FREE FIRE

The mobile battle royale game Free Fire has hit a record peak 80 million daily active users, publisher Garena said today. The Singapore-based Garena, the gaming division of internet company Sea, announced the numbers as part of its earnings report, and it’s another sign that games are growing stronger during the pandemic. The previous record in March was 60 million daily active users (the number of users that log in during a day).

Overall, Garena’s adjusted revenue for digital entertainment during the first quarter ended March 31 was $512.4 million, up 30.3% year-on-year from $393.3 million. Adjusted earnings before income tax, depreciation, and amortization (a measure of profitability) was $298.4 million, compared to $225.8 million a year earlier. Sea had revenues of $913.9 million in the quarter.