Genshin Impact was Reddit's most popular gaming community in 2021
League of Legends and Final Fantasy 14 trail slow behind.
Reddit’s year-end recap is out, and 2021’s most popular gaming communities might not be what you would expect.
The top five most-viewed Subreddits for 2021 were:
Genshin Impact League of Legends General Gaming Grand Theft Auto role-play clips Final Fantasy 14Yes, more so than any other video game subreddit, Genshin Impact managed to come out with the most views on Reddit. There was a time when most western analysts would scoff at the idea of a gacha title being this popular, but no longer it seems.
League of Legends coming in second isn’t all that surprising. Even with developer Riot Games still dealing with a gender discrimination lawsuit, the free-to-play MOBA shows no signs of slowing down.
Final Fantasy 14’s place on the list is interesting, though. Square Enix’s MMORPG grew in popularity tremendously this year, to the point where the company had to stop selling it for a bit because it was too much of a success. Even now, the server congestion issues persist. Talk about suffering from success.
It’ll be interesting to see if Genshin Impact and Final Fantasy 14 can maintain this level of popularity throughout 2022 as well. The former is a no-brainer, while the latter seems pretty likely as well.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.