<page_title> Dou dizhu </page_title> <section_title> Popularity </section_title> <table> <cell> 2002 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 50,000 players <col_header> Popularity in China </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2004 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 100,000 players <col_header> Popularity in China </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2005 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 17,900,000 players being the loyal fans of the casual game while dou dizhu leading the core place. <col_header> Popularity in China </col_header> </cell> </table>
Dou dizhu´s popularity increased substantially, doubling in two years, from around 50,000 players in 2002 to 100,000 in 2004 and 17,900,000 players being the loyal fans of the casual game while dou dizhu leading the core place in 2005.