Did you know that the mobile-game market in China is estimated to $7.4 billion in revenue by 2018? China’s technology and creativity are driving the growth of its gaming market, after a few years of near-misses. All this makes us very curious to know more about the Chinese mobile gaming market. Average time spent by Chinese mobile gamers on mobile games every day? Favorite mobile game genres in China? These and other questions are answered in our infographic, “Mobile Gaming In China- Statistics And Trends”. Take a look!
Infographic by GO Globe web design Hong Kong
Estimated Chinese Mobile gaming Market Revenue
| Year | Revenue (in USD Billion) |
| 2012 | 0.75 |
| 2013 | $1.5 |
| 2014 | $2.9 |
| 2018 | $7.4 |
The estimated number of mobile gamers in China is 450 Million
Chinese Mobile Gamers’ Demographics
| Gender | Percentage |
| Male | 57% |
| Female | 43% |
45% of mobile gamers play only single-player games.
Estimated Time Spent by Gamers on Mobile Games Per Day
| Time Spent | Percentage |
| Less than 10 minutes | 19.4% |
| 10-20 minutes | 16.3% |
| 20-30 minutes | 17.1% |
| 30-60 minutes | 17.2% |
| 1-2 hours | 14.5% |
| 2-4 hours | 9.8% |
| More than 4 hours | 5.7% |
40.9% of Chinese mobile gamers only play those games that are free to play.
iOS mobile gamers spend 4.5 times more as compared to Android mobile gamers.
Favorite Mobile Games By Genre
| Genre | Percentage |
| Casual Games | 33.0% |
| Racing Games | 20.2% |
| Role-playing Games | 17.4% |
| Others | 29.4% |
96% of Chinese mobile devices have at least one game app installed on them.
The average mobile gamer installs a new mobile game every 3.48 days.
| Number Of Games Installed Per Month | Percentage |
| 1 | 10.3% |
| 2 | 5.2% |
| 3-5 | 16.4% |
| 6-10 | 29.1% |
| 11-20 | 23.6% |
| 20+ | 15.4% |
There are 1.6 Chinese gamers for every American gamer
Estimated Average Revenue Per Paying User of Chinese Mobile Gamer is $32.46 as compared to $26.72 in US
Tencent dominated China mobile game market with 7 out of the top 10 mobile games
| Rank | Game Name | Publisher |
| 1 | Gunz Dash | Tencent |
| 2 | Popstar | Zplay |
| 3 | QQ Fight the Landlord | Tencent |
| 4 | Speed Up | Tencent |
| 5 | Aripop | Happy Elements |
| 6 | Rhythm Master | Tencent |
| 7 | Craz3 Match | Tencent |
| 8 | National War Planes | Tencent |
| 9 | Temple Run 2 | IDreamSky |
| 10 | Thunder Fight | Tencent |
