Tencent’s ‘PUBG Mobile’ was the world’s highest-grossing game in March amid coronavirus crisis


The China market contributed to 61% of revenue, while the US market accounted for 11%, according to Sensor Tower. — SCMP

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile, the popular game by Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings, recorded a threefold increase in revenue in March compared to the same time last year to become the highest-grossing mobile game worldwide.

PUBG Mobile and its Chinese mainland version Peacekeeper Elite raked in a combined US$232mil (RM1bil) of sales in March, topping the global mobile games chart by revenue as many people turned to online entertainment amid the global health crisis, according to data from app analytics firm Sensor Tower.

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