Top 5 Shooter Games on Android in South Africa: Q1 2023 Performance

In Q1 2023, the top 5 shooter games on the Android platform in South Africa demonstrated distinctive trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here is a detailed look at their performance, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 8 from Activision Publishing, Inc. saw fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $59K in the final week of December and experiencing a low of around $16.8K in early January. Weekly downloads started at 4.9K during the last week of December, declining to around 2.6K in late February, before rising again to 4.8K by the end of March. Active users showed a gradual increase from 14.6K in late December to 17.2K by the end of March.

PUBG MOBILE by Level Infinite reported a weekly revenue range from about $9.9K in early March to $34.9K in the last week of December. Downloads varied between 3.5K to 6.6K throughout the quarter. Active users remained relatively stable, ranging from 339K to 364K, with minor fluctuations.

Free Fire: 7th Anniversary by Garena International I had weekly revenue starting at $11.2K in the last week of December, dipping to about $4.3K in mid-February, and rising again to $8.3K by the end of March. Downloads showed an upward trend, beginning at 8.5K and ending at 7.3K, with notable peaks and troughs in between. Active users increased from 49.7K in late December to 57.4K by the end of the quarter.

Standoff 2 from AXLEBOLT LTD experienced a significant peak in weekly revenue, reaching $26.2K in early January before dropping to lower levels, averaging under $1K for most of the quarter. Downloads were highest at 3.1K in late January, with other weeks seeing numbers around 300-600. Active users peaked at 2.7K in late January and declined to 1.2K by the end of March.

War Robots Multiplayer Battles by MY.GAMES B.V. reported relatively stable weekly revenue, ranging from approximately $1.9K to $3.4K. Downloads varied from 1.5K to 4.6K, with active users peaking at 18.2K in early January and ending the quarter at 13.7K.

These insights reflect the dynamic nature of the mobile gaming market in South Africa. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.