VALORANT Cell is off to a robust begin in China, and was the sixth most considered cell sport throughout its launch week, per Niko Companions’ China Video games & Streaming Tracker.
The sport, which was launched on August nineteenth, racked up a cumulative six million views throughout DouYu, Huya, and Bilibili in its first week, the info exhibits.
VALORANT Cell’s sturdy launch was anticipated, as the sport had gathered over 70 million pre-registrations. It debuted at #1 on the iOS obtain chart and has additionally featured within the high 10 all through the launch week on the iOS sport income chart.
Information from Android isn’t accessible because the Google Play Retailer isn’t accessible in China with customers counting on third occasion software shops.
Niko Companions informed Esports Insider that VALORANT Cell is “performing inside expectations”, whereas noting that China has been central to the title’s growth and testing.
At the moment, VALORANT Cell is barely accessible in China. Developed by Riot Video games with Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios, the worldwide launch date for the sport hasn’t been introduced but.
Its arrival in China follows the rising success of VALORANT on PC, which not too long ago crossed two million peak concurrent gamers. It was additionally the fourth-most watched title in H1 2025, per Niko Companions.
“We consider that VALORANT Cell will prolong the success of the VALORANT IP in China, simply as League of Legends and Teamfight Techniques (Battle of Golden Spatula in China) standalone cell video games did,” stated Daniel Ahmad, Director of Analysis and Insights at Niko Companions.
VALORANT Cell is revealed by Tencent, which already dominates the cell shooter style within the nation with video games like Peacekeeper Elite, Delta Power, CrossFire Cell, Enviornment Breakout, and COD Cell.
VALORANT Cell Esports’ Robust Launch
As VALORANT Cell prepares to tackle established cell shooters out there, Riot Video games has introduced plans for the primary esports match for the sport.
The sport’s first nationwide sequence was introduced earlier this week with a prize pool of CN¥3m (~£309,000) up for grabs. Among the many qualifying pathways for the sport are back-to-back tournaments on streaming platforms similar to Bilibili, TikTok, Huya Dwell, Douyu, and Kuaishou.
The nationwide sequence will culminate in a Nationwide Finals in December at a global skateboarding competitors known as the Aranya Grand Masters.
The competitors options 4 pathways to qualify for the Nationwide Finals with a robust deal with grassroots engagement by collegiate tournaments and an in-game qualifier as effectively.
