Sensor Tower: "Whiteout Survival" revenue hits a new high, firmly ranking first in the January overseas mobile game revenue chart

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2025.02.10 02:18
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Sensor Tower's latest data shows that miHoYo's "Genshin Impact" doubled its overseas revenue in January, becoming the growth champion and ranking second in the revenue list. "Whiteout Survival" launched a Spring Festival event in overseas markets, with a month-on-month revenue increase of 10%, reaching nearly $140 million, firmly holding the top spot in the revenue list, with total global revenue expected to exceed $2 billion. Other games such as "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" and "Archero 2" also performed well, ranking 7th and 8th respectively

According to the latest data from the Sensor Tower store intelligence platform, in late January, "Whiteout Survival" launched the "Year of the Snake" Spring Festival event in overseas markets, driving a 10% month-on-month increase in the game's overseas revenue, approaching USD 140 million, maintaining its position as the champion of overseas mobile game revenue. According to Sensor Tower's app insights data, "Whiteout Survival" has accumulated global revenue of USD 1.9 billion and is expected to surpass the USD 2 billion mark in mid to late February this year.

miHoYo's "Genshin Impact" saw its overseas revenue double in January, claiming the title of overseas mobile game revenue growth champion for the month and ranking second in total revenue. This surge is mainly attributed to the launch of the new version 5.3 "Burning Requiem" and the introduction of new characters "Mona" and "Shinobu," which led to a spike in revenue on January 1, reaching the highest overseas revenue in nearly two years and topping the global mobile game sales chart for that day.

On January 4, Mu Tong Technology's "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" launched a crossover collaboration with the famous Japanese manga "Hunter×Hunter," introducing special events and new hero skins based on the "Hunter×Hunter" anime. This collaboration increased the game's fun and cross-cultural interaction, pushing "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" to its highest daily revenue in nearly two years, resulting in a 76% increase in January revenue, advancing 11 places to rank 7th in total revenue.

The Roguelike action shooting mobile game "Archero 2" by Haipi launched in more overseas markets such as the United States, Europe, and Japan in early January, quickly securing the second place in the U.S. App Store mobile game download chart and the top spot in the App Store mobile game download charts in Japan, France, and Spain. This period saw a 64% increase in overseas revenue, advancing 9 places to rank 8th in total revenue. In terms of downloads, "Archero 2" experienced a 345% surge in downloads in January, making its debut in the download chart at 7th place.

January Overseas Mobile Game Revenue Growth Ranking

At the beginning of January, Kuro Game's open-world adventure mobile game "Ningchao" launched its new version 2.0 "To Silence with a Song" and new resonators "Keleta" and "Rococo," which were well-received by players both domestically and internationally, driving a 275% month-on-month increase in the game's overseas revenue, achieving the best performance in nearly six months, ranking second in overseas mobile game revenue growth for the month, and returning to the 14th place in total revenue.

![1739153655775.jpg](https://img.zhitongcaijing.com/image/20250210/1739153665667795.jpg? With the launch of the new PK season and the introduction of new generals, on January 11th, Lingxi Interactive's Three Kingdoms-themed 4X strategy mobile game "Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition" reached a new daily revenue peak, with overseas revenue surging by 250% this month, ranking 6th on the growth list and returning to 21st on the revenue list.

At the end of December, Diezhi Network launched the 3.0 version "Wonders Meet You: Anniversary Celebration" and a limited-time wish event "Surging to the End of Last Night" for "Love and Deep Space." In mid to late January, the game launched the 3.0 version "Wonders Meet You: Down" and a limited five-star longing event "Summer in Day: Touching Signal." The launch of the new version and events drove the game's overseas revenue up by 36% this month, ranking 7th on the growth list and 11th on the revenue list.

In this issue of GameBeans, two new RPG games, "Dragon Soul Traveler" from Joy Net Games and "Legend of Heroes: Little Heroes," ranked 16th and 19th on the growth list, respectively. "Dragon Soul Traveler" is a Japanese-style 2D idle adventure mobile game that has won the favor of players in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau with its cute art design and relaxed gaming experience, becoming the runner-up in mobile game downloads in the local market for January. "Legend of Heroes: Little Heroes," an idle RPG mobile game with a martial arts theme, offers players hero recruitment, martial arts training, and various strategic gameplay, topping the App Store and Google Play mobile game download charts in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on its first day of launch.

January Overseas Mobile Game Download Rankings

Tencent's "PUBG MOBILE" saw a 25% increase in overseas downloads in January, reclaiming the top spot in the overseas mobile game download rankings.

Mutong Technology's "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" ranked 2nd in this download list.

DianDian Interactive's "Whiteout Survival" saw a 14% increase in overseas downloads in January, rising to 3rd place in the download rankings