Whereas the latter half of 2022 could seem a little bit barren, the primary half of the yr was fairly good for video games. We noticed Elden Ring carry out even higher than all of us anticipated, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga arrived, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus launched us to a brand new fashion of Pokemon sport. So, there’s been tons to speak, and tweet, about.
That being stated, Twitter has collected information on a number of the most talked about video games on the platform through the first half of 2022. It isn’t all that stunning, however it’s attention-grabbing to see what titles are taking the platform by storm this yr.
There have been roughly 1.5 billion tweets about gaming to spherical up, with the report from Twitter detailing essentially the most tweeted about video games, gaming personalities, esports groups, and extra.
This is the decision for essentially the most tweeted about titles of the primary half of 2022!
First issues first, Twitter have rounded up which international locations have tweeted essentially the most about gaming to this point this yr. The highest ten are as follows:
- Japan
- US
- Korea
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- Brazil
- Philippines
- India
- UK
- Mexico
Subsequent, Twitter shared the data that we’re primarily most inquisitive about… essentially the most tweeted about video games globally of 2022 to this point. It comes as completely no shock that Wordle sits close to the highest, simply behind Genshin Impression, which has lately been taking YouTube by storm too.
- Genshin Impression
- Wordle
- Ensemble Stars
- Ultimate Fantasy
- Venture Sekai
- Apex Legends
- Elden Ring
- Destiny/Grand Order
- Valorant
- The Legend of Zelda
Subsequent up, Twitter additionally assessed which communities and areas on the platform have been most participating for the gaming neighborhood.
The highest three most listened to areas have been:
- “Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard, let’s speak” – Hosted by @charlieintel on January 18, 2022
- “Speaking about Summer season Sport Fest plans and concepts from followers” – Hosted by @geoffkeighley on Could 22, 2022
- “100Thieves put up LCS speak” – Hosted by @100t_esports on March 27, 2022
In the meantime, the 5 most participating gaming communities on the platform this yr have been as follows.
- Retro Gaming
- Splatoon
- Xbox Neighborhood
- Valorant
- Counter-Strike
The report from Twitter additionally particulars just a few extra classes, corresponding to most tweeted about esports gamers, leagues and groups, in addition to most tweeted about gaming personalities. If that is your factor, then take a look at the report.
Are you stunned (or unsurprised) to see these titles being talked about on the timeline? What do you anticipate will reign on Twitter for the second half of the yr?