Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Chinese people have begun to play more video games. Writes about it CNN. According to company analysts Niko PartnersThe popularity of MOBA from Tencent entitled Arena of valor (she Honor of kings) January 30 set a new record for the average number of players.
Sensor tower clarifies that the number of application downloads only through App store increased by 27.5% in annual terms, and revenue increased by 12.1%.
Streaming platform indicators are also growing. So, on the Chinese platform Douyu the popularity of Arena of Valor, Pubg and League of Legends doubled. Tencent’s MOBA views alone rose to 63 million during the holiday season.
It is also interesting that the headquarters of Douyu is located in Wuhan – the epicenter of the disease, which negatively affected the value of the company’s shares, and also provoked problems in the service due to a lack of staff.
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