The mobile version of the free game Battle Royale PUBG has crossed a new sales milestone. Research firm Sensor Tower reports that the Battle Royale game developed by Tencent has topped $ 3 billion in lifetime revenue.
PUBG Mobile has raised approximately $ 1.3 billion so far in 2020: March 2020 was the highest month on record at just $ 270 million. This increase in microtransaction sales is believed to be due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which keeps people at home playing more games.
The $ 3 billion in lifetime microtransaction revenue for PUBG Mobile includes the Western game, which is called PUBG Mobile, and the Chinese edition, called Game For Peace.
Game For Peace is PUBG’s biggest edition when it comes to microtransaction sales. The game has generated $ 1.6 billion in lifetime microtransaction revenue, which is 52 percent of its total. The United States is the second largest single market for PUBG Mobile, followed by Japan.
The iOS edition is the largest for microtransaction sales, accounting for 79 percent of total spending, compared to 21 percent on Google Play. However, more people have the game in the Google store, as 65 percent of the 734 million global downloads are on Android compared to 35 percent on iOS.
PUBG Mobile is by far the largest mobile game on the planet when it comes to microtransactions. Its $ 1.2 billion for the first half of 2020 is more than 4 times the amount of money Garena Free Fire made this year ($ 300 million), and significantly ahead of the Knives Out game ($ 260 million so far in 2020). and Call of Duty: Mobile ($ 220 million so far in 2020).
Revenue numbers for the Fortnite mobile edition were not mentioned in the Sensor Tower report.
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