Latin America's Top 5 Racing Games Show Varied Q1 2021 Performance

As we rev up the engines to look into the Latin American mobile gaming market, particularly within the racing genre, Sensor Tower provides us with the data needed to understand the performance of the top racing games on the unified platform in the first quarter of 2021.

Gear Race 3D

Published by Zynga, Gear Race 3D saw a fluctuating number of downloads starting at 883K in the last week of December 2020, peaking at 856K in the first week of January, and then gradually decreasing to 282K by the end of March. The weekly active users followed a similar trend, kicking off with 997K and reaching a high of 1.24M before dropping to 432K. It's noteworthy that the game generated some revenue only in the latter part of the quarter, peaking at 89 USD in mid-March.

Shortcut Run

Shortcut Run by VOODOO started the quarter with strong download numbers of 810K which then descended to 358K. The weekly active users mirrored this downward trend, initially at 2.27M and concluding the quarter at 1.28M. Revenue for the game showed modest consistency, with the highest weekly earnings at 321 USD and the lowest at 85 USD.

Street Racing 3D

Ivy's Street Racing 3D experienced a decrease in downloads from 413K to 334K throughout the quarter. The weekly active users also saw a slight decline, from 1.83M to 1.59M. Revenue figures showed a peak of 501 USD in early January and a dip to 293 USD by the end of March.

Real Bike Racing

Italic Games' Real Bike Racing saw an increase in downloads from 197K to 329K, while the weekly active users surged from 590K to a peak of 1.2M before settling at 938K. Revenue for the game remained relatively low, with the highest weekly revenue at 65 USD.

Rally Fury - Extreme Racing

Lastly, Rally Fury - Extreme Racing from Refuel Games Pty Ltd demonstrated an overall increase in downloads from 190K to 259K. Weekly active users peaked at 855K in early March, a significant rise from the 476K at the start of the quarter. Revenue for the game reached its highest at 539 USD in early March.

For more detailed insights and analysis, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive data to understand the gaming landscape and trends across various regions and platforms.