Research carried out by Twitter showed that over 2.4 billion tweets about gaming were created in total across 2021, which marks a 14% increase from the previous year and a 10x increase compared to 2017.
Gamers talked about a wide range of topics, from everything to the latest games to the biggest developments in Esports. "The gaming community around the world came to Twitter to talk about the biggest moments of the year as in-person esports events returned to centre stage, publishers dropped new games likeand NFTs became a hot topic" said Rishi Chada, Global Head of Gaming Content at Twitter.
After a no-show in 2020 for obvious reasons, E3's return in 2021 was well-received by the gaming community, with the expo in Los Angeles proving to be the gaming event that generated the most conversation on Twitter,Esports also served as a major driver of engagement on the website in 2021, with Mongraal becoming the most talked-about Esport athlete of 2021.