Jacqueline Cheney
The current boom in online gaming has significantly increased the number of mobile users over the last few years. Most online games are on Android, iOS, Windows Phone OS, Symbian, gaming consoles, etc.
According to one statistic, Android has a market share of 47.51%, iOS 41.97%, Symbian 3.31%, and Windows Phone OS 2.57%. The biggest attraction of online games is that there are an endless number of people all over the world who want to play against other users, and that online games are usually “free”.
If you’re just looking for a purely fun and popular online game, check out this article. Below, we have summarized the BEST 5 popular online games in 2021 based on the total number of players and global popularity.
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
I don’t need to repeat the introduction of PUBG here. PUBG is the game with the most active players in the world. Lifelike visuals and excellent gameplay are the selling points of this game. It has been described as the world’s largest and most popular online game. It made a name for itself in Battle Royale mode and is still a very popular feature among players.
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fortnite
A video game developed by Eric Games and released in 2017. This is another popular survival battle royale game. Fortnite has four main game types to choose from, so there’s something for everyone, depending on your taste. The four types are “Battle Royale”, “Party Royale”, “Creative” and “Save the World”.
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Call of Duty
My personal favorite game is Call of Duty. It’s the kind of battle royale game you start at the very beginning whenever you feel like it, and it’s completely addictive. The theme of this game is definitely war, making it the most popular shooting game in the world. It also features a wide variety of titles.
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League of Legends
League of Legends is a multiplayer online game created by Riot Games. Custom map “Defense of the Ancients” that can be used in Warcraft III is the charm of this game. The goal of the League of Legends project is to create a standalone game within the same genre.
All users can play for free, but pay for personalization and other upgrades. All the popular games in the world have adopted a freemium business model.
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Apex Legends
Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game. The game is published by Electronic Arts and developed by Respawn Entertainment. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch were the platforms at launch. It supports multiple platforms, but there is an announcement that it is expected to be released on Android and iOS by 2022.
