Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) dominates the top spots in the Action Game category on both Google Play and the App Store in Thailand. The hit game also climbed to number one in the overall Games category on both platforms, underscoring its widespread popularity and strong player engagement across the country.

Season 8 of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Middle East and North Africa (MPL MENA) has concluded with Team Falcons soaring to victory as the first team to qualify for the M7 World Championship (M7) in Indonesia. AXE MENA (previously Ultra Legends), the second placed team, qualify to the M7 Wild Card stage. The Grand Finals, held at the Mall of Egypt in Cairo, marked the league's first-ever official event in Egypt and set a new milestone for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Esports' global expansion.

In a groundbreaking move, Sony Music Philippines, a global music powerhouse, has joined forces with the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) Philippines, the nation's biggest and most popular professional esports league. This landmark partnership aims to lay the groundwork for a long-term collaboration focused on elevating Filipino talent, creating new opportunities for global visibility and discovery, and strengthening the intersection between music, gaming, and entertainment as the esports scene continues to evolve into a broader entertainment economy.

MOONTON Games took home top honours at the GamingonPhone Awards 2025, emerging as the biggest winner of the night with four major accolades. MOONTON Games was named Mobile Game Developer of the Year, while its flagship title, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), earned the prestigious Mobile Esports Game of the Year award. Adding to the night's triumphs, MLBB world champions, Team Liquid Philippines (TLPH), was crowned Mobile Esports Team of the Year. Meanwhile, one of MLBB's most-decorated athletes, Karl "KarlTzy" Gabriel Dacer Nepomuceno, clinched Mobile Esports Player of the Year.

The stage is set for a historic moment in Philippine esports as the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) Philippines Season 16 Playoffs storms into the Cuneta Astrodome from 22–26 October. For the first time in the Philippines, a professional mobile esports tournament will be hosted in a full-scale arena, signifying the growing influence of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) and its passionate community in the country.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) will return for the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC), following a historic year in 2025! This year, MLBB cemented its place amongst the world's top esports titles after it emerged as the most-watched game in EWC history. According to Esports Charts, MLBB accounted for over a quarter of EWC viewership, amassing over 50.32 million Hours Watched (HW) at the world's largest multi-title esports event.