China is the largest market for Palworld in terms of the number of game users. This was recently mentioned by John Buckley, the community manager of Pocketpair studio, in an interview with the portal Game Rant.

Streams of Black Myth: Wukong on Chinese streaming platforms Huya, DouYu, and Bilibili were watched by 29 million people on the game’s release day, August 20, analysts from Niko Partners noted. No single-player story-driven game has ever drawn so many viewers in China on its debut day.

Analysts from Niko Partners studied the platform preferences of gamers from Japan and South Korea. They discovered that a significant portion of these gamers play on more than one platform.

Revenue in the gaming market of Japan and South Korea is declining, according to a report by the analytical company Niko Partners. It is forecasted to reach $29.2 billion in 2024, which is 2.9% less than the previous year.

At the end of June, the analytical service Sensor Tower found out that a month after its release, the Chinese version of Dungeon & Fighter Mobile earned $270 million solely on the App Store. Now, analysts at Niko Partners have revealed the amount of the game’s monthly revenue, including Android stores.

79.5% of Chinese PC gamers use Steam to play premium games, according to a report by the analytical company Niko Partners. Moreover, the overwhelming majority prefer the international version of the platform.

Niko Partners analysts have published a forecast for the gaming markets in Asia and the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). According to their estimates, the total revenue of these markets will increase at an annual growth rate of 2.5% in the coming years.

In January-March 2024, the PlayStation 5 consoles sold significantly better than the Xbox Series, according to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad.

India is the fastest growing gaming market in Asia in terms of both revenue and the number of gamers. The analytical company Niko Partners predicts that in 2027 there will be 343% more gamers in the country than in 2017.

There are 5 million gamers between the ages of 6 and 18 living in Japan, according to Niko Partners. According to the latest report of the analytical company, they are more interested in foreign titles than adult gamers and rarely use a PC for games.

The analytical company Niko Partners conducted a study on female gamers in Asia. It turned out that their share in the region reached 37%.

Last year, China’s gaming market shrank by 2.4% to $45.5 billion, according to analysts at Niko Partners. Despite the fall, it remained the largest in the world.

In April 2022, the Chinese regulator resumed issuing permits for the publication of games in the country after a pause that lasted eight months. Nevertheless, licenses were not issued very willingly all year. In 2023, the situation will improve, Niko Partners predicts.

Analysts from Niko Partners predict rapid growth in the gaming market of the MENA-3 region (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt). It is estimated that in five years its revenue will increase by 56% at once.

Niko Partners analysts have released a forecast for the Indian mobile and PC games market. They claim that over the next four years, its revenue will double — from $704.5 million in 2022 to $1.4 billion in 2026.

According to the forecast of Niko Partners, the revenue of the Chinese video game market by the end of 2022 will amount to $45.4 billion. This is 2.5% less than a year earlier. For almost a quarter of a century, there has been no drop in indicators.

This is 55% of the revenue of the global market, calculated in Niko Partners.

Last fall, Chinese authorities banned young gamers from spending more than three hours a week on video games. Niko Partners found out that after that, many children basically stopped playing. Nevertheless, analysts predict that in four years the number of underage gamers will grow again.

Asia remains the largest esports market. According to the analytical company Niko Partners, last year the turnover of the global esports market reached $1.1 billion — Asian countries were responsible for $634.3 million of this amount.