2019 Gaming on Twitter

Twitter is the place for gaming conversation and connections and 2019 was bigger than ever. In 2019 there were more than 1.2 BILLION Tweets about gaming, up nearly 20% year over year. That’s A LOT of Tweets. 

Gaming fans around the world came to Twitter to talk about the biggest moments of the year - the game drops, the fandom, and more, all year long. 

Most Talked About Video Games:

1. Fate/Grand Order
2. Fortnite
3. Final Fantasy
4. Identity V
5. Granblue Fantasy
6. Ensemble Stars
7. Monster Strike
8. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
9. Minecraft
10. Super Smash Bros.

Most Talked About Esports Teams:

1. FaZe Clan
2. G2 Esports
3. Cloud9
4. Fnatic
5. 100Thieves
6. Team Liquid
7. Team SoloMid
8. Flamengo
9. MAD Lions (Formerly Splyce)
10. OpTic Gaming

Countries Tweeting the Most about Gaming:

1. Japan
2. United States
3. South Korea
4. Thailand
5. Brazil
6. France
7. Great Britain
8. Indonesia
9. Spain
10. Philippines 

Most Talked about Gaming Events:

1. E3 2019
2. Tokyo Game Show 2019
3. The Game Awards 2019
4. Paris Games Week
5. FGO Fest
6. Gamescom 2019
7. BlizzCon 2019
8. TwitchCon 2019
9. Tokaigi Game Party Tokyo 2019
10. PAX East 2019

Most Talked about Esports Events

1. LoL Worlds 2019
2. EVO 2019
3. Fortnite World Cup 2019
4. The International 2019
5. The Overwatch League 2019 Finals
6. IEM Katowice CS:GO Major
7. Call of Duty World Championship
8. LoL MSI 2019
9. CWL Anaheim
10. CWL Miami

Most Talked about Gaming Personalities:

1. Ninja (@Ninja)
2. ElRubius (@Rubiu5)
3. Jacksepticeye (@Jack_Septic_Eye)
4. Tfue (@TTfue)
5. CourageJD (@CouRageJD)
6. Nadeshot (@Nadeshot)
7. Pokimane (@pokimanelol)
8. TimTheTatman (@timthetatman)
9. Dr Lupo (@DrLupo)
10. Dr. Disrespect (@drdisrespect)

So what’s next for 2020? 

2019 was epic, but there is so much more to come in 2020. You’ll be able to keep up with all of the content & conversation from esports events like EVO and Riot Games’ LCS & LEC, to major gaming events like E3, Penny Arcade Expo, & The Game Awards.