Top Googled Games in Europe Timelapse
Top Googled games USA: • Most Googled Game in the US Each Month
The top googled game (or game series) in each European country, month by month from 2004 to December 2022.
Data was taken from Google Trends (trends.google.com). I have done my best to check it, but the API can be a bit unreliable, so take it with a grain of salt.
I used "Search topics", which are bundles of relevant searches from all languages. I generally used the name of the series, that is, "Grand Theft Auto - Video Game Series" rather than the individual games. In the video I however show relevant releases to help understand the patterns.
I chose games that appeared on best seller lists, and asked the community to help out with more tips, resulting in a list of over 100 games. Go to the community tab to see the list and discussion! And drop a comment on the video letting me know what you think, and if you'd like to see the same for other regions.
The top 5 games that appear the most in the video are:
1. Minecraft
2. World of Warcraft
3. Grand Theft Auto (series)
4. Fortnite
5. Counter-Strike (series)
Timestamps:
00:00 2004
00:15 2005
00:29 2006
00:41 2007
00:54 2008
01:08 2009
01:21 2010
01:35 2011
01:48 2012
02:01 2013
02:14 2014
02:28 2015
02:42 2016
02:59 2017
03:12 2018
03:28 2019
03:40 2020
03:53 2021
04:05 2020
Music: Lupus Nocte - Astrophage from www.epidemicsound.com