India ranks in the top 10 countries for tweeting the most about gaming

Burgeoning number of gaming personalities, streamers and esports in India, gaming has become part and parcel of daily life for the young citizens of the country; not just that – the young netizens also post a lot on gaming on the micro-blogging site, Twitter. As per official blog post of Twitter head of gaming content partnerships Rishi Chadha, in the first half of 2022 there were approximately 1.5 billion tweets about gaming on twitter.

“The 36 per cent increase in tweets about gaming year-over-year was driven by big-time conversations around 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,” the blog post reads.

As per the post, India ranks in the top 10 countries tweeting the most about the gaming. India holds the eighth position, right after Philippines and before United Kingdom. 

Countries tweeting the most about gaming

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

Most tweeted about video games 

1. Genshin Impact 
2. Wordle
3. Ensemble Stars!
4. Final Fantasy 
5. Project Sekai 
6. Apex Legends 
7. Elden Ring 
8. Fate/Grand Order 
9. Valorant 
10. The Legend of Zelda