AI Insights · Timothy · January 2025
Top 5 Geolocation Games Performance in South Africa Q4 2024
Explore the performance trends of the top geolocation games in South Africa during Q4 2024, with insights from Sensor Tower's data.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the geolocation gaming landscape in South Africa saw varied performance across the top five applications, according to Sensor Tower data. These applications, available on a unified platform, demonstrated distinct trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.
ATLAS:EARTH - Paid Fun by Atlas Reality, Inc. started the quarter with a strong presence, with weekly downloads peaking at approximately 15K in early October. However, downloads showed a declining trend through November, before a modest recovery in December, reaching around 4K. Revenue followed a similar pattern, starting at $6.6K and declining to $2.2K by the end of December. Active users decreased from about 21K to 8K over the quarter.
Pokémon GO, a popular title from Niantic, Inc., experienced consistent weekly active users, averaging around 28K, with a slight increase to over 32K in the last week of December. Weekly downloads varied, with a peak of nearly 3K in late October, while revenue saw a notable spike to $13.8K in mid-November before stabilizing around $6.3K by year-end.
Jurassic World Alive by Ludia Inc. maintained a steady presence with weekly downloads reaching a peak of 492 in late November. Revenue was modest, starting at $430, peaking at $867 in December, and ending at $413. Active users fluctuated slightly, with a noticeable peak in late November at 2K users.
Soundmap - Find Your Songs from Sincerely Studios Inc. saw a decline in both downloads and active users throughout the quarter. Downloads began at 334 in early October, dropping to 64 by December. Revenue mirrored this trend, starting at $230 and decreasing to $86. Active users also saw a reduction from 1K to 290 by the year's end.
Lastly, Stepbots Sandbox Playground 2 by PSV Apps&Games showed fluctuating download numbers, peaking at 396 in late October. Despite no revenue generation, active users showed an increase, reaching 793 in mid-December.
These insights provide a snapshot of the geolocation gaming sector's dynamics in South Africa during Q4 2024. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.
