A data revealed by App Annie, in a report titled State of Mobile 2022, where Southeast Asian people spend more time and money on games. They are willing to disburse funds, up to a total of USD 320 thousand every minute in 2021.
This figure has increased by 20%, from the previous record in 2020. Meanwhile, the time spent playing video games reaches 4.8 hours per day, of which the total will reach 3.8 trillion hours in 2021, quoted by IGN Southeast Asia.
The popularity of mobile applications and games is a big concern for advertisers. Even the nominal spent on advertising, has increased by 23%. The amount is up to USD 295 million. According to them, that figure could increase by 2022 to touch USD 350 billion.
The length of play time that gamers spend 4.8 hours per day, at least leads to the top 10 games based on the number of downloads. The first position was filled by Free Fire, followed by Subway Surfers, Roblox, Bridge Race, Cnady Crush Saga, PUBG Mobile, Ludo King, Hair Challenge, Among Us and Join Clash 3D.
Even so, Genshin Impact is still the big winner when it comes to mobile games. By topping the sales chart in Southeast Asia. In Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, it is the number one game made by miHoYo that can cost gamers money. Meanwhile, Indonesia and Vietnam are in second place.
When referring to the money that gamers around the world spend, this game is in second place. His position is just ahead of Roblox and behind Japanese title Uma Musume Pretty Derby.
Its existence was also recorded by Twitter, as the title most frequently discussed by users of this social media platform. He beat nine other games, such as Apex Legends, Ensemble Stars, Final Fantasy, Fate/Grand Order, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Knives Out, Minecraft, Project Sekai and Fortnite.
His name has also been emblazoned at the game award event titled The Game Awards 2021. With his fame, Genshin Impact won the title of Best Mobile Game, defeating Fantasian, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Marvel Future Revolution and Pokemon Unite.