Tencent, NetEase, and miHoYo were the top-grossing Chinese mobile game developers in February, according to data released by mobile app store data provider Sensor Tower on March 4.
Thirty-four Chinese mobile game developers made the top 100 global revenue list, with revenues totaling more than $2.24 billion, accounting for 40.2% of the top 100's total revenue.
MiHoYo's revenue grew 10% in February to become No. 4 globally, behind Tencent, NetEase, and Playrix. Its Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd saw revenue increases of 6% and 69% respectively compared to January.
Honkai Impact 3rd returned to No. 8 on China's iOS best-seller list on February 5 thanks to a Chinese New Year update.
Released in September 2020, Genshin Impact reached $160 million in revenue outside of China in one month and was nominated for Best Mobile Game of 2020 at the Academy Awards in the gaming industry.
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