Genshin Impact earns estimated US$3 billion in its first year alone
And it’s all thanks to you, travelers.
MiHoYo’s open-world anime game Genshin Impactwas just launched last year, and it already broken many records.
The video game had an estimated US$3 billion in earnings in its first year since release. It now holds the record for the highest-earning video game in in terms of first-year revenue.
Genshin Impact tops the charts with its billion-dollar revenue
Genshin Impact has dominated not just the gacha market, but the whole video game market as well with anestimated US$3 billion earnings.
Genshin has now beaten the first-year revenues of Fortnite, which earned an estimated US$2.8 billion, and Grand Theft Auto V’s US$2.1 billion.
A huge chunk of Genshin’s first-year revenue came from mobile, with US$2 billion combined generated revenue from both the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store, according to areport by Sensor Tower.
Note that Genshin’s US$3 billion-figure is only an estimate, “but is quite likely the actual amount earned based on the data available” according todata collector blaze_nijima. MiHoYo has not yet released any official data about their revenue or profit.
Taking a trip down memory lane, the game also had a successful launch back in September 2020.Genshin amassed US$250 million in just one month, making it one of the largest mobile game launches ever.
Genshin Impact’s revenue so far
Plenty of characters became instrumental in making Genshin Impact a billion-dollar game, includingKlee,Zhongli, and theRaiden Shogun.
Of course, notable personalities have contributed to the game’s revenue as well, including League of Legends pro player Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee.BeryL spent about US$6,860 (KRW7.7M)the night he won the Worlds 2020 championship title.
The community is also familiar with YouTubers and content creators such asMichael “Mtashed” TashandTectone, who have publicly splurged on character wishes in the past.
