[Top 5] Mobile Legends Most Played Countries

Updated: 18 Apr 2022 4:29 am
Mobile Legends is played in over 130 countries.
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Mobile Legends is played in over 130 countries world-wide and localized in 23 different languages. As one of the Top MOBA's in the gaming industry, here are the top five countries that Mobile Legends is most played in. 

 

5. Japan 

The first International E-Sports Tournament for Japan to compete in was the MLBB World Championship in 2019. There are no professional E-Sports Teams in Japan, possibly due to their preference being centered around traditional handheld gaming consoles. 

Japan has the largest gaming market in the world, with Mobile Legends ranking in the Top Ten Most Downloaded Games to date. This statistic attests to ML’s relevance as a Top Moba Game, in being able to penetrate such a tough market.

Ranking within the Top Ten Strongest Countries Playing ML and having 9 International Players, Japan has an accomplished gaming community which could lead to a generational following for ML and ESports, seeing that Japan is also amongst the top three most technologically advanced companies in the world. 

 

4.  Malaysia

Malaysia has its own professional MLBB League organized by Moonton and IO Esports which runs in seasons each year. With a prize pool of up to a million US dollars, the competition is sponsored by giant brands such as Samsung and Nescafe 

It is amongst the top five gaming markets in South East Asia with the most lucrative market in ML history to date, where players have spent over $80,000,000 on the game. This proves its loyalty toward ML as the country with the most in-game purchases.

With genuine interest being shown in ML through in-game purchases, this could in effect see a tremendous increase in fans and users. Malaysia is also amongst the strongest countries playing ML with five international-level players.

 

3. Myanmar

Whilst having had one of the best teams in International ML Tournament history which disbanded in 2020, Myanmar is amongst the potential prospects in the gaming niche throughout Asia being targeted by developers. 

MPL Myanmar aka MPL MM is a professional ML League in Myanmar organized by Moonton and sponsored by Oppo with a prize pool of up to $13,000. With an active ML user community of over three million, Myanmar has five professional players ranked on the international level.

Political tensions within the country has seen a decline in gaming-related activities. The gaming community has been called out for using fans to spread propaganda which could set in motion a decline in their numbers.

 

2. Philippines

Filipinos are crazy about ML, where the game is played by kids as young as 10 years old to adults in their 50s and possibly 60s. ML hero Paquito is inspired by Filipino Boxing Legend Manny Pacquaio.

The Philippines has a rock-solid ML fan base and their version of the ML League has been able to consistently dominate dedicated numbers in social media interaction, leading to all their competitions being streamed online. With over fifty million downloads, ML sits within the top three most downloaded games in the country while having 16 internationally ranked players. 

Being able to capture such a wide audience has led to a revolution in the number of users which is bound to set a precedent and possibly result in a dramatic increase of ML users within the next few years which could lead to a future number one spot on this list.

 

1. Indonesia

Indonesia has the first and only ML Franchise Based League where teams have to pay a fee of up to one million dollars to compete and a prize pool of up to three million dollars, thus, making it one of the most lucrative competitions in ML.

Having the highest number of downloads in South East Asia has also come with its fair share of adversity. With nearest to fifty percent of ML’s one billion downloads worldwide in South East Asia, it is rumored to have the highest number of unskilled and inexperienced users within ML. 18 of their players are internationally ranked but are yet to make a mark in international competitions, having not qualified for the finals in all their bids.  

Indonesia ranks low amongst the lowest in in-game purchases which attests to a lack of professional interest. This could lead ultimately lead to a fall in their dominance as the top country in South East Asia and the world currently playing Mobile Legends.

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Chalapan Gesa
A seemingly old soul who found the youth fountain through gaming where social boundaries know no limits.
Gamer Since: 1997
Favorite Genre: MOBA
Currently Playing: Mobile Legends
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