Video games and Twitter go hand in hand. The social media platform is a great place to connect with other gamers, get the latest gaming news and keep up to date with a range of developers, publishers and personalities. Now, in ablog post, Twitter has shared just some astonishing figures of how well the two entities work with each other.
Withvideo game spend and usage hitting record highs in 2020, video game tweets grew in a similar fashion. Twitter confirmed that, for the first time ever, there were over two billion tweets about video games in a single year. This is up a whopping 75% from the previous year and includes a 49% increase in unique authors. With a huge array ofvideo game anniversaries this year, there’s a chance that number may grow even further in 2021.
In terms of the most tweeted about game, there is no real shock, withAnimal Crossing: New Horizonstaking the top spot. Other well-known titles to breach the top 10 areFinal Fantasy, likely in part due toFinal Fantasy 7 Remake,Fortnite,Genshin ImpactandApex Legends. The rest of the list is made up of mobile games that haven’t been released or found much of a following in the west.
The blog post also looked at the nations that tweeted most about video games. Taking the top spot on this list is none other than Japan, followed by the US, Korea, Brazil and Thailand. The top 10 is rounded out by the UK, France, India, Philippines and Spain.
The Game Awards was unsurprisingly 2020’s biggest tweeted about gaming event. The awards showhit record viewership numbersand revealed some massive games includinga newMass EffecttitleandaPerfect Darkrebootfrom The Initiative.
Two Spanish content creators topped the most tweeted about gaming personalities list. Ibai Llanos took the top spot, followed by elrubius. Jacksepticeye,NinjaandPokimanemade up the remainder of the top five.
