Top 5 Casual Games on Android in Africa: Q4 2021

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the top casual games on the Android platform in Africa saw varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active user engagement. Here's a detailed look at the performance of the top 5 games: Subway Surfers, Candy Crush Saga, 8 Ball Pool, Bubble Shooter, and SpongeBob Krusty Cook-Off.

Subway Surfers Subway Surfers experienced a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting from around 256K in late September and peaking at approximately 310K in the last week of December. The game’s weekly revenue fluctuated, peaking at $450 during mid-October and closing the year with $439. Weekly active users showed a decline from around 4.05M to a low of 3.28M in late November, but rebounded to 3.5M by the end of December.

Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga saw a decrease in weekly downloads from 157K in late September to a low of 148K in mid-December, before recovering to 187K at the end of the year. Weekly revenue also declined from $272K at the start of the quarter to $132K in mid-December, but improved to $212K by the final week of December. The game maintained a relatively stable number of weekly active users, starting at 4.57M and closing the quarter at 4.14M.

8 Ball Pool 8 Ball Pool showed a consistent trend in weekly downloads, starting at 160K in late September and ending at 153K in late December. The game’s weekly revenue remained fairly steady, peaking at $12.3K in the week before Christmas. Weekly active users saw a gradual decline from 2.26M to 1.99M over the quarter.

Bubble Shooter Bubble Shooter had varying weekly downloads, starting at 165K in late September, peaking at 148K in mid-October, and then dropping to 61.5K in the last week of December. The number of weekly active users increased from 879K in late September to a high of 1.03M in early December, before declining to 805K by the end of the year.

SpongeBob Krusty Cook-Off SpongeBob Krusty Cook-Off saw a significant rise in weekly downloads, starting at 46.5K in late September and reaching a peak of 236K in the last week of December. Weekly revenue varied, with a high of $134 in late November and ending the year with $131. The game’s weekly active users increased steadily from 88K in late September to 428K by the end of December.

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