Chinese market actual sales this year amounted to 296.5 billion yuan (about $ 46.6 billion), up 6.4 % from a year ago.

The 2021 China Game Industry Report was presented by the Game Publishing Committee of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association at the China Game Industry Annual Meeting held in China held in Guangzhou, a city in southern China.

According to the report, by 2020, the number of players in China reached 666 million, an increase of 0.22% over the previous year, and is gradually increasing.

Sales of China’s esports entertainment industry reached 140.2 billion yuan, up 2.65 % from last year, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Sun Soushan, president of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association, said esports has already become a key business model in the gaming industry, and the organization has agreed to implement the rules to promote the local esports industry.

According to the report, China’s self-created games rounded up 114.6 billion yuan in foreign trade this year, despite the weak domestic market, up 16.6% year on year.

Credits: The Siasat Daily