According to Twitter, 2020 was a huge year for gaming on the social media platform. Given the fact that many folks were stuck inside due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic for much of the year, it should really come as no surprise that there were more than 2,000,000,000 (that's two billion) tweets about gaming in 2020. That number is 75% more than 2019's statistics and includes a 49% increase in unique authors. Basically, more people than ever were tweeting about gaming -- both in terms of the number of tweets and the number of people.

In addition to that metric, Twitter has also shared some other interesting data about the gaming conversation over on the social media platform. For example, Animal Crossing: New Horizons ended up being the most tweeted about video game of the year, this year's The Game Awards was the most tweeted about gaming event, and of all the people from all the countries sending out tweets, Japan sent the most about gaming followed by the United States.

Every so often, Twitter releases these sort of statistics about various topics on the platform. While this information is certainly interesting, Twitter's largely in the news right now for having "permanently suspended" President Donald Trump in the wake of the Capitol riot.

Most Followed Gaming Topics

Gaming
Gaming News
Esports
Gaming Influencers
PlayStation
Fortnite
Call of Duty
Minecraft
Animal Crossing
Xbox

Countries Tweeting the Most about Gaming

Japan
United States
Korea
Brazil
Thailand
United Kingdom
France
India
Philippines
Spain

Most Tweeted About Video Games

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (@animalcrossing)
Fate/Grand Order (@fgoproject)
Disney: Twisted-Wonderland (@twst_jp)
Final Fantasy (@FinalFantasy)
Fortnite (@fortnitegame)
Ensemble Stars! (@ensemble_stars)
Knives Out (@game_knives_out)
Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact)
Apex Legends (@PlayApex)
Identity V (@IdentityVJP)
Most Tweeted About Gaming Events
The 2020 Game Awards
The Future of Gaming on PS5 Event
Tokyo Game Show 2020
Niconico Net Chokaigi 2020
Xbox Games Showcase

Most Tweeted About Gaming Personalities

@ibaillanos
@rubiu5
@jack_septic_eye
@ninja
@pokimanelol
@timthetatman
@BadBoyHalo
@technothepig
@georgenotfound
@Corpse_Husband

Most Talked about Esports Events

League of Legends Worlds 2020
EVO Japan 2020
CBLoL Split 2 Finals 2020
Call of Duty League 2020 Championship
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Most Tweeted About Esports Teams
FaZe Clan (@fazeclan)
G2 Esports (@G2esports)
mibr (@mibr)
Fnatic (@fnatic)
paiN Gaming (@paiNGamingBR)
T1 (@T1)
Cloud9 (@Cloud9)
Furia (@FURIA)
Flamengo Esports (@flaesports)
100 Thieves (@100Thieves)

Most Tweeted About Esports Athletes

@Mongraal
@benjyfishy
@Scump
@Bugha
@mitr0
@fer
@zayt
@FalleN
@TACO
@Clayster

Posted: Jan 12, 2021 8:36 pm
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion

Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/twitter-gaming-2020-stats/