AI Insights · Timothy · April 2021
France's Top iOS Racing Games in Q1 2021: A Sensor Tower Analysis
Explore the performance of the leading racing games on iOS in France during the first quarter of 2021, with insights from Sensor Tower. This analysis covers downloads, revenue, and active users for the most popular titles.
In the first quarter of 2021, the iOS racing game category in France saw significant activity across several popular titles. Data from Sensor Tower provides a glimpse into the downloads, revenue, and weekly active users for these games, offering a snapshot of the market dynamics within this period.
First up is Mario Kart Tour, which demonstrated consistent revenue, maintaining figures around the mid-$30K range, with a slight dip towards the end of the quarter, settling at approximately $30K. Downloads for the game started strong at around 25K but saw a gradual decline, ending at 9K. Interestingly, weekly active users spiked in February, reaching over 260K, before a gradual reduction to around 218K in late March.
Zynga Inc.'s CSR 2 - Realistic Drag Racing also experienced a steady revenue stream, though it witnessed a more noticeable decrease from $33K to just over $13K. Downloads followed a downward trajectory, starting from approximately 11K and decreasing to 3K. Weekly active users showed an overall decline from 184K to 115K.
Electronic Arts' Real Racing 3 saw its revenue fluctuate, with a notable peak of around $15K in early March, contrasting with its initial $15K and a final revenue of roughly $10K. Downloads remained relatively stable, with minor fluctuations around the 3K to 4K mark. Weekly active users exhibited a slight increase from 27K to 28K by the end of the quarter.
Gameloft's Asphalt 9: Legends, despite being a French publisher, reported a decline in revenue from approximately $10K to under $5K. Downloads peaked in mid-January at over 9K but dropped to around 5K by March's end. The game's weekly active users diminished from 24K to around 13K during the quarter.
Lastly, Need for Speed No Limits, another title from Electronic Arts, exhibited a revenue pattern with slight growth, starting at $7.5K, dipping in mid-January, and then climbing to end the quarter at around $7.6K. Downloads showed a slight decrease from 4.5K to 2.7K, while weekly active users declined from 18K to 13K.
For more detailed insights into the performance of these and other applications, Sensor Tower's comprehensive data provides a deeper look into the trends and behaviors within the app market.
