Q1 2021 Performance of Top Basketball Games in Latin America

In the first quarter of 2021, basketball gaming apps have shown varied performance in Latin America, according to data compiled by Sensor Tower. We delve into the numbers to see how these games fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users.

Basketball Arena - Sports Game experienced a substantial spike in revenue from $2K at the beginning of January to a peak of nearly $8K in mid-February before settling to around $5K by the end of March. Downloads soared to nearly 200K in early February but normalized to around 77K by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users mirrored this trend with a peak of over 389K in early February and then a gradual decrease to approximately 185K.

Moving on to NBA LIVE Mobile Basketball, revenue showed a slight decline from $4K to $2K, before rebounding to over $4K by the end of March. Downloads experienced a dramatic peak at over 110K in mid-January and remained relatively stable around 50K towards the end of March. Active users saw a high of over 700K in late January, which gradually decreased to around 460K.

SLAM DUNK from TV Animation maintained a consistent revenue stream starting from $2K to $1K by quarter's end. Downloads and active users showed a downward trend, with downloads decreasing from 1.5K to below 500, and active users from 6.5K to about 1.7K.

NBA 2K Mobile Basketball Game displayed a varied revenue pattern with a mid-quarter peak of over $2K. Downloads remained relatively consistent, with a slight increase to 12K by the end of March. Weekly active users showed a positive trend, rising from around 20K to nearly 29K by the quarter's close.

Lastly, Basketball Stars™: Multiplayer saw revenue growth from under $1K to over $2K by mid-March before falling slightly to $2K. Downloads peaked at around 73K in mid-March, and active users saw a significant increase from 173K to over 252K in the same period before dropping to around 241K.

For more in-depth insights and trends on app performances, Sensor Tower provides a comprehensive analysis of the mobile app ecosystem.