Top 5 MOBA Apps in South Africa Q3 2024: Performance Insights

During the third quarter of 2024, South Africa's mobile gaming landscape saw significant activity among the top five MOBA apps. Utilizing data from Sensor Tower, we analyze the performance of these games across a unified platform, encompassing both iOS and Android users.

Brawl Stars from Supercell demonstrated a resilient performance throughout the quarter. The weekly revenue exhibited a notable rise, peaking at around $12.5K in early September. Downloads surged significantly to approximately 5.9K in the same period, while active users saw a consistent increase, reaching over 16.8K in the first week of September.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, published by Shanghai Moonton Technology, experienced fluctuations in its metrics. Weekly revenue began at $4.7K in July, with a slight dip in August, before recovering to $4.3K by the end of September. Downloads saw a sharp increase to 3.3K in late September, while the active user base grew steadily, culminating in nearly 20K by the end of the quarter.

Squad Busters also from Supercell, faced a downward trend in both downloads and active users. Despite starting strong with around 4.7K downloads in early July, numbers dwindled to below 700 by the end of September. Revenue followed a similar pattern, starting at $5.8K and gradually decreasing to approximately $3.5K.

League of Legends: Wild Rift by Riot Games maintained a relatively stable performance. The app's weekly revenue fluctuated modestly, peaking at $1.7K in early August. Downloads remained consistent, hovering around 300 weekly, while active users slightly increased to over 3.3K by late September.

Honor of Kings from Level Infinite, although newer to the market, showed steady engagement. Revenue was relatively modest, peaking at $850 in mid-July, while downloads saw a gradual decline towards the end of the quarter. Active users remained stable, averaging around 2.1K throughout the period.

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