Top 5 Arcade Racing Apps in Latin America Q1 2021: Sensor Tower Insights

In the first quarter of 2021, the arcade racing category saw significant activity in Latin America. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into how the top five apps in this genre performed on a unified platform, combining both iOS and Android statistics.

Need for Speed No Limits by Electronic Arts maintained a strong presence with downloads peaking at 271 thousand in early February and then gradually decreasing to 166 thousand by the end of March. The weekly active users followed a similar trend, with a peak at 1.4 million in the first week of February and a slight drop to around 1.2 million by the end of March. Revenue for the game showed a steady increase throughout the quarter, ending with a high of 25 thousand in the last week of March.

Gameloft's Asphalt 9: Legends saw its downloads decrease from 156 thousand at the end of December to 146 thousand in the final week of March. Weekly active users dipped in mid-February to approximately 340 thousand but then recovered to 371 thousand by the quarter's end. Revenue experienced fluctuations, with a notable peak of 22 thousand in mid-February, followed by a decline to just over 11 thousand by March's close.

For Asphalt 8: Airborne, also developed by Gameloft, there was a notable increase in downloads from 101 thousand in mid-February to 157 thousand in late February, ending the quarter at 142 thousand. Weekly active users showed an upward trend from 318 thousand in early February to 392 thousand in the first week of March. Revenue saw a high of 15 thousand in late January but generally hovered around the 5 to 7 thousand range throughout the quarter.

Electronic Arts' Need for Speed™ Most Wanted had the lowest download numbers among the top apps, with a peak of only 574 in the first week of January and ending the quarter with 307 downloads. Active users remained low, hovering around 1 thousand throughout the quarter. Revenue was consistent but modest, with the highest at 3 thousand in late December, decreasing slightly to 2 thousand by March's end.

Lastly, Rebel Racing by Hutch Games Ltd saw downloads peak at 165 thousand in late March after a dip to 30 thousand in late February. The weekly active users showed significant growth from 281 thousand at the start of March to 658 thousand in the third week of March before slightly decreasing to 629 thousand. Revenue also peaked in the last week of March at 3 thousand, following a general upward trend throughout the quarter.

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