CityVille 2 returns to the top spot among the fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
Zynga’s CityVille 2 has once again seen a population boom among the fastest-growing games by monthly active users. The game took the No. 1 spot with 1.6 million MAU, a 6 percent increase.
King.com’s Candy Crush Saga is also continuing to see strong growth, grabbing the No. 2 spot with 1 million MAU (also for a 6 percent gain). The recently-launched Pet Rescue Saga came in at No. 3 with 800,000 MAU, up 10 percent. Nordeus’s Top Eleven Be a Football Manager snagged the No. 4 position, up 6 percent with 400,000 MAU. Zynga’s ChefVille fills out the top five games on the list with 300,000 MAU, a 1 percent increase.
Only three other games on the list saw growth that was in the double digits. Megapolis drew in 270,000 MAU, a 270 percent gain. Playdom’s Full Bloom is continuing to enjoy renewed popularity, bringing in 200,000 MAU for a 16 percent increase. Finally, Mob Science’s Legends: Rise of a Hero saw a 48 percent surge with 110,000 MAU.
|
Name |
MAU |
Gain |
Gain,% |
| 1. |
CityVille 2 |
29,700,000 |
+1,600,000 |
+ 6% |
| 2. |
Candy Crush Saga |
21,200,000 |
+1,000,000 |
+ 6% |
| 3. |
Pet Rescue Saga |
8,500,000 |
+800,000 |
+ 10% |
| 4. |
Top Eleven Be a Football Manager |
7,100,000 |
+400,000 |
+ 6% |
| 5. |
ChefVille |
22,900,000 |
+300,000 |
+ 1% |
| 6. |
Dragon City |
16,100,000 |
+300,000 |
+ 2% |
| 7. |
Megapolis |
370,000 |
+270,000 |
+ 270% |
| 8. |
Pool Live Tour |
10,400,000 |
+200,000 |
+ 2% |
| 9. |
Full Bloom |
870,000 |
+120,000 |
+ 16% |
| 10. |
Legends: Rise of a Hero |
340,000 |
+110,000 |
+ 48% |
| 11. |
Diggle |
1,800,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 6% |
| 12. |
Cafeland |
1,500,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 7% |
| 13. |
Saif Almarifa |
2,800,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 4% |
| 14. |
UberStrike |
1,300,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 8% |
| 15. |
Stormfall: Age of War |
1,500,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 7% |
| 16. |
Social Empires |
6,700,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 2% |
| 17. |
8 Ball Pool |
6,000,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 2% |
| 18. |
Dungeon Rampage |
2,200,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 5% |
| 19. |
Fruit Ninja Frenzy |
4,100,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 3% |
| 20. |
Panda Jam |
1,900,000 |
+100,000 |
+ 6% |
|
All data in this post comes from our traffic tracking service, AppData. Stay tuned for our look at the fastest-growing games by daily active users on Wednesday and top emerging apps on Friday.
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