Honor of Kings announces four global tournaments and $15 million investment

Popular mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor) is set to have four major global tournaments this year. As announced by Tencent, the game nets over 100 million daily players.

Since the game is set to release globally, the developers have announced their plans for the esports scene. To further increase its popularity, Tencent has pledged $15 million to its global esports ecosystem for 2024. Lead for global esports product at Level Infinite, Jan M. Jahnke said, “At the core of our ecosystem, we will be focusing on you, the player, and teams around the world.”

How popular is Honor of Kings?

As per the company, over 100 million players log in daily, which is no small amount. Furthermore, it is also one of the most-watched mobile esports games. The game almost reached one million peak viewers last year.

The International Championship alone hands a prize pool of $10 million. Many other local LAN events are also quite common in China. Now that the game is set for a global release, players are expecting a higher prize pool and multiple tournaments.

Four global tournaments

The first two tournaments are in seasons, with Season One taking place in March 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. The second season will be an invitational series. Details for both will be revealed later.

Following that, there will be the Honor of Kings Mid-Season and Championship, which will also be invitational. Both of the events will be on LAN and see teams global teams, including China.

Tough market to compete

While the statistics are quite impressive, the game still lags behind its competition, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) developed by Moonton. It was the most-watched mobile esports title and reached over five million peak viewers.