When Does Honor of Kings: World Launch Globally? What We Actually Know
Level Infinite has not announced a global release date. Here's what they've publicly confirmed, and what is currently speculation, including claims you'll see quoted elsewhere.
Honor of Kings: World is live in mainland China on PC (from 2026-04-10) and mobile (from 2026-04-17). A global release has not been dated. Both RPG Site's coverage of the overseas alpha announcement and But Why Tho's follow-up explicitly state there is currently no release date set for international launch.[1][2]
What Level Infinite has actually confirmed
- A global closed alpha on PC, with registration open since April 10, 2026.
- The alpha build is English-only, with "broader localization planned for future versions".
- The game was "built with global audiences in mind from the start". Multiple outlets quote this, but no date attaches to it.
- International launches for Japan, the US, and Europe are listed as TBA.
What is speculation
Any specific month-and-year claim for global launch ("Q3 2026", "Summer 2026", "April 2026 worldwide") is speculation. Some third-party outlets have published headlines like "April 2026 launch" that, on closer reading, refer to the China launch, not a global release. Treat these as marketing-reach headlines, not confirmed dates.
Reasonable inference on timing
The overseas alpha announcement landed the same day the China PC version went live. Tencent's historical cadence on large international rollouts (e.g., Honor of Kings' own SEA and LATAM launches) shows several months between closed alpha and open beta, and several more before a worldwide release. A global launch in the back half of 2026 is plausible, but without a date from the publisher it stays an inference, not a fact.
Sources
- RPG Site — Closed PC alpha test registration now openT2— States JP/US/EU launch dates are TBA.
- But Why Tho — Honor of Kings: World Closed Alpha TestT2— "no release date currently set".
- Official Alpha Recruit pageT1