AI Insights · Timothy · April 2023
Top 5 Casual Games Performance in Africa for Q1 2023
In Q1 2023, the top 5 casual games in Africa showed varied performance in terms of revenue, downloads, and active users, with insights provided by Sensor Tower.
In the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 casual games on a unified platform in Africa exhibited a range of performance metrics, highlighting trends in weekly revenue, downloads, and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each game fared:
Candy Crush Saga by King demonstrated relatively stable weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $250K in the first week of January. Weekly downloads saw a notable high of 397K in the same week, followed by a gradual decline to around 211K by the end of March. Active users fluctuated, reaching a peak of over 5M in late January but ending the quarter at around 4.4M.
Coin Master from Moon Active experienced a steady weekly revenue, ranging between $90K to $126K, with the highest revenue recorded in the first week of January. Downloads increased significantly from 18.7K in late December to a peak of 43.7K at the end of March. Active users showed a consistent rise, starting from 175K and reaching nearly 194K by the end of the quarter.
Gardenscapes by Playrix saw a surge in weekly revenue to about $80K in early March. Downloads were highest at 181K by the end of January but then experienced fluctuations, settling at 123K by late March. Active users consistently grew throughout the quarter, starting at 471K and ending at 625K.
Royal Match from Dream Games reported a peak weekly revenue of around $59K in mid-March. Downloads peaked at 104K in early January but declined to approximately 45K by the end of March. Active users showed a steady increase from 268K at the start of the quarter to over 405K by the end of March.
Fishdom, also by Playrix, maintained a stable weekly revenue, peaking at about $47K in early March. Downloads were highest at 137K in the first week of January, with a downward trend to around 59K by the end of March. Active users peaked at 279K in late January but gradually decreased to 200K by the end of the quarter.
These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, which provides more detailed analytics and trends for these and other applications.
