File photo shows a visitor broadcasting a mobile game competition with his mobile phone during an international animation fair in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province. (Photo: Xinhua)

China's mobile gaming market recorded a growth in revenue in January, data from a recent industry report showed.

The sales revenue of the market reached about 22.24 billion yuan ($3.51 billion) last month, up 17.76 percent year-on-year, said the report released by CNG, a research institute on the gaming industry.

The revenue also increased 20.25 percent from December 2021, the report said.

The overseas sales revenue of China-developed mobile games stood at about $1.6 billion in January, up 5.27 percent from a month earlier.