Helldivers 2 became highest-grossing game on PC and PS5 in February, with US and UK as top markets by revenue | Game World Observer
Market intelligence firm Newzoo has shared some data on Helldivers 2, one of the most successful releases of 2024 so far. Here is how Arrowhead’s co-op shooter performed across various metrics last month.
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Market intelligence firm Newzoo has shared some data on Helldivers 2, one of the most successful releases of 2024 so far. Here is how Arrowhead’s co-op shooter performed across various metrics last month.
According to a new infographic from Newzoo, Helldivers 2 was the top-grossing game of February on PC and PlayStation 5 at least in the US and Europe*. Premium revenues accounted for the majority of the total, with the US and UK being the top two markets.
*Newzoo has added four European countries to its monitoring list, so it now provides a more detailed breakdown and tracks revenue performance in the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy.
- Helldivers 2 was the number one game by revenue in Italy, while ranking 2nd in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK (behind only EA Sports FC 24).
- Arrowhead Game Studios’ shooter ranked 15th in monthly active users (MAU) across all games and 6th in its genre. The US and UK were the top markets by that metric.
- 4.8% of the global PC/PlayStation audience played Helldivers 2 in February (based on an aggregate of 37 key markets, excluding China and India). Players spent an average of 20.2 hours in the game, ranking it 75th across all genres and 7th in the shooter category.
- Its audience overlaps with games like Call of Duty, Lethal Company, and Fortnite. 35.3% of users who stopped playing Fortnite and 31% of those who stopped playing Palworld in February checked out Helldivers 2. The game also acquired its users from shooters like The Finals and Evil West.
When it comes to sales, Helldivers 2 crossed the 1 million mark in less than a week. Earlier this month, TD Cowen estimated its total sales at over 8 million units.
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A direct sequel to the 2015 original, Helldivers 2 made landfall on February 8th to much fanfare and critical acclaim. The game sold one million units within its first month, making it a bestseller in the UK and Europe in February. It was developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PS5 and Windows.
By mid-March, the glorious return to top-down shooting to uphold managed democracy had reached 450,000 concurrent players on Steam, selling an estimated 8 million units.
But what about the game’s engagement, revenue, and top markets? In this Spotlight, we get into the major data points behind Helldivers 2 to give you a better understanding of where it fits in the market today.
Helldivers 2 was the sixth most-played shooter on PC/PS in February 2024
In February 2024, Helldivers 2 was the 15th game by Monthly Active Users (MAU) across PC and PlayStation. Among its genre, it ranked sixth. The top markets by MAU were the United States and the United Kingdom. Further breaking down its MAU, the game ranked third on PS and sixth on PC in the shooter genre.Also, 4.8% of the PC/PS gaming audience played Helldivers 2 this month, ranking it seventeenth in player share.
On average, players spent 20.2 hours per month fighting for the glory of Super Earth. This ranked the game 75th in playtime across all genres and seventh in the shooter genre.
But what about Helldivers 2‘s player acquisition and viewership stats?
Let’s take a closer look at the game’s player base in terms of player acquisition. 35.5% of players who stopped playing Fortnite, 31.0% of the people who stopped playing Palworld, and 28.4% of those who stopped playing Lethal Company this month checked out Helldivers 2.Solely looking at player acquisition from games within the same genre, 17.5% of those who stopped playing THE FINALS and 16.5% of those who stopped playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II/III/Warzone 2.0 played Helldivers 2.
Apart from playing the game, people spent over 21 million hours watching Helldivers 2 streams across Twitch and YouTube. This made it the seventeenth most-watched game and the seventh most-watched shooter in February 2024.
Helldivers 2 is February’s top game by revenue
It’s also no surprise that Helldivers 2 topped our revenue charts, with premium revenues accounting for the majority of this impressive figure.Breaking down revenue performance by region, the top markets by revenue were the US and the UK. It was also the top revenue generator in Italy. EA Sports FC 24 relegated the game to second place in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK*.
*The Game Performance Monitor Revenue Add-On just added four European markets! Want to learn more? Let’s talk. For an overview of this data, take a look at our infographic below. Of course, feel free to save and share the infographic, too!
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