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Chinese Online Game Revenues Continue Explosive Growth
A new report that details online game revenues in China showed a second quarter tally of 6.18 billion yuan (approximately $906 million U.S.), a 39.5 percent increase over the previous year. Reuters reports that Tencent Holdings led the way in the quarter with a 20.2 percent share of the pie, ...
China Q2 online game revenues hit $906 mln
reuters.com — SHANGHAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Revenue from China's online game market grew 39.5 percent in the second... quarter from the previous year to 6.18 billion yuan ($906 million), according to data from research firm Analysys International on Tuesday. Tencent ... (more) China Q2 online game revenues hit $906 mln
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