Twitter: Approximately 1.5B Tweets About Gaming Shared in First Half of 2022

Genshin Impact was the most-tweeted-about game during the period

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Twitter Gaming analyzed gaming-related chatter on its platform during the first half of 2022 and found that approximately 1.5 billion tweets about gaming were sent from Jan. 1 through June 30, up 36% year-over-year.

Twitter Gaming said Genshin Impact was the most-tweeted-about game globally during the period, followed by Wordle.



Chart from Twitter Gaming ranking the "Most Tweeted About Games," globally, in H1 2022

The top 10 most-tweeted-about games in H1 2022 were:

  1. Genshin Impact Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact)
  2. Wordle
  3. Ensemble Stars! (@ensemble_stars)
  4. Final Fantasy (@FinalFantasy)
  5. Project Sekai (@pj_sekai)
  6. Apex Legends (@PlayApex)
  7. Elden Ring (@ELDENRING)
  8. Fate/Grand Order (@fgoproject)
  9. Valorant (@PlayVALORANT)
  10. The Legend of Zelda (@NintendoAmerica)



Chart from Twitter Gaming ranking the "Top 10 Countries Tweeting Most About Gaming" in H1 2022

The countries that tweeted the most about gaming during the period were:

  1. Japan
  2. U.S.
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