AI Insights · Timothy · October 2023
Top 5 Sports Apps Performance in Africa Q3 2023
In Q3 2023, the top 5 sports apps in Africa experienced varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. eFootball™ 2024 and EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer led the pack with notable gains.
The third quarter of 2023 brought interesting trends for the top 5 sports apps in Africa. Here's an overview of their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.
eFootball™ 2024 from KONAMI saw its weekly revenue start at around $20.7K at the end of June, experiencing a dip to $12K in early August, but climbing to a substantial $39.6K by mid-September. Weekly downloads also showed a significant boost, peaking at 124.5K in early September from a base of around 54K in late June. Active users exhibited a steady increase, starting from 3.3M and reaching 3.8M by early September.
F1 TV by Formula One Digital Media Limited had a fluctuating revenue pattern, beginning at $22.7K in late June, hitting a low of $6.4K by mid-August, and then recovering to $18.6K by the end of September. The app’s downloads showed a general decline, starting from 3.1K and dropping to just over 1K by late September. Active users followed a similar trend, decreasing from 10.1K to 8.8K over the quarter.
EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer from ELECTRONIC ARTS maintained strong weekly downloads throughout the quarter, peaking at 270.3K in the last week of September. Revenue saw a downward trend, starting at $42.1K at the end of June and dropping to $11.1K by mid-September. However, active users remained high, starting at 6.1M and seeing a notable increase to 7.4M by the end of the quarter.
EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Companion, also from ELECTRONIC ARTS, experienced modest revenue growth, beginning with $8.4K at the end of June and reaching $32.7K by late September. Downloads remained relatively stable with a slight increase, peaking at 33.8K in the last week of September. Active users saw a steady rise from 396.9K to 498.8K by the end of the quarter.
8 Ball Pool by Miniclip.com showed consistent performance in weekly downloads, peaking at 208.4K in mid-September. Revenue was relatively stable, hovering around $12.2K at the start and ending at $9.3K. The active users metric showed a slight decline from 3.2M to 2.6M throughout the quarter.
These insights reveal the dynamic nature of the sports app market in Africa. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.