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Top 5 Shooter Games in South Africa: Q1 2023 Performance

Discover the performance trends of the top 5 shooter games on a unified platform in South Africa during the first quarter of 2023, including insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Shooter Games in South Africa: Q1 2023 Performance

Throughout the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 shooter games in South Africa revealed intriguing trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users, according to data from Sensor Tower.

Sniper 3D: Gun Shooting Games by Wildlife Studios saw fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $3.6K in late February. Downloads for this game experienced a decline early in the quarter, hitting a low of around 7.5K in mid-February, before rebounding to about 13.4K in early March. Active user numbers initially dipped from 111K to 77.6K but later stabilized around 88.7K by the end of March.

Free Fire: 7th Anniversary from GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED maintained a relatively stable active user base, hovering between 112K and 125K throughout the quarter. The game's weekly revenue varied, starting at approximately $15.9K in late December and dropping to around $6.7K by mid-March, before rising to $12.7K at the end of the quarter. Download numbers fluctuated, with a notable increase to 10.5K in mid-March.

PUBG MOBILE by Tencent Mobile International Limited exhibited strong performance in terms of active users, consistently maintaining figures above 440K. The game's revenue showed significant peaks, especially in late December at around $43.3K and in late March at approximately $33.9K. Downloads, however, remained relatively stable, averaging around 5.5K to 7K weekly.

Call of Duty®: Mobile, published by Activision Publishing, Inc., experienced a noticeable revenue peak of about $69.3K in late December, followed by fluctuations throughout the quarter, ending with $47.4K in late March. Downloads were fairly steady, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching around 7.5K. Active users saw a gradual increase from 26.6K to 33K by the end of March.

Pure Sniper: Gun Shooter Games from Miniclip.com displayed relatively modest revenue figures, peaking at $933 in late January. The game’s downloads showed a gradual increase, from 4.2K in mid-February to nearly 7.9K by the end of March. The active user base experienced a steady rise, growing from around 17.5K in mid-February to over 22.9K in late March.

For more detailed insights and further data, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2023