Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft, Pokemon: Most popular games worldwide revealed

Gaming has become one of the biggest genres in entertainment, but what are the most popular titles in the genre?

Roblox, Minecraft and Pokemon are all massive franchises, and they feature heavily in a new study based on geographical Google Searches and popularity.

Whilst you’d expect that there would be some other massive franchises in the lineup, it’s actually Roblox that completely dominates almost across the board.

Here’s everything you need to know about the geographical popularity of Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite and Pokemon based on a new study from Student Beans.

As noted, the new study has been compiled by Student Beans, and as you can see from the infographic below, Roblox absolutely dominates in the Google Search rankings almost globally:

The ecosystem of Roblox is intriguing, as it allows and encourages players to create their own games, with the likes of Adopt Me, Tower of Hell, Brookhaven RP and MeepCity getting huge numbers of gamers daily.

The study from Student Beans also reveals the following:

The study has also looked at the most popular franchises in the world based on the following metrics:

Taking all of these into account, it is actually Fortnite that comes out on top, with Roblox apparently being relegated to #7 on the list:

Check out the full breakdown of these metrics via the chart and infographic below:

With these franchises being such behemoths in the gaming space, it is unlikely that there will be much of a change to the list in the near future.

Games such as Elden Ring have been hugely successful in 2022, but it’s clear that the more established IPs with relatively constant updates and activity on streaming sites with top influencers will continue to rule the roost.

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