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Top 5 Character Collection Games in Africa Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, Africa saw significant engagement in character collection games on a unified platform, with notable performances from Coin Master, Clash of Clans, State of Survival: Zombie War, Free Fire, and Lords Mobile: Last Rise of Qin.

Top 5 Character Collection Games in Africa Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, Africa witnessed substantial activity in character collection games on a unified platform. Here’s a closer look at the performance of the top 5 games during this period, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Coin Master from Moon Active showed a varied trend in weekly revenue, peaking at around $160K in early August and then experiencing fluctuations, ending the quarter with approximately $79K. Weekly downloads saw a significant increase toward the end of September, reaching a high of about 15.7K. Active users fluctuated throughout the quarter, with a notable rise to approximately 109K in the last week of September.

Clash of Clans by Supercell experienced a peak in weekly revenue in early August at about $212K, with fluctuations thereafter, concluding September at around $48K. Downloads remained relatively stable, with a spike in the last week of September to approximately 28.7K. Active users saw a gradual decline throughout the quarter, ending with around 1.2M.

State of Survival: Zombie War from FunPlus International AG had a steady weekly revenue, peaking at roughly $73K in late July before stabilizing around $48K by the end of September. Downloads showed a strong increase in September, reaching up to 19.7K. Active users also grew steadily, peaking at about 72.6K in the third week of September.

Free Fire by Garena International displayed consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $63K in mid-August. Downloads peaked impressively in the last week of September at approximately 291.8K. Active users saw some fluctuations but remained strong, with a peak of around 5.5M in early August.

Lords Mobile: Last Rise of Qin from IGG.COM experienced steady weekly revenue, peaking at about $41K at the end of August. Downloads were highest in early July at approximately 129.8K. Active users saw a decline over the quarter, ending at around 297K in the last week of September.

For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2021