Top 5 Sandbox-like Games on Android in Africa Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, the top sandbox-like games on the Android platform in Africa demonstrated varying performance trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a detailed overview of how each of these games performed.

Roblox showed a dynamic performance throughout the quarter. Weekly revenue peaked at approximately $58.6K in early July, then fluctuated around the $50K mark, concluding the quarter at about $50.7K. Downloads saw an upward trend, peaking at 97K in the final week of September. Active users experienced a general increase, reaching over 2.2M by the end of the quarter.

Minecraft had a relatively stable performance. Weekly revenue started at around $9.6K, dipped to about $4.9K mid-quarter, and ended at $6.5K. Downloads gradually increased from 353 to 709 over the quarter. Active users also showed a steady rise, reaching approximately 38.1K by the end of September.

IMVU: Social Chat & Avatar app experienced fluctuations in revenue, starting at $1.3K and peaking at $1.5K in early September, before ending the quarter at $1.2K. Downloads saw a decline from 4.9K to 2.9K. Active users also decreased, from 21.3K to 17.4K by the end of the quarter.

PK XD: Fun, friends & games had varied revenue, starting at $638, peaking at $982 in mid-September, and ending at $803. Downloads started at 51.8K and saw a decline to 20.7K by the end of the quarter. Active users showed a mixed trend but ended at approximately 451K.

ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live experienced modest revenue fluctuations, starting at $109 and peaking at $226 in late August, ending the quarter at $179. Downloads increased from 4.4K to 7.2K in early September, then dropped to 5.4K by the end of the quarter. Active users saw a general increase, peaking at 63.4K in early September and ending at 57.4K.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more in-depth analysis and additional insights, visit Sensor Tower.