In 2020, developer HoYoverse produced Genshin Impact, and it became one of the biggest games over the last two years. Large waves of players continue to arrive into the anime-style game, Genshin Impact has grown exponentially.
With constant updates providing large-scale events to keep interest up and plenty of in-game activities to engage in, it's no wonder how Genshin Impact hit number two in terms of games drawing in revenue. When a banner is released to the public, Genshin Impact sales rise as players hope to collect characters, exchanging money for in-game currency.
It's not out of the ordinary for a game to come out of nowhere and take the world by storm, but it often comes with a heavy worldwide promotion or a developer with excess cash flow to pour into a franchise and take a chance. In HoYoverse's case, it's an exception to this rule, arriving on the scene in 2011 with its first game, FlyMe2theMoon. While games like Honkai Impact 3rd, a game similar to Genshin Impact which hit one million players in 11 days, and romantic adventure Tears of Themis were big hits, nothing impacted the video game world more than its sixth game, introducing the lives of twins who become separated by an evil sorceress and cast into a fantasy world.
In terms of the top games worldwide for consumer spending, Genshin Impact started 2022 at the top of the list for March and the first quarter of the year. Considering platforms such as PC, PS4, PS5, and Android in China were not counted in the totals for this chart, it's even more impressive how the game is still pulling in large amounts of revenue. Its latest estimations show that Genshin Impact pulled in $2.7 billion since its launch, and numbers indicate its popularity around the world, spreading from all of Asia to countries in Europe like Germany, all the way to North America. In its first year alone, Genshin Impact drew in more money than any other game, cementing its legacy early on as one of the most popular games ever created.
To this day, developer HoYoverse continues to serve its player base with extensive campaigns with each update to the game. Players have endless opportunities to collect Primogems, the game's currency to collect new characters on gacha-style banners, and the game can remain completely free-to-play without falling behind in the game's story. With plans for a port to the Nintendo Switch, it's only a matter of time before Genshin Impact receives another surge in revenue.
Genshin Impact is now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.
Source: Data.ai
