Genshin Impact Is Already the Second Top-Grossing App on iOS After Tik-Tok

Published 10/01/2020, 12:50 PM EDT

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After Honkai Impact 3rd, an action RPG that has attained immense popularity across all platforms, MiHoyo is here with yet another hit. Genshin Impact received a huge reception following its launch, both on Twitch and various app stores. The game is currently the second top-grossing iOS app in China, following the Chinese version of Tik-Tok. Analytics firm Qimai Data has estimated that the game will have made $1.84 million on iOS by now.

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In fact, the game saw the biggest international launch for a Chinese game. Genshin Impact had garnered over 110,000 views on Twitch just hours after its launch on the 28th of September, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The sheer numbers speak for the popularity of this free-to-play action RPG, surpassing even Fortnite at the time.

Chief executive of game industry consultancy Kantan Games Inc says this game has had a bigger international impact than any other Chinese game.

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“I don’t think any Chinese-made game has ever had that many pre-registrations outside its home market. So just by the scale of people interested early on, Genshin Impact is a big title already.”

Genshin Impact is already a banger, and not just in China

MiHoyo’s track record does not feature many misses. The game has already had 5.3 million international pre-orders from the website, and around 16 million pre-orders from China. The previous titles from the company boast of 40 million worldwide downloads and has had earnings of $760 million from in-game expenditures.

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Surely, the monetary expectations will be pretty high for this title too. Co-founder Liu Wei tells South China Morning Post that the development and marketing budget of the title was over $100 million.

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With such a huge start, it looks like Genshin Impact could go on to grow even bigger. The game did face a little setback regarding its anti-cheat system right after its launch. However, devs quickly addressed it the following day.

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Samyarup Chowdhury is an eSports author at EssentiallySports since June 2020. An avid gamer since his childhood, Samyarup has played many titles such as GTA Vice City, IGI, and FIFA, among others. Currently, he is a rather defensive fan of Valorant and the Assassin's Creed franchise.
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