China, Japan, and South Korea lead massive $14B mobile gaming business in Asia

The East outspends the West when it comes to mobile, and the gap could grow as more countries come online.

Asian countries are responsible for $14 billion in spending on mobile games, according to industry-tracking firm SuperData. As you might expect, a ton of that cash comes from China, one of the world’s largest economies. But the $5.2 billion that 785 million Chinese gamers spend on iOS and Android is actually less than the $6.2 billion that 132 million Japanese gamers spend. That number makes Japan both the highest spending market on mobile games — even ahead of the United States — and the country with the highest average revenue per player. With South Korea’s $1.3 billion rounding out Asia’s “big three,” this region is already a powerhouse. But India, Southeast Asia, and the rest of China could cause mobile spending to grow even faster in the future.