Honor of Kings

Honor of Kings (simplified Chinese: 王者荣耀; traditional Chinese: 王者榮耀; pinyin: Wángzhě Róngyào, unofficially translated as King's Glory, or alternatively transliterated as Wangzhe Rongyao) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Tencent Games for iOS, HarmonyOS NEXT, and Android. The game was first released in mainland China on 25 October 2015. In October 2016, an international adaptation, Arena of Valor, was released, utilizing the same game engine but altering the user interfaces and heroes to accommodate the Western market. As of November 2020, Honor of Kings had over 100 million daily active players, making it one of the most popular games in the world. It is the highest-grossing mobile game of all time and one of the most downloaded apps globally. In June 2022, Level Infinite, the publisher of Arena of Valor, announced that Honor of Kings would be released globally through a separate version by the end of 2022. In May 2024, the worldwide launch of the global version was announced for 20 June 2024, following pre-releases in Brazil and Turkey as well as countries in the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Honor of Kings was the highest-grossing mobile game in the world in 2024, with $2.6 billion gross.

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Developer

TiMi Studio Group

Publisher

Tencent

First release

November 26, 2015

Series

Not recorded

Cover

Official thumbnail

Record ID

Q28360116