faster than estimated and will reach $10.0 billion this year, up 41% from $7.1 billion in 2015. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-99-6-billion-2016-mobile-generating-37/ Newzoo], May 2016)
 *China will remain the largest games market for the foreseeable future, growing to $28.9 billion by 2019. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-99-6-billion-2016-mobile-generating-37/ Newzoo], May 2016)

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	* South Korea is the fourth-largest market with games revenues of $5.6billion as of 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)		* South Korea is the fourth-largest market with games revenues of $5.6billion as of 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)
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		+	* South Korea has 28.9million players ([https://newzoo.com/insights/infographics/south-korea-games-market-2018/ Newzoo], Aug 2018)

	*The South Korean online gaming sector grew by 14.9 percent to reach 83 billion won ($76.2m / £56.2m) as of 2016. It was 60 billion won (£40.6m) in 2014 and 72.3 billion won (£48.9m) in 2015, according to a report jointly published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency. Korea takes up 14.9 percent of the global market, which is estimated to be worth around $557 billion as of 2016. ([http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171127000737 Korea Herald], Nov 2017)		*The South Korean online gaming sector grew by 14.9 percent to reach 83 billion won ($76.2m / £56.2m) as of 2016. It was 60 billion won (£40.6m) in 2014 and 72.3 billion won (£48.9m) in 2015, according to a report jointly published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency. Korea takes up 14.9 percent of the global market, which is estimated to be worth around $557 billion as of 2016. ([http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171127000737 Korea Herald], Nov 2017)

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	*Japan generated $19.2billion in games revenues in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/infographics/japan-games-market-2018/], Aug 2018)		*Japan generated $19.2billion in games revenues in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/infographics/japan-games-market-2018/], Aug 2018)
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	*The console hardware sales experienced a huge spike in 2017 compared to the previous year. In 2016, Japanese hardware sales were 117.05 billion yen (£776m), while in 2017, they jumped to 202.37 billion yen (£1.34bn). Software sales also increased: in 2016, they were 182.4 billion yen (£1.20bn) and the following year, they were 189.3 billion yen (£1.25bn). The last time the Japanese gaming market saw an uptick was in 2006, when the Nintendo DS Lite, the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 launched. ([http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/01/10/for-the-first-time-in-11-years-the-japanese-console-game-market-has-increased Kotaku / Famitsu], Jan 2017)		*The console hardware sales experienced a huge spike in 2017 compared to the previous year. In 2016, Japanese hardware sales were 117.05 billion yen (£776m), while in 2017, they jumped to 202.37 billion yen (£1.34bn). Software sales also increased: in 2016, they were 182.4 billion yen (£1.20bn) and the following year, they were 189.3 billion yen (£1.25bn). The last time the Japanese gaming market saw an uptick was in 2006, when the Nintendo DS Lite, the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 launched. ([http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/01/10/for-the-first-time-in-11-years-the-japanese-console-game-market-has-increased Kotaku / Famitsu], Jan 2017)

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	== Japan ==		== Japan ==
		+	*There are 67.6 million players in Japan, the 3rd largest games market in the world. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/infographics/japan-games-market-2018/], Aug 2018)
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		+	*Japan generated $19.2billion in games revenues in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/infographics/japan-games-market-2018/], Aug 2018)
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	*The console hardware sales experienced a huge spike in 2017 compared to the previous year. In 2016, Japanese hardware sales were 117.05 billion yen (£776m), while in 2017, they jumped to 202.37 billion yen (£1.34bn). Software sales also increased: in 2016, they were 182.4 billion yen (£1.20bn) and the following year, they were 189.3 billion yen (£1.25bn). The last time the Japanese gaming market saw an uptick was in 2006, when the Nintendo DS Lite, the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 launched. ([http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/01/10/for-the-first-time-in-11-years-the-japanese-console-game-market-has-increased Kotaku / Famitsu], Jan 2017)		*The console hardware sales experienced a huge spike in 2017 compared to the previous year. In 2016, Japanese hardware sales were 117.05 billion yen (£776m), while in 2017, they jumped to 202.37 billion yen (£1.34bn). Software sales also increased: in 2016, they were 182.4 billion yen (£1.20bn) and the following year, they were 189.3 billion yen (£1.25bn). The last time the Japanese gaming market saw an uptick was in 2006, when the Nintendo DS Lite, the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 launched. ([http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/01/10/for-the-first-time-in-11-years-the-japanese-console-game-market-has-increased Kotaku / Famitsu], Jan 2017)

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	* China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2019/ App Annie], Jan 2019)		* China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2019/ App Annie], Jan 2019)
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		+	* China had 619.5million players in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Aug 2018)

	* China ranks #1 in games revenues, generating $37.9billion in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)		* China ranks #1 in games revenues, generating $37.9billion in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)

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	== China ==		== China ==
		+	*Despite a regulatory freeze of new games launches in China, Asia’s mobile games market grew by 18% year-over-year thanks to endemic hardcore titles such as Honour of Kings. ([https://www.superdataresearch.com/market-data/market-brief-year-in-review/ Superdata], Jan 2019)
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	* China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2019/ App Annie], Jan 2019)		* China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2019/ App Annie], Jan 2019)

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 == China ==
-* China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.appannie.com/reports/1901_State_of_Mobile_Main_EN.pdf App Annie], 2019)
+* China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2019/ App Annie], Jan 2019)
-* China ranks #1 in games revenues, generating $37.9billion in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)#
+* China ranks #1 in games revenues, generating $37.9billion in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)
 * Digital revenues account for 91% of the market. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)

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	== China ==		== China ==
		+	* China, the US and Japan are the top markets for mobile gaming consumer spend and accounted for 75% of spend in 2018. ([https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.appannie.com/reports/1901_State_of_Mobile_Main_EN.pdf App Annie], 2019)

	* China ranks #1 in games revenues, generating $37.9billion in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)#		* China ranks #1 in games revenues, generating $37.9billion in 2018. ([https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/newzoos-2018-report-insights-into-the-137-9-billion-global-games-market/ Newzoo], Jun 2018)#