Popularity
Dou Di Zhu was once just a provincial game in China, originating in the Huangshan District and Anhui. Thanks to the debut of Dou Di Zhu online, Dou Di Zhu has become more wide spread and is now a national game in China. The popularity of Doh Di Zhu has increased substantially, from 50,000 in December 2002 to 100,000 in 2004 and 17,900,000 players being the loyal fans of the casual game while Dou Di Zhu leading the core place in 2005. There are almost 1 million concurrent Dou Di Zhu players on the Tencent QQ game platform alone. It is more popular than other Chinese poker games like Chinese poker and Big Two.
| Year | Popularity in China | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50,000 players | GICQ(ourgame.com) |
| 2004 | 100,000 players | GICQ(ourgame.com) |
| 2005 | 17,900,000 players being the loyal fans of the casual game while Dou Di Zhu leading the core place. | Chinese Online Game Research Report in 2005 made by iResearch |
| 2006 | +1,000,000 online player play it concurrently | Tencent QQ game platform in China |
| 2008 | roughly 1,450,000 online players per hour in Tencent QQ game platform | Tencent QQ game platform in China |
| 2008 | roughly 76,000 online players per hour in GICQ | GICQ |
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