Q2 2024 Android Word Puzzle Games Performance in the US

In the second quarter of 2024, the word puzzle genre on Android saw varying performances across popular titles. Here's a snapshot of how the top 5 contenders fared, with data courtesy of Sensor Tower.

Wordscapes by PeopleFun maintained a steady growth in revenue, starting at $22M and peaking at $43M in mid-June before dipping slightly to $42M. Downloads saw a significant jump in May, from a few hundred thousand to over 3.7M by the end of June. Weekly active users mirrored this trend, soaring from 840K to nearly 9.8M.

Zynga's Words With Friends 2 Word Game experienced modest revenue fluctuations, beginning and ending the quarter around the $10M mark. Downloads remained fairly consistent, averaging around the low tens of thousands per week. Active users hovered in the low 60K range, with a slight decline towards the end of May, then stabilizing around 56K.

Fugo Games' Words of Wonders: Crossword showed an interesting pattern in revenue, with an early April spike to $34M, followed by a return to lower single-digit millions. Downloads gradually decreased from 591K to 345K, while weekly active users started high at 9.2M, declining to 7.3M by the quarter's end.

The New York Times Company's NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku brought in consistent revenue at $6M-$7M, with a notable increase to $17M in late June. Downloads had minor fluctuations but maintained an average of tens of thousands weekly. The number of active users increased slightly, from 206K to 207K throughout the quarter.

Lastly, Scopely's Scrabble® GO-Classic Word Game saw revenue numbers that were generally stable, with an interesting jump to $10M mid-June before returning to $4M. Download numbers stayed within the low tens of thousands, and weekly active users showed a slight decrease from 253K to 219K.

For more in-depth insights, Sensor Tower provides detailed analysis and data on the performance of mobile apps.