Krafton’s PUBG tops in global game market
The mega-hit game of the S.Korean gaming giant earned No. 1 in PC and mobile among overseas users
By Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), South Korea’s game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. ’s mega-hit game, became the most popular game in the global market.
The survey was conducted among 9,200 game players in 18 countries, including China, Japan, the US, the UK, and Germany.
The number of countries where PUBG is the number one game has grown from five in 2022 to seven last year.
The mobile version of PUBG was the most popular game in 17 nations last year, while just three were in 2022.
Write to Ju-Hyun Lee at 2juhyun@hankyung.com
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