Top 5 Free to Play Games Performance in Africa Q4 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the top five free-to-play games in Africa showed varying trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Subway Surfers from SYBO Games saw a notable increase in weekly downloads, starting from around 398K and peaking at approximately 483K by the end of December. Weekly revenue fluctuated, with a peak of about $1.4K at the end of September and another rise to around $1.4K in the last week of December. The game maintained a strong weekly active user base, starting at roughly 5.1M and ending the quarter at about 5.1M.

Domino Cafe - Domino&Ludo by Higgs Gaming had a steady rise in weekly downloads, beginning at about 371K and reaching around 460K by the end of December. Weekly revenue showed a gradual increase, peaking at approximately $110 by the last week of December. Active users also saw growth, starting at around 718K and peaking at roughly 1.1M in early December.

EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer from ELECTRONIC ARTS experienced a significant increase in weekly downloads, starting from around 162K and reaching a peak of approximately 378K by mid-December. Weekly revenue showed upward trends, peaking at about $29K in the week of December 19. The game’s active users also grew steadily, beginning at around 3.3M and peaking at roughly 5.6M in the latter part of December.

Candy Crush Saga by King demonstrated consistent performance with weekly downloads starting at about 185K and peaking at approximately 232K by mid-December. Weekly revenue remained relatively stable, with a peak of around $242K in early November. The game’s weekly active users saw a slight decline overall, starting at about 5M and ending the quarter at around 4.5M.

Soccer Superstar from Real Freestyle Soccer showed impressive growth in weekly downloads, starting at approximately 110K and peaking at around 331K by the end of December. Weekly revenue also increased, peaking at about $196 in mid-December. The game’s active users grew steadily, starting at around 1.1M and reaching approximately 1.5M by the end of the quarter.

For more insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower.