To The Moon

Qimai Data has recently unveiled its rankings for popular games in August 2026, featuring both the Top 30 download chart and the Top 30 revenue chart for the month.

On the download chart, TENCENT’s Honor of Kings and Delta Force secured the No.1 and No.2 positions respectively, while NTES’s Eggy Party claimed the No.3 spot. Among the newcomers making their debut this month, three titles launched in August: Lord of Mysteries, My Heroic Husband, and Fantasy Westward Journey: Reunion.

Standing out from these fresh releases, Lord of Mysteries, developed by KUAISHOU-W’s game studio Tanzhi Universe with a massive investment of 1.2 billion yuan, powered its way to No.12 on this month’s download chart. The game officially launched on August 21, and according to official figures, within just one hour of opening its servers, new users surpassed the one million milestone, with concurrent online players reaching 700,000 — setting an all-time record for Kuaishou’s gaming business since its inception. Qimai Data monitoring reveals that the game topped the App Store’s free game chart on its launch day and continued to dominate for several consecutive days thereafter.

In terms of game categories on the download chart, action games led the pack with 9 entries, followed by role-playing mobile games with 4 entries. Looking at the publishers, TENCENT had 10 products on the chart, while NTES contributed 5 products.

On the revenue chart, the top three rankings remained unchanged from the previous month, with Honor of Kings, Peacekeeper Elite, and Delta Force holding their positions. Notably, several titles saw significant climbing in the revenue rankings this month, including Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and CrossFire. Among them, TENCENT’s Teamfight Tactics surged impressively to the No.6 position, emerging as one of the standout performers on this month’s revenue list.

As for new entries on the revenue chart, three fresh titles broke into the Top 30 in August: Arknights, Rise of Kingdoms, and Hero Killer. In terms of genre distribution on the revenue chart, action mobile games held the largest share with 8 entrants. From a publisher perspective, TENCENT led with 14 products making the list, while NTES followed with 5 titles.