Top 5 Arcade Racing Apps in South Africa Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the arcade racing genre saw notable activity in South Africa. Here’s a closer look at the performance of the top 5 arcade racing applications on a unified platform, according to Sensor Tower data.

Need for Speed No Limits from Electronic Arts displayed a stable trend in weekly revenue, peaking at around $2.3K in the final week of December and maintaining figures between $1.2K and $2.2K throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads for the game fluctuated, with a high of approximately 13K in early January and a low of around 8.4K in early March. Active user counts showed a gradual decline from about 61K at the start of the quarter to roughly 48K by mid-March, with a slight uptick to 52K at the end of March.

Asphalt Legends Unite by Gameloft had a varied revenue pattern, starting with $1.5K at the end of December and experiencing a dip to $345 in mid-February, eventually recovering to $995 by the end of March. Downloads were relatively steady, peaking at 2.9K in the first week of January and hovering around 1.8K to 2.4K for most of the quarter. Active users ranged from roughly 9.7K to 10.1K in early January, with minor fluctuations, ending at around 9.6K in late March.

Pocket Champs PVP Racing Games from MADBOX observed a decrease in weekly revenue from $1.6K at the end of December to as low as $380 in early March, with a slight recovery to $801 by the end of March. Downloads saw a significant rise from 1.6K in late December to 3.2K in the first week of January, then stabilized around 1K to 2.5K for the rest of the quarter. Active users increased from 4.1K at the end of December to 5.2K by the end of March.

CarX Drift Racing 2 by CarX Technologies had a consistent decline in weekly revenue, starting at $776 in late December and reaching a low of $215 by early March, with a slight bounce back to $327 by the end of March. Downloads were stable, with figures around 1.2K to 1.5K in January, and a slight decrease to around 700 to 1.4K for the rest of the quarter. Active users showed a decline from 4.3K in early January to about 3.5K by the end of March.

CarX Street, another title from CarX Technologies, showed modest revenue figures, starting at $159 in late December and peaking at $641 in mid-February, then stabilizing around $130 to $218 towards the end of March. Downloads remained relatively flat, ranging from 600 to 1.1K throughout the quarter. Active users increased from 3.7K at the end of December to 4.9K in mid-February, then slightly decreased to 4.2K by the end of March.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.