Published 20:17 IST, September 14th 2020

PUBG Mobile's market revenue in India; countries that followed India with the ban and more

PUBG Mobile's Market Revenue in India has been revealed. Learn more about the countries that followed India in banning PUBG mobile and more.

Reported by: Sanchay Saksena
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Recently, Central government of India banned 118 more applications due to extended standoff with China at LAC (Line of Actual Control). PUBG mobile, mobile gaming behemoth, is amongst 118 banned applications. PUBG Mobile (Player Unkwn's Battlegrounds) is one of biggest mobile gaming applications in India and globally too. It has become a part and parcel of everyone's daily routine.

Also read: PUBG Mobile Aiming To Team Up With Indian Company After Departure With Tencent?

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PUBG's revenue from Indian Market

PUBG has earned over, $1.8 billion and has had over 198 million downloads. game at present had been pulled out of Google play store and Apple app store and downloading of this game is dubbed illegal in country of India. ban hasn’t affected revenue of application as much as Indian users were only responsible for 1.2% of total revenue that PUBG collected. This essentially means that Indian players didn’t make in-app purchases for things like PUBG skins or PUBG battle pass, etc.

Also read: PUBG Mobile Removed From Android Play Store Days After Ban Anuncement

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Competitors join race

ban of PUBG has left daily players helpless. y have invested a huge number of hours in game and w need sort of a daily fix for it. People have been looking for replacements since ban. Garena Free fire and COD mobile have reaped benefits of PUBG ban. downloads for both games have increased by over 100%. Garena Free Fire has been download 3.7 million times and COD mobile has been download 1.8 million times since initiation of ban.

Also read: PUBG's Indian Alternative 'FAU-G' Anuncement Goes Viral; Netizens Say 'we Are Waiting'

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Or countries that have banned PUBG

It seems that India isn’t only country that has banned mobile gaming application inside its borders, it is amongst 5 or countries that have done same. Jordan, Nepal, Israel, Iraq, and China are countries that have followed India with ban. Or countries seem to be preparing to follow se countries too.

How to play PUBG after ban?

As mobile applications for PUBG have been banned players will be running towards different devices to play game and receive ir daily fix. Fortunately for players, PUBG on PC is still functional. Check this easy step-by-step guide on how to download PUBG on PC:

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  • Download and Install Steam through web browser
  • Create an account on Steam
  • Purchase PUBG for INR 999
  • Download and Install it and its ready to play

Here is a recommended list of system requirements to run PUBG on PC

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
  • CPU: Intel i5-6600K / AMD Ryzend 5 1600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
  • Direct: 11.0
  • Network: Broadband Internet Connection
  • Stor: 30 GB available

Also read: PUBG Ends India Franchise With China's Tencent, Issues Statement With Hope To Reverse Ban

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20:17 IST, September 14th 2020