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 bil...
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