Top 5 City Building Games in the US - Q4 2020 Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2020, city building games continued to engage and entertain mobile users across the United States. Sensor Tower's data provides us with a glimpse into the performance of the top applications in this category.

SimCity BuildIt, published by Electronic Arts, showed a steady increase in revenue, peaking at nearly $560K in the last week of December. Downloads also rose during the quarter, reaching over 30K in late December. Weekly active users fluctuated, with a high of approximately 285K in mid-October.

For My Town - City Life Story game from My Town Games LTD, revenue trends saw a peak of over $4K in the last week of December, while downloads reached their highest at over 38K in the week leading up to Christmas. The number of weekly active users saw an upward trend, with close to 40K active users in the same period.

Idle Light City by AppQuantum Publishing Ltd experienced a gradual increase in revenue, ending the quarter with nearly $5K in the last week of December. Downloads showed an interesting pattern with a spike to over 23K in late November. Weekly active users had a peak of over 58K at the end of November.

The iconic The Simpsons™: Tapped Out from Electronic Arts saw significant revenue fluctuations, with a notable spike to $477K in mid-November. Downloads remained fairly steady, with a slight increase to over 12K in the last week of the year. Weekly active users remained consistent, with around 245K in the third week of December.

Lastly, SpongeBob Moves In by Nickelodeon showed modest revenue figures, ending the quarter with just over $2K. Downloads saw a gradual increase, reaching over 11K in the final week of December. Weekly active users showed a slight upward trend, with just over 21K in the last week of the year.

For more detailed insights and analysis on the performance of city building games and other app categories, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive data and trend analysis.