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Sony's Fate/Grand Order Hits $3 Billion in Global Player Spending

Mar 1, 2019·2 min read

Fate/Grand Order, developed by Delightworks and published by Sony's Aniplex, is Sony's most financially successful game, generating $3 billion in revenue from mobile platforms since its 2015 launch.
This is equivalent to selling 50 million PS4 copies at $60, or five times the gross of Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Japan accounts for 82% ($2.46B) of spending, followed by China at 12% ($360M) and the US at 3% ($90M).
The game's success underscores the dominance of mobile gaming and regional fanbases.

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