China's mobile gaming hits $2.8 billion

Beijing: China's mobile game sector maintained steady expansion in July, data from an industry report shows.

The sales revenue of China's mobile game market topped 18.2 billion yuan (about $2.8 billion) last month, up 6.62 per cent year on year, according to a report released by CNG, a research agency in the sector.

On a monthly basis, however, the sales revenue dropped 6.28 per cent in July, said CNG, reports Xinhua news agency.

The overseas market continues to boom, according to the data, with Chinese mobile game developers raking in nearly $1.65 billion in sales revenue from overseas business last month, up 9.24 per cent compared with a month ago.