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The popularity of miHoYo’sopen-world role-playing game Genshin Impactcontinues to grow.
Just a year since it was released, the game hit several milestones including earningbillions of dollarsthrough its mobile fanbase alone.
Aside from their record-breaking revenue, Genshin Impact also made waves on social media every time the developers announced new playable characters.
Genshin Impact tops the charts for most talked-about game on Twitter last year
Genshin Impact dominated the Twitterverse in 2021. The game took the top spot when it comes to tweets, beating other established, triple-A games such asFinal FantasyandAnimal Crossingaccording to ablog post released by Twitter.
The data came from Twitter’s own analytics, which surveyed records from January 1 to Jul 18, 2025.
MiHoYo’s regular updates and announcements on new releases, locations, events, and even character birthday celebrations took the social media platform by storm.Zhongli, Klee, andthe Raiden Shogunare just some of the characters that made it to Twitter’s trending tab.
Aside from Genshin, othergachagames also made it to the list such as Ensemble Stars!, Fate/Grand Order, and Project Sekai.
Full list of the most tweeted about games in 2021
Plenty of personalities and content creators helped the game reach peak popularity on different social media platforms. The community is familiar withMichael “Mtashed” TashandTectone, who have publicly splurged on character wishes in the past.
Fans also sawesports players such as Tyson “TenZ” Ngogetaddicted to the game.
While previous games only had a breakthrough for about a year, it looks like Genshin Impact will stick with fans for a long, long time.
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