China’s mobile game market earns USD 84 mln in Q3, up 11.9% quarterly -report

By Editor on October 29, 2006 · Leave a Comment

China’s mobile games market
reached RMB 670 mln (USD 83.75) in the third quarter this year, up 11.9%
quarterly, statistics from Chinese firm CCW Research show.
Information compiled in the report includes income earned by mobile
operators and mobile game service providers (SP), but not that of mobile
game software developers.
WAP games held 41.1% of the mobile gaming market, followed by SMS
(26.5%), JAVA (21.8%), and BREW (10.6%).
WAP, JAVA, and BREW-based mobile games maintained strong growth during
the period, earning RMB 280 mln (USD 35 mln), RMB 140 mln (USD 17.5
mln), and RMB 70 mln (USD 8.75 mln), the report said.
Short-message service (SMS)-based game growth continued to slow in Q3,
accumulating RMB 180 mln (USD 22.5 mln).
New policies on SPs issued by China Mobile had a strong influence on
those involved in the mobile gaming services market as well, CCW
Research mentioned in its report.
Hurray! cornered the largest share in the market at 9.0% in Q3, followed
closely by Moloon (7.6%), Linktone (7.4%), Sina, and Monstermob (both
5.7%).
CCW Research is a Beijing-based research firm specializing in China’s IT
and Telecommunications industries.