China is the world’s foremost market for mobile apps. Moreover, the most popular app genre across “The Middle Kingdom” is games. With hundreds of developers – like BabyBus, FT Games, Ezjoy, and Blockman Go Studio – creating some of the most popular apps in the world, it is estimated that over half of China’s population plays mobile games.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed mobile games statistics and insights into the China Android game market with focus on mobile games only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Chinese game publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many mobile games they have released, and how Chinese mobile games have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major game publishers and ones with valid Chinese addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
42matters tracks everything from mobile game meta data, to rankings, to download estimates, to changes in meta information, to SDK usage, to App-ads.txt and more. If you would like to leverage our data into your own product, research or app industry analysis, it can be obtained via our API or File Dumps or our interactive App Market Explorer.
There are more than 2,055 Chinese publishers on Google Play out of all 173,856 game publishers. One of the biggest Chinese publishers are BabyBus, FT Games, Blockman GO Studio, Droidhen Casual, WAWOO Studio, Beetles Games Studio, ZPLAY Games, Ezjoy, tap4fun, Badsnowball Limited . Overall 1% of all game publishers on Google Play are from China. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 6,925 games from Chinese publishers on Google Play out of the 446,860 games. Mobile Games with most downloads of Chinese publishers are LifeSimulator - Chinese Life, WuXia World, Soul Knight, Wood Block Puzzle - Free Classic Block Puzzle Game, Smash Colors 3D - Free Beat Color Rhythm Ball Game, Sudoku - Free Classic Sudoku Puzzles, Beat Shooter - Gunshots Rhythm Game, Kiss of War, Beat Blade: Dash Dance, Sweet Candy Sugar: Match 3 Puzzle 2020 . 2% of all mobile games on Google Play are from Chinese publishers. Filter for mobile games by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 6,925 games from Chinese publishers on Google Play is 3.67 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all mobile games of 3.79 stars. Mobile Games from Chinese publishers on Google Play have on average 7,934 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all games, which is 6,427 ratings. Sort by the best rated game or by the game with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
Mobile Games by Chinese publishers have an average of 905.05k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all mobile games which is 461.17k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
2% of games by Chinese publishers are paid. That is a lower value of paid mobile games compared to the overall games, where 5% are paid. 79% of games by Chinese publishers include ads. That is a higher value compared to the whole world, where 73% games have ads. 47% of games by Chinese publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 21% of games.
33% of games of Chinese publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. Overall they put more effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 20%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from China that accumulated most downloads.
BabyBus is on position 1 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. BabyBus is a mobile gaming app developer based in China that focuses on meeting the educational needs of preschool children. Their apps are divided into two age groups, the Starter Series for toddlers and the Prodigy Series for children 3 year and older. Their goal is to make learning fun. BabyBus has published such games as Baby Panda World, Baby Panda's Care: Safety & Habits, Baby Panda's Town: Life, Baby Panda's Supermarket, and more. They own 147 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 1.84b+ times.
FT Games is on position 2 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. FT Games, which is based in Hangzhou, China, is a rising star of the mobile gaming industry. Founded in 2010, they are committed to producing high quality and innovative mobile games. FT Games has developed and published The Godfather: Family Dynasty, Zombie Frontier 3: Sniper FPS, Zombie Frontier : Sniper, Zombie Frontier 2:Survive, and more. They own 16 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 228.54m+ times.
Blockman GO Studio is on position 3 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 14 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 225.19m+ times.
Droidhen Casual is on position 4 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. Droidhen Casual is a China-based mobile gaming app developer and publisher. Droidhen Casual has developed such games as Fruit Slice, Racing Moto, iRunner, Basketball Shot, and more. They own 11 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 213.91m+ times.
WAWOO Studio is on position 5 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 10 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 121.89m+ times.
Beetles Games Studio is on position 6 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 7 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 112.71m+ times.
ZPLAY Games is on position 7 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 40 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 111.96m+ times.
Ezjoy is on position 8 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. Ezjoy is a mobile gaming app developer based in China. Ezjoy has produced: Ice Crush 2, Bubble Bird Rescue 2 - Shoot!, Bubble Bird Rescue 3, Bubble Bird Rescue, and more. They own 43 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 94.75m+ times.
tap4fun is on position 9 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. tap4fun is a Chinese developer dedicated entirely to creating incredible online experiences for mobile devices. They were founded in 2011. tap4fun has created such apps as Kiss of War, Brutal Age: Horde Invasion, Invasion: Modern Empire, Sea Game: Mega Carrier, and more. They own 10 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 92.93m+ times.
Badsnowball Limited is on position 10 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 9 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 84.16m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by China game publishers. To find out which mobile games integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
77% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 4,796 games. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
69% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 4,339 games. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
51% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 3,171 games.
50% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 3,142 games.
48% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Play In-app billing integrated. In total 2,991 games. Google Play In-App Billing is an SDK that lets developers sell digital content on Android applications. It can be used to sell one-time products, rewarded products, subscriptions, and more.
40% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 2,488 games. The Unity Ads SDK helps publishers integrate especially video advertisements, aimed at maximizing revenue and improving user experience, into their games. Unity Ads gives developers the ability to offer users a variety of rewards in exchange for watching videos, such as additional “life,” currency, score increases, etc.
33% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Facebook integrated. In total 2,075 games. Facebook offers an SDK that helps app developers build engaging social apps and get more installs. The SDK enables everything from powerful analytics, to Facebook’s secure login feature, to Facebook ads.
29% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Android Support Library V4 integrated. In total 1,829 games. Android Support Library V4, developed by Google’s Android team, is a platform that helps app developers manage the release of new API versions. Rather than developing code to handle the provisioning of new features on earlier releases, developers can leverage Android Support Library V4 to provide that compatibility layer.
29% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Cocos2D-X integrated. In total 1,823 games.
28% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Play Game Services integrated. In total 1,769 games. Google Play Game Services is an SDK that provides cross-platform services that gives app developers the ability to easily integrate popular gaming features such as achievements, leaderboards, Saved Games, and real-time multiplayer on their tablet and mobile games.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by China mobile games publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by mobile games with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 96% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 6,674 games.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 94% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 6,528 games.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 67% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 4,666 games.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 63% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 4,384 games.
The com.android.vending.BILLING permission is required for the integration of billing in android applications. 57% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Billing permission. Total 3,977 games.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 57% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 3,967 games.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 41% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 2,873 games.
The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 35% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 2,420 games.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 34% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 2,387 games.
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE enables apps to access the internal features of user devices. This makes it possible for apps to determine user phone numbers and device IDs, whether a call is active on a user’s device, and the remote phone number of those calling the user. 33% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Phone State Access permission. Total 2,312 games.
42matters tracks everything from game meta data, to rankings, to download estimates, to changes in meta information, to SDK usage, to App-ads.txt and more. If you would like to leverage our data into your own product, research or app industry analysis, it can be obtained via our API or File Dumps or our interactive App Market Explorer.
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