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Game streaming platform Huya mobile MAU up 15% in Q3 2021

CIW Team — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:05:53 +0000

Huya’s total net revenues for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 5.7% to RMB2,975.5 million (US$461.8 million), from RMB2,814.8 million for the same period of 2020.

Net income attributable to HUYA Inc. was RMB524.4 million (US$81.4 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB253.0 million for the same period of 2020.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc. was RMB180.0 million (US$27.9 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB361.2 million for the same period of 2020.

The average mobile MAUs of Huya Live in Q3 2021 increased by 14.7% to 85.1 million, from 74.2 million in the same period of 2020. The total number of paying users of Huya Live in the third quarter of 2021 reached 6.0 million, compared with 6.0 million in the same period of 2020.

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China game live streaming revenues to double by 2021

CIW Team — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 06:57:11 +0000

Tencent proposed that the top two online gaming streaming platforms Douyu and Huya enter into a stock-for-stock merger, as a result of which Huya or its subsidiary would acquire each outstanding ordinary share of Douyu.

Is China's game live streaming market that lucrative? Let's dig into some data.

Game live streaming users dropped to 68.12 million in September 2020 from 80.6 million in Sept 2019. 60.3% of these users are between 19-24 years old and the majority (92.5%) male.

In 2019, China's live game streaming market grew rapidly, and the independent game live streaming platforms exceeds 20 billion yuan revenues. Huya revenues increased by 79.6% year-on-year and Douyu's 99.3%. It is expected that the overall market will expand to nearly 40 billion yuan by 2021 and 50 billion by 2022.

Live streaming remains the primary revenue source for game streaming platforms, accounting for 93.5% of total in 2019.

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Game live streaming platform Douyu revenues up 78% in Q4 2019

CIW Team — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 06:32:14 +0000

The game-centric live streaming platform in China Douyu reported an 8% growth YoY in monthly active users of 165.8 million in Q4 2019, from 153.5 million in Q4 2018. The average mobile MAUs in Q4 2019 increased by 29.3% to 54.4 million from 42.1 million in Q4 2018.

Douyu’s quarterly average paying user count in the fourth quarter of 2019 increased by 70.8% to 7.3 million from 4.2 million in the same period of 2018.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights

Total net revenues for Q4 2019 increased by 77.8% to RMB2,062.9 million (US$294.9 million) from RMB1,160.2 million in Q4 2018.
- Live streaming revenues increased by 84.1% to RMB1,892.5 million (US$270.5 million) from RMB1,028.1 million in Q4 2018, primarily driven by the increase in both the number of paying users and ARPPU
Gross profit increased by 934.6% to RMB375.2 million (US$53.6 million) from RMB36.3 million in the same period of 2018, implying a gross margin of 18.2% in Q4 2019, compared with 3.1% in Q4 2018.
Net income was RMB157.4 million (US$22.5 million), compared with a loss of RMB271.4 million in Q4 2018, implying a net margin of 7.6% in Q4 2019.
Adjusted net income was RMB186.4 million (US$26.6 million), implying an adjusted net margin of 9.0%, compared with an adjusted net loss of RMB232.5 million in the same period of 2018.

Full Year 2019 Highlights

Total net revenues in the full year of 2019 increased by 99.3% to RMB7,283.2 million (US$1,041.1 million) from RMB3,654.4 million in the same period of 2018.
Gross profit in the full year of 2019 increased by 692.0% to RMB1,196.2 million (US$171.0 million) from RMB151.0 million in the same period of 2018, implying a gross margin of 16.4% in the full year of 2019, compared with 4.1% in the same period of 2018.
Net income in the full year of 2019 was RMB33.3 million (US$4.8 million), compared with a net loss of RMB876.3 million in the same period of 2018, implying a net margin of 0.5% in the full year of 2019.
Adjusted net income in the full year of 2019 was RMB346.4 million (US$49.5 million), implying an adjusted net margin of 4.8%, as compared with an adjusted net loss of RMB818.5 million in the same period of 2018.

Huya expects its total net revenues to be in the range of RMB2,100 million to RMB2,160 million in the first quarter of 2020, representing year-over-year growth between 41.0% and 45.0%.

Check out its competitor Huya’s Q4 performance here.

Top live streaming apps in China in Q2 2018

CIW Team — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:35:35 +0000

Online live streaming market obtained a total of 398 million users in 2017, an increase of 28.4%, which is estimated to reach 460 million in 2018 and 507 million in 2019. This market showed signs of a slowdown since 2017.

Within China’s live streaming market, Douyu took the lead with a penetration of 4.1%, a negative growth of 0.4%, followed by Huya (3.5%) and YY (3.0%).

On average, Douyu and Huya both saw rises in daily active users to 7.616 million and 5.705 million, respectively. While YY suffered loss from 5.325 million to 4.552 million.

Get an overview of China’s online video market here, short video apps market here, or top mobile apps here.

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