China Mobile Gaming Statistics in 2023
- Last update: 29 May 2023 CET
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.
There are more than 2,048 Chinese publishers on Google Play out of all 194,896 game publishers. One of the biggest Chinese publishers are BabyBus, Badsnowball Limited, Kidult Lovin, FT Games, Supersonic Studios LTD, Sixcube, Mattel163 Limited, ZPLAY Games, 707 INTERACTIVE: Fun Epic Casual Games, Rejoy Studio . 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 8,578 games from Chinese publishers on Google Play out of the 541,642 games. Mobile Games with most downloads of Chinese publishers are Sudoku - Classic Sudoku Puzzle, Happy Hospital: Doctor ASMR, Age of Apes, Match 3D Master Matching Games, Soul Knight, Crazy Hospital: ASMR Doctor . 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 8,578 games from Chinese publishers on Google Play is 3.80 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all mobile games of 3.93 stars. Mobile Games from Chinese publishers on Google Play have on average 8,443 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all games, which is 6,587 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 1.25m downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all mobile games which is 561.93k. 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 4% are paid. 81% of games by Chinese publishers include ads. That is a higher value compared to the whole world, where 72% games have ads. 42% of games by Chinese publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 20% of games.
Chinese Paid Mobile Games2% Overall Paid Mobile Games4% 
Chinese Include Ads81% Overall Include Ads72% 
Chinese In-App Billing42% Overall In-App Billing20% 24% 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 17%. 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 185 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 3.01b+ times.
Badsnowball Limited is on position 2 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 9 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 360.66m+ times.
Kidult Lovin is on position 3 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 10 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 243.11m+ times.
FT Games is on position 4 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 13 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 230.49m+ times.
Supersonic Studios LTD is on position 5 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 93 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 176.17m+ times.
Sixcube is on position 6 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 34 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 173.34m+ times.
Mattel163 Limited is on position 7 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 6 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 152.33m+ times.
ZPLAY Games is on position 8 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 36 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 148.26m+ times.
707 INTERACTIVE: Fun Epic Casual Games is on position 9 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 22 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 136.09m+ times.
Rejoy Studio is on position 10 of the biggest Chinese game publishers. They own 16 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 132.23m+ 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.
Google Firebase 77% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 6,300 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.
Google Ads AdMob 75% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 6,109 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.
74% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 6,068 games.
60% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 4,876 games.
60% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 4,872 games.
43% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Android Sqlite integrated. In total 3,498 games.
Unity Ads 41% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 3,370 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.
Facebook 39% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Facebook integrated. In total 3,152 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.
38% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 3,136 games.
Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK 37% of mobile games from Chinese publishers have Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK integrated. In total 3,027 games. Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK was designed to support publishers in meeting the requirements outlined in the EU ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK provides utility functions for collecting consent from users to use their personal data, cookies, or other local storage, to serve ads.
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. 98% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 8,410 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. 97% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 8,284 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. 75% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 6,457 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. 69% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 5,939 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. 57% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 4,874 games.
The com.android.vending.BILLING permission is required for the integration of billing in android applications. 54% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Billing permission. Total 4,602 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. 45% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 3,845 games.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 45% of the games from Chinese publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 3,826 games.
44% of the games from Chinese publishers use the com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission. Total 3,776 games.
43% of the games from Chinese publishers use the android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission. Total 3,726 games.
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