According to data from the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association, the overseas revenue of China's online literature industry reached RMB 4.35 billion in 2023, marking a year-on-year growth of 7.06%—a sharp decline from the 39.87% growth seen in 2022. Once a booming sector that attracted major players such as ByteDance and Xiaomi, the market is now showing clear signs of slowing down. As the industry enters a new phase, with the wheat separated from the chaff, which players are still vying for dominance in the global market? 01 | Beyond Infinity Technology (无限进制) Founded in 2020, Beyond Infinity Technology traces its origins back to STARY (星阅科技), which launched its global-facing novel app Dreame as early as 2018. To refine […]

This year, the short drama market is growing faster than expected. In China's mainland, 《完蛋！我被美女包围了(Love Is All Around)》 became a dark horse in the form of "short dramas + game". In global market, with the emergence of several popular short dramas, the topic of "short drama marketing" has been on the rise, which is reminiscent of the "global Internet literature marketing" in 2021. As a professional global mobile marketing strategy platform, AppGrowing has witnessed the wave of global internet literature marketing. Recently, we have observed the strong trend of a group of short drama apps. AppGrowing data shows that ReelShort of Crazy Maple Studio, which is is a participant of COL Group, recently topped the USA iOS Entertainment Free Chart, […]

MMORPG mobile games are one of the most popular categories in Vietnam. According to Sensor Tower, MMORPGs have always led the Vietnamese mobile game market. In June 2023, Hoa Kiếm Mobile, a new game officially released by local Vietnamese game developer Funtap, won the Top 1 of the App Store game chart at the beginning of its beta test. According to AppGrowing, the game ran massive advertising campaigns in its pre-registration and early launch period, which was a major reason why it managed to win among popular games from well-known developers such as VNG and VTC. Source: AppGrowing Hoa Kiếm Mobile is a typical Chinese Fantasy MMORPG with "swordplay" as the main selling point, allowing players to choose from 5 […]

After unveiling Watcher of Realms in April this year, Moonton has taken the next step. According to AppGrowing, Moonton's Watcher of Realms placed the No.1 pre-registering game by ads on App Store in the last 30 days. The card RPG is due to release on July 13, that is to say, Moonton started the pre-registration advertising more than a month before its launch. Source: AppGrowing Since it was acquired by Bytedance for $4 billion in 2021, Moonton has accelerated its expansion. Watcher of Realms is supposed to be Moonton's first self-developed game released after the acquisition.   01 New Card RPG Topped the Pre-registration   Officially billed as the "Next Generation Fantasy Card RPG Mobile Game", Watcher of Realms hit […]

According to the statistics, mobile accounts for approximately half of the web traffic worldwide. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2021, mobile devices (excluding tablets) generated nearly 55 percent of global website traffic. Being in such an era, the importance of mobile marketing is self-evident. You may have heard of banner ads, In-Feed ads, native ads, and a few other terms, and have been confused by the wide variety. In this article, AppGrowing will give an overview of mobile advertising, introducing both mainstream and emerging forms of mobile advertising. (As you know, the core of AppGrowing's service centered around mobile ad intelligence)     If classified according to the location where the ads appear, mainstream mobile advertising can be broadly classified as follows: App Open Ads Banner Ads Interstitial Ads In-Feed Ads Rewarded Ads Pre-Roll Ads   1. App Open Ads   source: pangleglobal    App open […]

1. Fake mobile game ads are not uncommon today   Typically mobile game ads will show the most exciting features of the game and the gameplay, but not every ad, only the decent ones. What is annoying is that some others don't show the real gameplay in the game, which are the annoying fake mobile game ads. I guess you've already seen many examples of fake mobile game ads when surfing the Internet. Today not only mobile games but also Youtube or some social platforms like Facebook or Twitter, are usually plagued with advertisements for mobile games. The ads appear as long as you're connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data. Let's take a look at some examples.   1.1 Homescapes […]