Is it smarter to own the game developers or the distribution platforms right now?
I used to just bet on $TCEHY or $NTES for gaming exposure, but the cost of making games is getting out of control. I’ve been looking at $HUYA as a different way to play the sector. Instead of building games, they just distributed Goose Goose Duck and it sat at the #1 spot on the App Store for most of Q1.
Their Q1 report shows game-related services now make up over 36% of their total revenue. It feels like they’ve built a "toll booth" for gaming where they take a cut of everything without the development risk. Are there any other platforms like $HUYA or $BILI that people think are actually winning the distribution war in 2026?