Top 5 Basketball Games on Android in Africa for Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 saw interesting trends in the performance of the top 5 basketball game apps on Android in Africa. Here’s a detailed look at how these apps performed in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users, based on data from Sensor Tower.

NBA LIVE Mobile Basketball from ELECTRONIC ARTS showed a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $540 in the final week of March. Weekly downloads ranged between 26K and 40K, with a notable peak in the last week of January. The game maintained a strong user base, with weekly active users fluctuating between 133K and 176K, ending the quarter with around 160K active users.

Basketball Stars: Multiplayer by Miniclip.com saw a significant increase in weekly revenue in March, reaching up to $208. Weekly downloads varied, with an initial drop in February but recovering to around 24K by mid-March. The app’s weekly active users saw a decline in February, bottoming out at around 74K but later recovering to 82K by the end of March.

Basketball Arena: Online Game from Masomo Gaming experienced fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at $101 in mid-March. Downloads saw a significant drop from 44K in early February to just 3.5K by the end of March. Active users also declined steadily from over 100K in early February to around 31K by the end of the quarter.

Mini Basketball, also from Miniclip.com, launched in late February and quickly gained traction. Weekly revenue saw a steady rise, reaching $166 by mid-March. Downloads peaked at 37K in the first week of March but gradually declined to 19.6K by the end of the month. Active users grew from 984 in late February to over 39K by mid-March, ending the quarter with around 29.6K active users.

Fanatical Basketball by CanaryDroid had modest performance metrics. Weekly downloads showed a gradual increase from 5.4K in early January to 8.3K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 22K and 26K throughout the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.