Top 5 Character Collection Games Performance in Africa, Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw significant activity in the character collection games category on a unified platform in Africa. Data from Sensor Tower highlights the performance of the top 5 games: Subway Surfers, EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer, Free Fire: 7th Anniversary, Dream League Soccer 2024, and 1945 - Airplane shooting game.

Subway Surfers from Sybo Games ApS saw its weekly downloads start strong at over 480K but experienced a gradual decline, ending the quarter near 315K. Its weekly revenue fluctuated, peaking at around $1.4K and closing at approximately $900. The game maintained an impressive number of weekly active users, starting at 5.1M and ending the quarter at 5M.

EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer by Electronic Arts displayed a consistent upward trend in weekly revenue, peaking at about $61K towards the end of February. Weekly downloads showed some variability, beginning at 324K and settling around 236K. The game consistently attracted a high number of weekly active users, averaging around 5.5M throughout the quarter.

Free Fire: 7th Anniversary from GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED had a strong surge in weekly downloads, particularly in mid-March, reaching a peak of 242K. Its weekly revenue remained relatively stable, fluctuating between $16K and $29K. The game also saw an increase in weekly active users, starting at 3.4M and peaking at 4.4M by the end of the quarter.

Dream League Soccer 2024 by First Touch Games Ltd. showed a steady pattern in weekly downloads, starting at 165K and ending close to 119K. Weekly revenue experienced minor fluctuations, peaking at around $11.7K and closing the quarter at approximately $8K. The game maintained a consistent weekly active user base, averaging around 1.4M.

Lastly, 1945 - Airplane shooting game by ONESOFT GLOBAL PTE. LTD. had steady weekly downloads, averaging around 98K. The weekly revenue remained relatively stable, ranging from $1K to $2.5K. The number of weekly active users showed a gradual increase, peaking at 854K towards the end of March.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower, where more detailed data and analytics can be found.