This photo provided by NCSOFT Corp. shows a company presentation for the release of the company’s flagship game, Lineage 2M, in Southeast Asia on March 31, 2025. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Mobile game sales generated from South Korean companies fell 13 percent from a year earlier in the first half of 2025, industry data showed Wednesday.
Combined sales of local gaming companies from January to June totaled 3.3 trillion won (USD$2.4 billion), down from 3.8 trillion won a year earlier, according to market tracker Sensor Tower.
The number of downloads reached 222 million in the six month period, down from 245 million a year ago.
By platform, sales made via Apple’s iOS accounted for 26.4 percent of total sales for South Korean mobile games, up slightly from 24.1 percent in the first half of 2024, while sales via Android declined to 73.6 percent.
In terms of individual titles, NCSOFT Corp.’s Lineage M ranked first in global sales, followed by China’s Whiteout Survival.
Three other newly released Korean titles made it to the top 10 list, marking the first time multiple Korean titles became top sellers since the market tracker started compiling relevant statistics in 2014.
(Yonhap)
