World of Tanks is the hottest PC game in Russia in January

During the last January of PC Game Tracker, we focused on Wargaming.net, analyzing the publisher’s most popular games, popularity by country, and combinations with other studios. . According to PC Game Tracker in January, World of Tanks is the publisher’s most played game with 78.2% of players participating in this MMO. World of Warships and World of Warplanes accounted for 26.6% and 3.6%, respectively.

Wargaming.net’s game accounts for 30% of Ukraine’s players

At the national level, Wargaming.net is the most popular in Ukraine with 29.7% of PC gamers playing at least one Wargaming game, and Wargaming.net is also the most popular publisher here. Russia and the Czech Republic have the second and third highest number of players, with 26.6% and 19.5% respectively. In Russia, Wargaming.net is the second largest game publisher, behind Valve Corporation with 28.3%. A large number of gamers in these countries play more than one Wargaming game: this number ranges from 12%-19%.

World of Tanks is the standout title from this publisher and the most popular PC game in both Ukraine and Russia. In these two countries, World of Tanks players also regularly play CS:GO, at 8.7% and 10.7% respectively. In Russia, many of them also play PUBG: 8.9%.

Players are extremely engaged when playing Wargaming.net games

World of Warships has the highest player density in Germany with 3.0%, ranking 18th on the list of most popular games with German gamers. Players from Greece spend the most time playing this game with an average playing time of nearly 3 hours, while the global average is 2 hours. American gamers spend the most time on World of Tanks, with an average playtime of 2 hours 49 minutes, while the global average is 2 hours. It is the 25th most popular game in the US. Overall, Wargaming.net games have the longest playtime of any PC game, proving that they all have a strong appeal to play.

Most Played PC Games in January

In the top 20 most played games in January, the 2nd and 3rd positions have changed for the first time since July 2017, with Minecraft replacing Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft at No. 2. Maybe this is due to the anticipation of the upcoming Minecraft 1.13 Java Edition update with the Aquatic update. The event “12 Days of Minecraft”, which included free gifts, also contributed to this result.

Down to the next positions in the top 10, Fortnite continued to climb strongly in January to reach No. 7. This promotion is likely due to update 2.2.0 released in mid-January, this update expands. Fortnite map with 3 new regions. Meanwhile, Valve’s Dota 2 rose the most in the top 20, moving up 3 places to take 16th place. Meanwhile, Euro Truck Simulator 2 dropped the most, falling to 20th place.