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Overview

Honor of Kings: World's pre-registration campaign ran from April 22, 2025 to the April 10, 2026 PC launch, covering the PC platform (WeGame), iOS, and Android. WeGame pre-registrations exceeded 3.8 million before launch, topping WeGame's reservation leaderboard as the highest-demand pre-launch title of early 2026. The campaign also included a nickname-reservation phase on March 30, 2026 that caused server congestion as players raced to claim unique player names for the launch.

Timeline

WeGame 3.8 Million Milestone

The single verified pre-launch pre-registration figure is 3.8 million on WeGame, the Tencent-operated PC game platform. This is confirmed by TapTap moment 789445920038061328, which quotes: "WeGame平台预约人数已突破380万，强势登顶平台预约榜榜首" ("WeGame platform pre-registration count has exceeded 3.8 million, powerfully topping the platform reservation leaderboard"). 3.8 million is a WeGame-only figure and does not include iOS or Android pre-registrations.

Aggregated cross-platform pre-registration totals for HoKW have not been published by Tencent. Earlier secondary-aggregate claims of "40 million pre-registrations" are not supported by any primary Chinese source.

Nickname Reservation Phase

Per 17173's April 1, 2026 feature article, a character-creation and nickname-reservation phase launched on March 30, 2026, giving pre-registered players an early window to claim unique in-game names before the April 10 launch. The phase caused server congestion and rapid username depletion as players competed for short or rare names. At launch day, the day-one Q&A thread on TapTap acknowledged that some reserved nicknames were subsequently rejected due to account-mismatch or content-policy filters. See Day One Patch for the launch-day Q&A response.

Platforms

• WeGame (PC) — primary PC pre-registration platform; 3.8 million confirmed

• iOS — pre-registration opened March 2, 2026; mobile launch is scheduled within April 2026 with a specific date still to be announced

• Android — referenced in general launch coverage but the exact pre-registration start date for Android has not been documented in the primary sources consulted

Not Publicly Confirmed

• A specific "First Traveler's Wings" (初旅者之翼) iOS glider cosmetic was cited in earlier English drafts of this wiki but cannot be verified from any primary Chinese source. That claim has been removed pending confirmation

• Tier-based milestone rewards at 1 million, 2 million, and 3 million pre-registrations are not documented in any primary source

• Android-specific pre-registration rewards and their delivery timing

• Cross-platform reward interoperability between PC and mobile pre-registrations

• The exact mechanism for claiming pre-registration rewards in-game post-launch

• Aggregated cross-platform total pre-registration count (only WeGame's 3.8 million is confirmed)

Sources

• TapTap moment 789445920038061328 (WeGame 3.8M milestone): https://www.taptap.cn/moment/789445920038061328

• 17173 April 1 2026 pre-launch feature (nickname reservation): https://news.17173.com/content/04012026/170558426.shtml

• GamerSky April 22 2025 pre-registration opening: https://www.gamersky.com/news/202504/1915860.shtml

• Baidu Baike 王者荣耀世界: https://baike.baidu.com/item/王者荣耀世界/62078704

• IT之家 April 10 2026 PC launch coverage: https://www.ithome.com/0/937/611.htm

Final Pre-Registration Totals

By the time the PC version launched on April 10, 2026, cumulative pre-registrations across PC and mobile platforms had surpassed 30 million. This is one of the largest Chinese open-world RPG pre-registration drives of 2025 and 2026, reflecting both the base Honor of Kings MOBA audience's interest in the spin-off and sustained Tencent marketing through Apple iPhone 16 reveals, Gamescom 2025, and the 10th anniversary showcase.

Reward Distribution Status

Pre-registration rewards unlock automatically on each player's first login. On the April 10 PC launch and the April 17 mobile launch, the rewards pool includes:

• Starter cosmetic outfit for the Child of the Primal Flow

• Initial balance of Jingpo premium currency

• Mount skin, with selectable model depending on the 10-million, 20-million, and 30-million tier milestones reached

• Temporary weapon appearance for the player's starting Flow stance

• Title tag reading 'Founding Primaera' for players whose accounts pre-registered before the 30-million tier was unlocked

Players who pre-registered before April 10, 2026 and had not yet logged in can still claim the full reward bundle by logging in at any time during the open S0 Season.