The past 2021 has been a year full of events and special moments for the gaming community. This is demonstrated by Twitter, which last year hosted 2.4 billion gaming-themed tweets. But which titles were discussed?
The gaming community loves to chirp: Twitter and gaming-themed posts
The data comes directly from Twitter and is reported by Games Industry. The twitter platform, in taking stock of 2021, makes it known that tweets on video games have had a significant surge in the course of the year that has just passed. The social media reports that more than have been shared 2.4 billion tweets concerning the world of gaming, with a 14% increase compared to 2020. Comparing the data with those of 2017, the increase shows an increase of about 10 times.
Among the most discussed video games we certainly find Genshin Impact, Apex Legends e Animal Crossing: New Horizon. The mobile game is also not bad Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! It goes without saying that there is no shortage of the top 10 Minecraft e Final Fantasy.
As for the world of eSports, the biggest discussions took place on the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (@CBLOL), which received even more interactions than the official page of the League of Legends eSports tournament (@LCSOfficial). The most tweeted eSports team was LOUD esports (@LOUDgg).
The rankings
Below is a geographical map of the countries with the most gaming-themed tweets:
Instead, these are the games that have been sources of discussion:
Most tweeted gaming themed events throughout the year: