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VR arena revenue, May 2026: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk outpaces million-plus cities

WARPOINT’s May 2026 financial report: arena revenue in Moscow, Dubai, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Kemerovo, Kirov and Zasechnoye, plus the network’s footprint.

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Here is our round-up of May across the WARPOINT network: arena revenue in Russia, the CIS countries and beyond. The story of the month is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a city of 189,000 people whose arena earned more than $36K.

May’s key figures

  • Highest revenue in the network — $79,000 (Moscow);
  • Best-performing international arena — $81,173 (Dubai);
  • Best city with fewer than 500,000 residents — Kirov: $20,000;
  • Best town with fewer than 100,000 residents — the village of Zasechnoye: $11,000.

City size is not what matters most

Successful WARPOINT arenas operate both in cities of a million and in small towns:

  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (population 189,000) — $37,000;
  • Kemerovo (542,000) — $21,000;
  • Kirov (475,000) — $20,000;
  • Zasechnoye (30,000) — $11,000.

Every venue has its own story: the result depends on the location, the quality of management, marketing and how many years the arena has been open.

The network’s footprint

In May, WARPOINT arenas were operating in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, the UAE, Germany, Spain, Cyprus, Kuwait and Costa Rica. Every venue is on the network map.

Revenue of all locations in May

The cards show the rankings across five categories of Russian cities, CIS countries and international arenas. Click a card to open it at full size.

WARPOINT location revenue for May 2026: Russian cities with a population of 900,000 or moreWARPOINT location revenue for May 2026: Russian cities with a population of 500,000–899,000WARPOINT location revenue for May 2026: Russian cities with a population of 300,000–499,000WARPOINT location revenue for May 2026: Russian cities with a population of 100,000–299,000WARPOINT location revenue for May 2026: Russian towns with a population of up to 99,000WARPOINT location revenue for May 2026: CIS countriesWARPOINT location revenue for May 2026: international locations

Run the numbers for your city

The calculator gives a preliminary estimate of an arena’s income, and a manager will prepare a personal financial model on request. Last month’s results are in the April report.