AI Insights · Timothy · April 2023
Top 5 Sandbox-like Games on iOS in Africa: Q1 2023
Explore the performance of the top 5 sandbox-like games on the iOS platform in Africa during the first quarter of 2023, including trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
The first quarter of 2023 has revealed interesting trends in the performance of top sandbox-like games on the iOS platform in Africa. Here’s a closer look at the weekly downloads, revenue, and active user trends for Roblox, Minecraft, IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat, ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live, and PK XD: Fun, friends & games.
Roblox from Roblox Corporation saw a varied performance in Q1 2023. Weekly revenue peaked at around $36K in early January and showed some fluctuations before stabilizing at approximately $25K to $29K towards the end of March. Downloads experienced a slight decline in January, starting at around 11K and dropping to 7K by the end of February, before recovering to 10K in March. Active users remained relatively stable, with minor fluctuations, ending the quarter at around 167K.
Minecraft by Mojang started the quarter with revenue of about $5K, experiencing a dip to around $3K in February, and then rebounding to approximately $4.8K by the end of March. Downloads remained steady with minor variations, ranging from 590 to 752 weekly. Active users showed a slight increase from 40K at the start of the quarter to nearly 40K at the end, with some fluctuations in between.
IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat from IMVU had a steady revenue stream, starting at about $1.8K and ending at around $2.1K. Downloads saw a significant drop from 2.7K in late December to around 800 in February, before a slight recovery to 890 by the end of March. Active users showed a mixed trend, starting at around 9.6K and fluctuating throughout the quarter to end at approximately 9.7K.
ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live by NAVER Z Corporation showed a steady increase in its revenue, reaching roughly $1.2K in the final week of March. Downloads fluctuated slightly, starting from 609 and ending at 764. Active users remained relatively stable, ending the quarter at around 7K.
Lastly, PK XD: Fun, friends & games by Afterverse Games had a consistent revenue trend, maintaining around $300 to $400 weekly. Downloads saw some fluctuation, starting at 566 and dropping to 258 in late January, before recovering to 442 by the end of March. Active users showed a slight decline from around 10.5K to 9.6K throughout the quarter.
These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, and more detailed analytics can be found on their platform.
