Stonks! Genshin Impact makes US$1B every six months in mobile sales alone
Thank you, whales.
HoYoverse’sopen-world RPG Genshin Impactis a billion-dollargachagame, having earned itsfirst billion on mobilejust six months after its release in September 2020.
The game reached another revenue milestone in 2022, amassing a whopping US$3 billion in mobile sales.
Some of the most popular characters in the mobile game areZhongli, who had a banner debut of US$15.5 millionon the first day in 2020,Klee with US$890kin China, andKamisato Ayato and Ventiwho generated US$24.5 million in combined banner sales in Japan.
Unbelievable! Genshin Impact averages US$1 billion bi-annually in mobile sales
Surpassing the US$3 billion mark this year, the game generates an average of US$1 billion every six months across the App Store and Google Play stores, according to areport by Sensor Tower.
Here is a brief timeline of Genshin’s sales achievements on the mobile platform:
Genshin takes the top spot amonggacha-based mobile games with a US$567 million revenue in the first quarter of 2022.
The game madeUS$100 million in less than two weeksand a staggeringUS$250 million in a month.
A huge chunk of Genshin’s massive monetary success can be credited to its Chinese player base. The country has generated a whopping US$973.3 million in iOS sales as of May 2022. In second and third place are Japan and the United States.
Can HoYoverse keep up with their billion-dollar consistency despite the postponement of their version 2.7 update?
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