- In the first half of this year, Battle Royale title game PUBG Mobile saw a global revenue increase of $1.3 billion ( roughly Rs 9,731 crore) taking its lifetime collection to $3 billion (nearly Rs 22,457 crore) with the highest number of downloads in India rated at the top with 175 million installs.
In the first half of this year, Battle Royale title game PUBG Mobile saw a global revenue increase of $1.3 billion ( roughly Rs 9,731 crore) taking its lifetime collection to $3 billion (nearly Rs 22,457 crore) with the highest number of downloads in India rated at the top with 175 million installs.
The PUBG revenues hit a record high of $270 million (around Rs 2,021 crore) in March with people staying home due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, reveals data from analytics firm Sensor Tower.
In India, PUBG is not banned, because it is not entirely Chinese. Bluehole which is a South Korean organization created and managed the game.
Tencent — a Chinese conglomerate — joined hands with Bluehole to sell the game in China after PUBG became successful and began controlling a significant portion of its distribution. The game is distributed by Tencent Holdings in India. Because of its mixed ownership, the game didn’t feature in the banned list, as it’s not entirely Chinese.
