Twitter took a look back at the video game-related content on its platform in 2017.
In a blog post, Rishi Chadha, head of gaming content partnerships at Twitter, said more than 218 million tweets about gaming were shared by users around the world last year. In terms of mentions, the most-mentioned video game globally in 2017 was Pokemon, with 45 million mentions.
Overall, the 10 most-mentioned games in 2017 were:
- Pokemon – @Pokemon
- Fate/Grand Order – @fgoproject
- Monster Strike – @MStrikeOfficial
- Splatoon – @SplatoonJP
- Ensemble Stars – @ensemble_stars
- Minecraft – @Minecraft
- Granblue Fantasy – @GranblueUSA
- Dragon Quest – @DragonQuest
- Overwatch – @PlayOverwatch
- Tap Tap Fish – #taptapfish
Chadha also highlighted the popularity of esports on Twitter, as the social network livestreamed a variety of esports tournaments and other related content in the past 18 months.
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