Honor of Kings statistics 2026: Revenue, players & esports records

Honor of Kings is a top-grossing mobile MOBA with an estimated $15B+ lifetime IAP and #2 worldwide mobile IAP revenue.

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Honor of Kings (王者荣耀) is one of the highest-grossing mobile games ever made — dominant in China and largely unknown in the West. Developed by Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group and launched in China in October 2015, it has an estimated lifetime consumer spending above $15 billion on the App Store and Google Play, and the title ranked #2 worldwide by in-app purchase (IAP) revenue in 2024 (behind MONOPOLY GO!).

Honor of Kings key statistics

  • An estimated $15 billion+ lifetime consumer spending (App Store + Google Play; excludes third-party Android stores in China).
  • First mobile game to surpass $10 billion in player spending (September 2021).
  • #2 worldwide mobile IAP revenue in 2024 (MONOPOLY GO! ranked #1).
  • Global version launched June 2024 with strong download growth outside China.
  • $10 million prize pool — King Pro League Grand Finals 2024 (Tencent / The Esports Advocate).

Honor of Kings revenue

#2 worldwide IAP revenue in 2024

  • MONOPOLY GO! was the #1 mobile game by worldwide IAP revenue in 2024, with Honor of Kings at #2.
  • Global mobile game IAP revenue reached $82 billion in 2024 (+4% YoY).

Lifetime spending milestones

  • September 2021 — Honor of Kings surpassed $10 billion in cumulative player spending — the first mobile game to reach that milestone on App Store and Google Play combined.
  • 2024 — Honor of Kings became one of only two apps (with TikTok) to have crossed $15 billion in lifetime global consumer spending on iOS and Google Play.

Honor of Kings players and global launch

Global rollout (June 2024)

  • Honor of Kings’ direct global edition rollout (June 2024) ranked #2 worldwide by download growth.
  • An estimated 21 million downloads came from outside China, with 8 million from newly added markets at launch; US, Indonesia, and Malaysia led early IAP outside China.

Honor of Kings esports

King Pro League Grand Finals: $10 million prize pool (2024)

  • Tencent’s King Pro League Grand Finals featured a $10 million prize pool — among the largest single-event prize pools in mobile esports.

Honor of Kings historical milestones

  • October 25, 2015Honor of Kings launches in China.
  • September 2021first mobile game to pass $10 billion lifetime player spending (IAP estimate).
  • 2024#2 worldwide mobile IAP revenue for the full year; global edition expands outside China.
  • 2024King Pro League Grand Finals: $10 million prize pool.