Top 5 Basketball Games Performance in the US - Q4 2020

The fourth quarter of 2020 saw significant activity in the basketball gaming category in the United States. Sensor Tower's data provides a snapshot of how the top basketball games performed on the unified platform during this period. Here we delve into the numbers for a closer look at these trends.

Electronic Arts' NBA LIVE Mobile Basketball experienced a steady revenue stream, peaking at $181K in the last week of December. Downloads showed an upward trend, jumping from 40K to 56K in the same timeframe. Weekly active users fluctuated but ended the quarter with a slight increase from 1.5M to 1.46M.

2K's NBA 2K Mobile Basketball Game also saw a rise in revenue, particularly in late December, reaching $200K. Downloads spiked in mid-December at 98K, while active users saw a high of 360K in the third week of December.

Another title by 2K, NBA 2K20, had more modest revenue figures, with the highest at $39K in late December. Downloads peaked at 8K, and active users reached nearly 48K at the end of December.

Miniclip.com's Basketball Stars™: Multiplayer showed a consistent revenue with slight increases and decreases, ending at $17K. The game's downloads had a notable rise to 45K in late December, and its active users peaked at 221K in the same period.

Lastly, NBA SuperCard Basketball Game, also from 2K and released in December, had no revenue data for November but quickly ramped up to $55K by the end of December. Its downloads started strong at 35K and slightly decreased to 15K, with active users showing a similar trend from 27K to 19K.

For more insights on app performance, Sensor Tower's platform offers detailed analytics and data to help understand market trends.