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Twitter Gaming took a look back at gaming-related chatter on the social network in 2021. Twitter said there were more than 2.4 billion gaming-related tweets in 2021, a 14% increase from 2020. The fourth quarter of 2021 was also the biggest quarter ever for gaming conversation on the platform.
The most-tweeted-about video games in 2021 were:
- Genshin Impact
- Apex Legends
- Ensemble Stars!
- Final Fantasy
- Fate/Grand Order
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Knives Out
- Minecraft
- Project Sekai
- Fortnite
The countries that tweeted the most about gaming in 2021 were:
- Japan
- U.S.
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Brazil
- Philippines
- Indonesia
- U.K.
- France
- India
The most-tweeted-about esports teams in 2021 were:
- LOUD esports
- FaZe Clan
- paiN Gaming
- G2 Esports
- Fnatic
- Furia
- 100 Thieves
- DetonatioN Gaming
- T1
- Team Liquid
Meanwhile, the most-tweeted-about esports leagues in 2021 were:
- CBLOL
- Call of Duty League
- Valorant Champions Tour
- Overwatch League
- League of Legends Championship Series
Next, the most-tweeted-about gaming creators last year were:
- Colon (@Colon56N)
- AuronPlay (@auronplay)
- Felipe Neto (@felipeneto)
- Ibai Llanos (@IbaiLlanos)
- Dream (@Dream)
- GeorgeNotFound (@GeorgeNotFound)
- Corpse Husband (@Corpse_Husband)
- Sapnap (@sapnap)
- BadBoyHalo (@BadBoyHalo)
- Junichi Kato (@unkochan1234567)
Finally, the most-tweeted-about gaming events in 2021 were:
- E3 2021
- The Game Awards
- Xbox Games Showcase
- Gamescom 2021
- Summer Game Fest 2021
