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.

Read our reviews of…

• Dragon City
• Stormfall: Age of War
• CityVille 2
• Pet Rescue Saga
• Baseball Heroes
• Full Bloom
• Legends: Rise of a Hero
• Dungeon Rampage
• Panda Jam
• Candy Crush Saga