Waifu Games Shine on Android in Europe: A Q1 2021 Sensor Tower Report

The first quarter of 2021 has been an interesting period for the 'waifu' genre of mobile games on Android in Europe. Sensor Tower's comprehensive data provides insights into the performance of the top five applications in this category. Let's dive into the numbers and trends that defined the quarter.

Azur Lane witnessed a fluctuation in revenue, with a notable peak in early February reaching $181K before descending to $50K by the end of March. Downloads showed an uptick in February at 21K, but gradually decreased to 8K in March. Weekly active users hit a high of 46K mid-February but saw a decrease, stabilizing at around 39K by the end of the quarter.

Honkai Impact 3rd - Part 2 experienced a considerable spike in revenue during the second week of March, reaching nearly $195K, following a general upward trend from $62K at the end of December. Downloads peaked at 37K in early March, while weekly active users saw a high of 179K in the same week, although there was a decline to around 149K towards the end of March.

Illusion Connect had its revenue hover around the $30K mark, with a notable jump to $60K in the first week of March. Downloads and weekly active users both followed a downward trend, with downloads falling from 5K to 3K and active users dropping from 38K to around 26K throughout the quarter.

Princess Connect! Re: Dive launched in mid-January and saw an initial surge in revenue to $112K in its first week, stabilizing at around $15K by the end of March. The game's downloads reflected a strong start with 78K in its debut week, but gradually decreased to 4K. Weekly active users peaked at 35K in the launch week but experienced a downward trend, ending at 16K.

Idle Angels: Goddess' Warfare showed consistent revenue throughout the quarter, with figures ranging from $23K to $31K. Downloads started at 12K at the end of December but saw a decrease to 6K by the end of March. Active users remained fairly stable, with a slight decline from 21K to 18K.

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