Asia
Online Gaming Platforms in India See Significant Increase in Number of Users
The online gaming companies in India have recently witnessed a significant increase in the number of users as Indians practice social distancing due to coronavirus.
Between March 2 and March 18, Mobile Premier League (MPL), a mobile e-sports platform saw a 400% increase in the number of daily game plays for the World Cricket Championship (WCC) game. The social gaming platform, Hello Play, also saw a 15% increase in the time spent per daily active user.
“Usually evenings/nights are the busiest times for us, but in the last few days we’re seeing more people playing during the day as well,” Sudhir Kamath, CEO and co-founder of 9stacks, an online poker platform, said.
Online poker website Adda52 witnessed a rise in the average time spent by users on their platform which spiked by 18% over the past couple of weeks. The number of daily active users also grew 12% since March 10.
