‘Marvel Rivals’ Reaches Financial Milestone

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When Marvel Rivals launched on December 6, 2024, it didn’t just arrive; it exploded onto the gaming scene. Players were curious, abandoning their usual games to check out this new hero shooter by Netease. What they found wasn’t just another game—it was a challenge. The mechanics, strategies, and depth hooked people almost instantly.

By day three, Marvel Rivals peaked at a jaw-dropping 480,990 players. What’s shocking is how steady it stayed after that. Most games drop off fast, but this one barely lost momentum. Even during the slowest day, Christmas Day, it still managed 306,584 players, according to SteamDB. By the end of Season 0, daily peak numbers climbed back above 400,000, with January 8 reaching an impressive 438,502.

Streamers couldn’t ignore it. Some, like FaZe Swagg, ditched their usual games mid-stream. Swagg famously left Warzone after dealing with cheaters and went straight to Marvel Rivals. Other games felt the impact too. Overwatch 2 saw its Twitch viewership plummet as players flocked to this new powerhouse.

And it’s not just dominating the player charts—it’s making serious money. Chinese media outlet GameLook reported that Marvel Rivals earned about $54.5M on Steam, $27.2M on PlayStation, and $2.7M on Xbox within the first month. Altogether, global revenue estimates sit near $100M. For a debut, that’s nothing short of groundbreaking.

With Season 1 on the horizon, the hype doesn’t seem to be slowing. Whether it’s the solid gameplay or the lack of strong competition, Marvel Rivals is proving that it’s here to stay.

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Ysmael “Eng” Delicana is a writer based in Davao City, Philippines. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics at Ateneo de Davao University before continuing to teach part-time at the same university. While teaching was a fun gig, being a geek and a writer seemed to be his calling. His expertise includes fantasy shows and movies, comic books, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and popular RPG video games. Ysmael also excels at learning new things and getting to know new topics that are interesting yet foreign to him, and that’s why he can also be called a jack of all trades. He also works as a part-time writer for books about sports. As an avid fan of fantasy TV shows, video games, and books, Ysmael is fond of watching, playing, and reading things related to fantasy, magic, and mystical creatures. However, he is also a huge fan of anime, as he spends a portion of his time watching shonen anime. As long as something is interesting and worth his time, Ysmael tends to devote his effort to it, as he has been great at geeking out about a certain topic. Ysmael’s writing style tends to be quite conversational in the sense that he likes speaking to the readers instead of making them feel like they are reading something tedious. He picked up this during his teaching years because he needed to find ways to simplify topics that tend to be foreign and complex to students. Ysmael also writes for Comic Basics.

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