The Chinese mobile and PC games market will reach $55.22 billion by 2026

The increasing control by the authorities will not prevent the growth of the Chinese gaming market, at least the mobile and PC segments. Analysts at Niko Partners shared a forecast according to which the total turnover of these segments will increase by 22% in five years.

They also pointed out that:

Last year, the Chinese mobile and PC games market earned $42.49 billion. In 2022, its turnover will be $47.73 billion;

In 2021, there were 703 million gamers in the country (3.7% less than a year earlier). In 2022, there will be a little less of them again — 692.4 million people, but by 2026 the number of gamers will still grow to 730.5 million people;

The ARPU will rise from $64.44 in 2021 to $75.6 in 2026.

Separately, analysts noted that 434 million esports fans now live in China. They did not say whether this number will change by 2026.