TiMi Studio Group (2008)
The Highest-Grossing Mobile Game Development Studio and Creator of Honor of Kings
Established in 2008 in Shenzhen under the leadership of Colin Yao as a subsidiary of Tencent Games, TiMi Studio Group is one of the highest-earning game development studios in entertainment history, generating over $10 billion in annual revenue. TiMi is the primary developer behind Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor)—which surpassed 100 million daily active users—and Activision's record-breaking Call of Duty: Mobile.
Honor of Kings and the Mobile Esports Sensation
Released in late 2015, Honor of Kings translated complex five-versus-five PC MOBA mechanics into responsive touchscreen inputs, igniting an unprecedented cultural phenomenon across Asia. Surpassing 100 million daily active players in mainland China alone, it spawned the King Pro League (KPL), standardizing mobile gaming as a stadium-level professional sport with multi-million-dollar prize pools.
Western AAA Collaborations and Worldwide Expansion
In 2019, TiMi partnered with Activision to launch Call of Duty: Mobile, which quickly surpassed 500 million downloads and demonstrated the studio's technical prowess in first-person shooter optimization on mobile hardware. Subsequently developing Pokémon Unite in partnership with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, TiMi established satellite studios across Los Angeles, Seattle, and Montreal to pioneer cross-platform AAA blockbusters.