Top 5 Trivia Games Thrive in Q1 2021: A Sensor Tower Analysis

The first quarter of 2021 has been an exciting period for trivia games in the United States. Leveraging data from Sensor Tower, we've observed how the top trivia apps have performed on unified platforms – that is, across both iOS and Android devices.

Trivia Star: Trivia Games Quiz by Super Lucky Games LLC showed a consistent revenue trend with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching around $94K in the last week of March. Downloads peaked at nearly 296K at the beginning of the period but saw a decline to approximately 232K by the end of March. Weekly active users experienced a dip in February but surged back to over 1M in mid-March, ending the quarter with around 933K active users.

Guess Their Answer by TapNation, despite generating no revenue until the very end of the quarter, showed significant traction in downloads, especially in mid-January with a peak of over 720K. The game's weekly active users mirrored this trend, reaching over 1M in the last week of January but then gradually decreased to around 250K by the end of March.

For Braindom 2: Brain Teaser Games, revenue remained relatively modest, with the highest at approximately $5.7K in early January, and saw a decrease to about $3.7K by March's end. Downloads started strong at roughly 191K but increased to over 155K in the last week of March. Weekly active users showed a decrease from around 358K to 312K over the quarter.

Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes from Kahoot ASA generated a steady revenue with a notable increase to around $23K in early March. Downloads maintained a healthy volume, peaking at 142K in early February, and concluded the quarter with around 87K. Active users reached their zenith at 950K in mid-January and tapered off to about 769K by the close of Q1.

Akinator by Elokence saw a revenue increase from $1.6K to $2.4K through the quarter. Downloads began at 225K and held steady with a slight increase to 71K by the end of March. Weekly active users experienced a decline from 888K to 389K over the same period.

For more insights on the performance of these apps and others in the trivia category, Sensor Tower's comprehensive data and analysis tools offer an in-depth view of the app market dynamics.