05-02-2025
Candy Crush Spurs Africa Gaming Boom; Revenue Tops $1.8 Billion
Africa's gaming industry grew almost six times faster than the global average last year, spurred by demand for entertainment on mobile phones, research showed.
The market expanded 12% to $1.8 billion in revenue from a year earlier, outpacing the 2.1% worldwide increase, ADG Technology Inc., a New York-based mobile-gaming publisher known as Carry1st, and San Francisco-based Newzoo LLC said in an annual analysis published Wednesday.