Black Myth: Wukong has fueled a massive spike in Chinese Steam traffic, which amounted to roughly 1.5 exabytes during its release week. This astonishing figure serves as yet another piece of evidence illustrating Black Myth: Wukong's incredible success.
Developed and published by China-based studio Game Science, Black Myth: Wukong was released for the PlayStation 5 and PC on Tuesday, August 20. The action RPG took no time to establish itself as a massive hit, especially in its home country.
There are quite literally a few things that Black Myth: Wukong doesn't tell players outright, and knowing these unwritten rules can lead to success.
One data point indicative of its incredible success is the amount of traffic that China-based Steam users have generated since the game became available to play. According to Steam's global traffic map, Chinese gamers downloaded approximately 1.5 exabytes of data over the seven-day window ending August 25. That's the equivalent of 1.5 billion gigabytes, which accounted for more than 55% of all of Steam's global traffic during the observed period. For reference, China is already one of the platform's largest markets, as it is normally responsible for roughly one-third of its global download activity. But since...
