Mobile Gaming Services by Cellular Operators 2018

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Digital Entertainment: Mobile Gaming Services by Cellular Operators 2018

Analyst: Yanal Alshaban

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Digital Entertainment: Mobile Gaming Services by Cellular Operators 2018

Table of Contents

Section I: Mobile gaming development and potential ...... 7 Section II: Telecom operators’ mobile gaming offerings ...... 14 Mobile games availability...... 14 State of mobile gaming services ...... 18 Section III: Mobile games services per country ...... 23 Algeria ...... 23 Bahrain ...... 25 Egypt ...... 26 Iraq ...... 26 Jordan ...... 28 Kuwait ...... 30 Lebanon ...... 32 Morocco ...... 34 Oman ...... 36 Palestine ...... 37 Qatar ...... 39 Saudi Arabia ...... 40 Sudan ...... 41 Syria ...... 42 Tunisia ...... 43 UAE ...... 45 Yemen ...... 46 Exchange Rates ...... 47 Section V: Top ten mobile games on the App Store and Play Store ...... 48

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1: Global e-sports viewership (2016 – 2018, 2021) ...... 8 Exhibit 2: Global e-sports revenue (2016 – 2018, 2021) ...... 9 Exhibit 3: Smartphone users in the MENA region (2016 - 2021) ...... 11 Exhibit 4: Global games revenue and market share (2016 - 2021)...... 12 Exhibit 5: Mobile gaming services availability among cellular operators in the MENA region (December 2018) ...... 14 Exhibit 6: Mobile gaming services availability and fees among cellular operators in the MENA region (December 2018) ...... 16 Exhibit 7: Cellular operators’ mobile gaming compatibility in the MENA region (December 2018) ...... 18 Exhibit 8: Cellular operators’ mobile gaming accessibility in the MENA region (December 2018) ...... 19 Exhibit 9: Cellular operators’ mobile gaming availability in the MENA region (December 2018) ...... 20 Exhibit 10: Cellular operators’ direct carrier billing (DCB) availability in the MENA region (December 2018) ...... 22 Exhibit 11: Mobilis’ VIP Club description (December 2018) ...... 23 Exhibit 12: Mobilis’ mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 23 Exhibit 13: Ooredoo Algerie’s Haya Store description (December 2018) 24 Exhibit 14: Ooredoo Algerie’s mobile game service (December 2018) ... 24 Exhibit 15: Zain Bahrain’s mobile game services description (December 2018) ...... 25 Exhibit 16: Zain Bahrain’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 25 Exhibit 17: Orange Egypt’s Gameloft gaming portal description (December 2018) ...... 26 Exhibit 18: Orange Egypt‘s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 26 Exhibit 19: Korek Telecom’s Korek Zone gaming portal description (December 2018) ...... 26 Exhibit 20: Korek Telecom’s mobile game service (December 2018) ..... 27 Exhibit 21: Asiacell’s gaming portals description (December 2018) ...... 27 Exhibit 22: Asiacell’s mobile game service (December 2018)...... 27 Exhibit 23: Zain Iraq’s gaming portals description (December 2018) .... 28 Exhibit 24: Zain Iraq’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 28 Exhibit 25: Orange Jordan’s Gameloft Club description (December 2018) ...... 28 Exhibit 26: Orange Jordan’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 29

Exhibit 27: Umniah’s mobile game services description (December 2018) ...... 29 Exhibit 28: Umniah’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 29 Exhibit 29: Zain Jordan’s Zoom Play description (December 2018) ...... 30 Exhibit 30: Zain Jordan’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 30 Exhibit 31: Ooredoo Kuwait’s Games Club description (December 2018) ...... 30 Exhibit 32: Ooredoo Kuwait’s mobile game service (December 2018) ... 31 Exhibit 33: Viva Kuwait’s WaktiPlay description (December 2018) ...... 31 Exhibit 34: Viva Kuwait’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 31 Exhibit 35: Zain Kuwait’s Zain Games description (December 2018) ..... 32 Exhibit 36: Zain Kuwait’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 32 Exhibit 37: Alfa’s U-Play gaming portal description (December 2018) ... 32 Exhibit 38: Alfa’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 33 Exhibit 39: Touch’s Game Club description (December 2018) ...... 33 Exhibit 40: Touch’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 33 Exhibit 41: Maroc Telecom’s Mobilezone entertainment portal description (December 2018) ...... 34 Exhibit 42: Maroc Telecom’s mobile game service (December 2018) ..... 34 Exhibit 43: Inwi’s Gaming portal description (December 2018) ...... 35 Exhibit 44: Inwi’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 35 Exhibit 45: Orange Maroc’s Orange games service description (December 2018) ...... 35 Exhibit 46: Orange Maroc’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 36 Exhibit 47: Omantel’s Games Club description (December 2018) ...... 36 Exhibit 48: Omantel’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 36 Exhibit 49: Ooredoo Oman’s Gameloft description (December 2018) ..... 37 Exhibit 50: Ooredoo Oman’s mobile game service (December 2018) ..... 37 Exhibit 51: Jawwal’s gaming portals description (December 2018) ...... 37 Exhibit 52: Jawwal’s mobile game services (December 2018) ...... 38 Exhibit 53: Ooredoo Palestine’s Ooredoo WAP description (December 2018) ...... 38 Exhibit 54: Ooredoo Palestine’s mobile game service (December 2018) 38 Exhibit 55: Ooredoo Qatar’s gaming portals description (December 2018) ...... 39 Exhibit 56: Ooredoo Qatar’s mobile game services (December 2018) .... 39 Exhibit 57: Zain KSA’s mobile game services description (December 2018) ...... 40

Exhibit 58: Zain KSA’s mobile game services (December 2018) ...... 40 Exhibit 59: Mobily’s iBaloot game service description (December 2018) 40 Exhibit 60: Mobily’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 41 Exhibit 61: MTN Sudan’s mobile game services description (December 2018) ...... 41 Exhibit 62: Sudani’s Sudagames description (December 2018) ...... 42 Exhibit 63: MTN Syria’s MTN Play entertainment portal description (December 2018) ...... 42 Exhibit 64: MTN Syria’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 42 Exhibit 65: Tunisie Telecom’s TT Games description (December 2018) .. 43 Exhibit 66: Tunisie Telecom’s mobile game service (December 2018) ... 43 Exhibit 67: Ooredoo Tunisie’s Up.tn description (December 2018) ...... 44 Exhibit 68: Ooredoo Tunisie’s mobile game service (December 2018) ... 44 Exhibit 69: Orange Tunisie’s gaming portal description (December 2018) ...... 45 Exhibit 70: Orange Tunisie’s mobile game service (December 2018) ..... 45 Exhibit 71: du’s gaming portal description (December 2018) ...... 45 Exhibit 72: du’s mobile game service (December 2018) ...... 46 Exhibit 73: MTN Yemen’s gaming portal description (December 2018) .. 46 Exhibit 74: Exchange rates (December 20, 2018) ...... 47 Exhibit 75: Top 10 games in Algeria on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 48 Exhibit 76: Top 10 games in Bahrain on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 50 Exhibit 77: Top 10 games in Egypt on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 52 Exhibit 78: Top 10 games in Iraq on the Play Store (November 30, 2018) ...... 54 Exhibit 79: Top 10 games in Jordan on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 55 Exhibit 80: Top 10 games in Kuwait on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 57 Exhibit 81: Top 10 games in Lebanon on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 59 Exhibit 82: Top 10 games in Morocco on the Play Store (November 30, 2018) ...... 61 Exhibit 83: Top 10 games in Oman on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 62

Exhibit 84: Top 10 games in Qatar on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 64 Exhibit 85: Top 10 games in KSA on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 66 Exhibit 86: Top 10 games in Tunisia on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 68 Exhibit 87: Top 10 games in the UAE on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 70 Exhibit 88: Top 10 games in Yemen on the App Store and Play Store (November 30, 2018)...... 72

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