Egypt Mobile Gaming Statistics in 2023
- Last update: 20 Jun 2023 CET
In Egypt mobile gaming is fast becoming the standard way to game. Indeed, considering the country’s high rates of smartphone penetration and the relative costs associated with traditional gaming consoles, Egypt, like much of the rest of the world, is fast becoming mobile-first when it comes to gaming.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed mobile games statistics and insights into the Egypt Android game market with focus on mobile games only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Egyptian game publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many mobile games they have released, and how Egyptian mobile games have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major game publishers and ones with valid Egyptian addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
42matters tracks everything from mobile game meta data, to rankings, to download estimates, to changes in meta information, to SDK usage, to App-ads.txt and more. If you would like to leverage our data into your own product, research or app industry analysis, it can be obtained via our API or File Dumps or our interactive App Market Explorer.
There are more than 431 Egyptian publishers on Google Play out of all 191,725 game publishers. One of the biggest Egyptian publishers are 4enc.com, Room Studios, Tarek Mongy, aoujapps pro, Gimzat, GeekPit, olgor.com, Lion Studios, Unico Studio, eSpace Technologies . Less than 1% of all game publishers on Google Play are from Egypt. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 1,272 games from Egyptian publishers on Google Play out of the 537,147 games. Mobile Games with most downloads of Egyptian publishers are . Less than 1% of all mobile games on Google Play are from Egyptian publishers. Filter for mobile games by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 1,272 games from Egyptian publishers on Google Play is 4.12 out of 5 stars. This is better than the overall average rating of all mobile games which is 3.93. Mobile Games from Egyptian publishers on Google Play have on average 486 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all games, which is 6,656 ratings. Sort by the best rated game or by the game with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
Mobile Games by Egyptian publishers have an average of 57.54k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all mobile games which is 569.72k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
3% of games by Egyptian publishers are paid. That is a lower value of paid mobile games compared to the overall games, where 4% are paid. 88% of games by Egyptian publishers include ads. That is a higher value compared to the whole world, where 72% games have ads. 21% of games by Egyptian publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 20% of games.
7% of games of Egyptian publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. But overall they put less effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 17%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from Egypt that accumulated most downloads.
4enc.com is on position 1 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. 4enc.com is an Egypt-based company that specializes in creating educational, family-friendly apps, games, and programs. 4enc.com has created a number of mobile apps, such as My room - Girls Games, العربية الابتدائية حروف ارقام الوان حيوانات كلمات, Teaching the Holy Quran 1, تعليم الحروف والكلمات العربية, and more. They own 95 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 12.12m+ times.
Room Studios is on position 2 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. They own 2 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 9.41m+ times.
Tarek Mongy is on position 3 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. Tarek Mongy is an indie mobile game developer based in Egypt. His goal is to make games that he loves to play. Tarek Mongy has developed the games Flappy Crush, UnWrinkle, and Kuji Kiri: Ninja Trials. They own 8 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 5.48m+ times.
aoujapps pro is on position 4 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. They own 14 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 5.17m+ times.
Gimzat is on position 5 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. Gimzat is a mobile games developer based in Egypt. They love games and they love creating games! Their team, which is composed of artists and programmers, strives to make delightful, enjoyable games. Gimzat has developed the games Speed Maze - The Galaxy Run and السباق - رصيف نمرة. They own a single game that has been downloaded more than 2.59m+ times.
GeekPit is on position 6 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. GeekPit is a mobile game developing company located in Egypt. GeekPit has developed and published Moorhuhn Kart Multiplayer Racing, Moorhuhn - Crazy Chicken Remake, and MOORHUHN - CRAZY CHICKEN WANTED. They own 3 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 2.43m+ times.
olgor.com is on position 7 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. They own 11 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 1.92m+ times.
Lion Studios is on position 8 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. Lion Studios is a subsidiary of AppLovin. They help mobile game developers of all sizes grow their businesses by publishing and marketing their games. They’re known for helping developers break through the noise and get their games discovered. Lion Studios has built the games ID Please - Club Simulation, Idle Makeover, Ink Inc. - Tattoo Drawing, Blendy! - Juicy Simulation, and more. They own 151 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 1.9m+ times.
Unico Studio is on position 9 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. They own 47 mobile games that have been downloaded together more than 1.77m+ times.
eSpace Technologies is on position 10 of the biggest Egyptian game publishers. eSpace Technologies is an Egyptian mobile game creator. eSpace Technologies has developed the games ٩٠ ثانية, EgyptFOSS, eTime. They own a single game that has been downloaded more than 1.31m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by Egypt game publishers. To find out which mobile games integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
80% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 986 games. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
80% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 974 games.
74% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 911 games. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
46% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have FMOD integrated. In total 565 games.
46% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Unity3D integrated. In total 565 games.
38% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Unity Ads integrated. In total 467 games. The Unity Ads SDK helps publishers integrate especially video advertisements, aimed at maximizing revenue and improving user experience, into their games. Unity Ads gives developers the ability to offer users a variety of rewards in exchange for watching videos, such as additional “life,” currency, score increases, etc.
33% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Android Sqlite integrated. In total 403 games.
32% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have gson integrated. In total 387 games. Gson is a Google-developed Java library that app developers can leverage to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation, and vice versa. It works with arbitrary Java objects, including pre-existing objects of which developers do not have the source-code.
32% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK integrated. In total 386 games. Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK was designed to support publishers in meeting the requirements outlined in the EU ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Google Mobile Ads Consent AdMob SDK provides utility functions for collecting consent from users to use their personal data, cookies, or other local storage, to serve ads.
30% of mobile games from Egyptian publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 362 games.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Egypt mobile games publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by mobile games with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 97% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 1,232 games.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 94% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 1,201 games.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 70% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 895 games.
The com.android.vending.BILLING permission is required for the integration of billing in android applications. 42% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Billing permission. Total 533 games.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 39% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 495 games.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 38% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 487 games.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 38% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 482 games.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 38% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 480 games.
34% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission. Total 427 games.
32% of the games from Egyptian publishers use the com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission. Total 412 games.
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