Over 2.4 Billion Gaming Tweets in 2021 – Was One of Them Yours?

Twitter recently announced that there were more than 2.4 Billion Tweets about gaming in 2021, breaking records for all prior years.

Twitter continues to serve as the go-to social media platform for gamers, streamers, teams, game publishers, and gaming media. According to Twitter, the 4^th quarter of 2021 was the biggest quarter for gaming conversation ever. Besides all the online tournaments (along with some LAN events), topics of conversation included the introduction of new games and the advances of NFTs in the gaming ecosystem.

Here’s a look at Twitter’s global gaming conversation insights from 2021:

Esports Leagues with the Most Followers Gained:

1. Fortnite Competitive Series (@FNCompetitive)
2. Valorant Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) 
3. League of Legends Esports (@lolesports)
4. League of Legends European Championship (@LEC) 
5. Valorant Champions Tour: North America (@valesports_na)

Most Talked About Video Games:

1. Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact)
2. Apex Legends (@PlayApex)
3. Ensemble Stars! (@ensemble_stars)
4. Final Fantasy (@FinalFantasy)
5. Fate/Grand Order (@fgoproject)
6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (@animalcrossing)
7. Knives Out (@game_knives_out)
8. Minecraft (@minecraft)
9. Project Sekai (@pj_sekai)
10. Fortnite (@fortnitegame)

Most Talked About Esports Athletes:

1. Mongraal (@Mongraal)
2. Bugha (@bugha)
3. Benjyfishy (@benjyfishy)
4. Scump (@scump)
5. Rekkles (@RekklesLoL)
6. Nobru (@Nobru)
7. FalleN (@FalleNCS)
8. Mixwell (@Mixwell)
9. TenZ (@TenZOfficial)
10. s1mple (@s1mpleO)

Most Talked About Esports Teams:

1. LOUD esports (@LOUDgg)
2. FaZe Clan (@fazeclan)
3. paiN Gaming (@paiNGamingBR)
4. G2 Esports (@G2esports)
5. Fnatic (@fnatic)
6. Furia (@FURIA)
7. 100 Thieves (@100Thieves)
8. DetonatioN Gaming (@team_detonation)
9. T1 (@T1)
10. Team Liquid (@TeamLiquid)

Countries Tweeting the Most About Gaming:

1. Japan ??
2. United States ??
3. South Korea ??
4. Thailand ??
5. Brazil ??
6. Philippines ??
7. Indonesia ??
8. United Kingdom ??
9. France ??
10. India ??

Most Talked About Gaming Creators:

1. Colon (@Colon56N)
2. AuronPlay (@auronplay)
3. Felipe Neto (@felipeneto)
4. Ibai Llanos(@IbaiLlanos)
5. Dream (@Dream)
6. GeorgeNotFound (@GeorgeNotFound)
7. Corpse Husband (@Corpse_Husband)
8. Sapnap (@sapnap)
9. BadBoyHalo (@BadBoyHalo)
10. Junichi Kato (@unkochan1234567)