Bubble Pirate Quest on top of this week’s list of fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU

Murzik’s Bubble Pirate Quest took the No. 1 spot this week among the fastest-growing Facebook games by daily active user; the title brought in 590,000 DAU for a 233 percent increase.

Zynga’s FarmVille 2 came in at No. 2, with 430,000 DAU for a 123 percent increase. Words With Friends returned to the gainer list at No. 3 with 200,000 DAU, up 4 percent. FreshPlanet’s SongPop grew by 100,000 DAU, a 2 percent increase that allowed the game to take the No. 4 slot. Finally, King.com’s Pyramid Solitaire Saga rounded out the top five games on this week’s list with 100,000 DAU for a 7 percent gain.

Three games this week saw gains of over 100 percent. Disney Playdom’s Mobsters: Criminal Empire took in 40,000 DAU for a 200 percent increase, as did RockYou’s Hug Me. High 5′s eponymous High 5 Casino took in 23,113 DAU for a 462 percent gain.

Finally, Russian developer Nekki’s new game Vector (which just officially launched on Facebook) debuted on our list this week with 20,000 DAU for a 50 percent traffic increase.

Name DAU Gain Gain,%
1.  Bubble Pirate Quest 700,000 +490,000 + 233%
2.  FarmVille 2 780,000 +430,000 + 123%
3.  Words With Friends 5,900,000 +200,000 + 4%
4.  SongPop 4,400,000 +100,000 + 2%
5.  Pyramid Solitaire Saga 1,600,000 +100,000 + 7%
6.  Marvel: Avengers Alliance 1,200,000 +100,000 + 9%
7.  Threads of Mystery 290,000 +80,000 + 38%
8.  Lost Jewels 680,000 +60,000 + 10%
9.  Stardoll 280,000 +60,000 + 27%
10.  Bingo Bash 670,000 +60,000 + 10%
11.  麻將─神來也麻將 140,000 +50,000 + 56%
12.  Hollywood Slots 290,000 +40,000 + 16%
13.  Disney’s Ghosts of Mistwood 330,000 +40,000 + 14%
14.  Mobsters: Criminal Empire 60,000 +40,000 + 200%
15.  Hug Me 60,000 +40,000 + 200%
16.  Bubble Epic 710,000 +30,000 + 4%
17.  House of Fun 240,000 +30,000 + 14%
18.  3D Slots 260,000 +30,000 + 13%
19.  High 5 Casino 28,113 +23,113 + 462%
20.  Vector 60,000 +20,000 + 50%

All data in this post comes from our traffic tracking service, AppDataStay tuned for our look at the top emerging apps on Friday.

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