The African game industry has grown almost six times faster than last year’s global average. This spurred the demand for entertainment on mobile phones, including staples such as candy crash and Robrox.
The market has expanded by 12 % since the previous year to $ 1.8 billion, exceeding the 2.1 % increase around the world, surpassing ADG Technology Inc., a mobile game -based mobile game publisher known as Carry1st, to San Francisco. The home -based NEWZOO LLC states. Annual analysis issued on Wednesday.
The continental game community has climbed 1,000 % to 349 million players and analyzes that 89 % of revenue has arrived from mobile.
Africa is the fastest, the most youngest population base in the world, and high -tech -familiar young people are increasingly bridge service gaps using devices. The lower data cost, the speed of the Internet connection, and the more dedicated game server means that the game experience has been improved for consumers.
The continent is a “traditional platform leap”, and is one of the few places that records growth in the “indicating signs of maturity”, Cordel Robbin-, the highest executive manager of Carrier1st. Coker said.
Egypt said that last year, it exceeded $ 368 million in a game revenue table, then Nigeria $ 300 million and South Africa was the top $ 278 million. Eritria and Niger have emerged as the fastest growing country, and equator guinea and Seishel are the slowest.
African gamers enjoy global titles such as Valorant and Call of Duty in Tencent Holdings LTD., saying, SPENCER MA, a Carry1st growth lead.
Call of Duty: Mobile, Pubg Mobile, BloodStrike, Free Fire, and first -person shooting games are also popular with staple foods such as Candy Crush and Roblox.
“These titles are frequently seen in the African e -sports tournament and are gaining popularity among gamers,” MA said.