The Sattelite Internet website has provided the gaming industry with stats regarding the most popular game per state. Some games on this list are not all that surprising, and some are.
Spoiler alert: The game that’s the most popular in the highest number of states is one that shouldn’t shock anyone following the industry. It’s Fortnite.
Here are the 50 states (as well as DC) and the most popular game played in it as per Satellite Internet, working west to east:
Alaska – World of Warcraft
Hawaii – League of Legends
Washington – Dota 2
Oregon – Monster Hunter: World
California – Dota 2
Idaho – Monster Hunter: World
Nevada – Fortnite
Arizona – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Utah – Minecraft
Montana – Red Dead Redemption 2
Wyoming – Red Dead Redemption 2
Colorado – Rocket League
New Mexico – Mortal Kombat 11
North Dakota – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
South Dakota – Apex Legends
Nebraska – Fortnite
Kansas – Rocket League
Oklahoma – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Texas – Fortnite
Minnesota – Fortnite
Iowa – Fortnite
Missouri – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Arkansas – Fortnite
Lousiana – Grand Theft Auto V
Wisconsin – Fortnite
Illinois – Fortnite
Michigan – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Indiana – Fortnite
Ohio – Rocket League
Kentucky – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Tennessee – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Mississipi – Grand Theft Auto V
Alabama – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Maine – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
New Hampshire – Rocket League
Vermont – Hearthstone
Massachusetts – Fortnite
Rhode Island – Fortnite
Connecticut – Fortnite
New York – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
New Jersey – Fortnite
Pennsylvania – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Delaware – Fortnite
Maryland – Fortnite
Washington DC: Dota 2
West Virginia – Fortnite
Virginia – Fortnite
North Carolina – Fortnite
South Carolina – Fortnite
Georgia – Fortnite
Florida – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
So, the popularity ranking breaks down as follows:
Fortnite with more than one-third of the states, 20.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare finishes in second-place with a respectable eight states.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stands strong with four states, as well as Rocket League.
Dota 2 is played the most in two states and one district.
Two states really enjoyed Grand Theft Auto V in 2019. Monster Hunter: World and Red Dead
Redemption 2 were both played the most in two states as well.
Blizzard’s Hearthstone and World of Warcraft were both played the most in one state. League of Legends, Minecraft, Mortal Kombat 11, and Apex Legends all were represented by one state as well.
Out of all the results, the most surprising game was Mortal Kombat 11. It has definitely a been successful addition to the franchise, but it’s still unexpected that it beat out all the other games in New Mexico.
