Twitter announced that in the first half of 2022, about 1.5 billion Tweets were sent about the game. After a record year for game chats in 2021, the first half of 2022 was also a record period.

There was a 36% year-over-year* year-over-year increase in game-related Tweets. Big conversations have swirled on Twitter about game releases like Elden Ring, esports leagues like Call of Duty League, VALORANT Champions Tour, and Professional Gamers League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and global gaming events like Xbox Showcase, Playstation’s State of Play, and Summer Game Fest.

Players from around the world kept coming to Twitter to discuss the latest developments and trends. From new game releases to patch notes, and highlights from major esports events, everything is happening on Twitter.

Genshin Impact remained at the top of the Most Tweeted Video Game charts worldwide after taking the title in 2021. And everyone’s favorite daily event, Wordle, took second place.

Here’s a look at Twitter’s global game chat analytics for the first half of 2022 (January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022):

Countries with the Most Tweets About the Game

1. Japan ????
2. United States ????
3. South Korea ????
4. Thailand
5. Indonesian ????
6. Brazilian ????
7. Philippines ????
8. Indian ????
9. England ????
10. Mexico ????

The most tweeted games

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

The Most Tweeted Esports Teams

1.LoudEsports (@LOUDgg)
2.CarmineCorp (@KarmineCorp)
3.CrazyRaccoon (@crazyraccoon406)
4.FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan)
5.paiN Gaming (@paiNGamingBR)
6.G2 Esports (@G2esports)
7.T1 (@T1)
8.Los Grandes (@losgrandesgg)
9.Fnatic (@FNATIC)
10.FuriaEsports (@FURIA)

Most Tweeted E-sports Leagues

1.CampeonatoBrasileiro de League of Legends (@CBLOL)
2..

ApexEsports (@PlayApexEsports)
3.League of LegendsChampionsKorea (@LCK)
4.Call of DutyLeague (@CODLeague)
5.OverwatchLeague (@overwatchleague)

Most Tweeted Esports Players

1.FalleN (@FalleNCS)
2.TenZ (@TenZOfficial)
3.Nobru (@nobru)
4.Fnx (@linfnx)
5.Rekkles (@RekklesLoL)
6.Cabochard (@CabochardLoL)
7.S1mple (@s1mpleO)
8.Mixwell (@Mixwell)
9.Scump (@scump)
10.Hungrybox (@LiquidHbox)

Most Tweeted Game Characters

1.Colon (@Colon56N)
2.Sapnap (@sapnap)
3.Dream (@Dream)
4.IbaiLlanos (@IbaiLlanos)
5.Juan S Guarnizo (@JuanSGuarnizo)
6.AuronPlay (@auronplay)
7.Felipe Neto (@felipeneto)
8.Junichi Kato (@unkochan1234567)
9.GeorgeNotFound (@GeorgeNotFound)
10.RubénGundersen (@Rubiu5)

The Three Most Listened To Game Content on Twitter Spaces

1.”Microsoft buysActivisionBlizzard, let’s talk” (Host: @charlieintel; Date: Jan. 18, 2022)
2.”TalkingaboutSummer Game Festplansandideasfromfans” (Host: @geoffkeighley; Date: May 22, 2022)
3.”100Thieves post LCS talk” (Host: @100t_esports; Date: March 27, 2022)

The Five Twitter Communities with the Most Engagement on Twitter

1.Retro Gaming
2.Splatoon!
3.Xbox Community
4.Valorant
5.Counter-Strike

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