Year in Gaming
2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on another exciting year powered by play – and the impact of our more than 600 million active players and fans around the globe.
2022: Year in Gaming shines a light on how our communities played the EA games they love most. Not only where players spent their time but the content generated, achievements unlocked, leaderboards dominated, teams and characters that resonated, and connections forged. Read more about it here.
Most Popular Sports Franchise of the Year
EA SPORTS™ FIFA
Most Popular Non-Sports Franchise of the Year
Apex Legends™
Most Popular Mobile Franchise of the Year
EA SPORTS™ FIFA Mobile
New Players by Location
24.9%
Europe
12.8%
North America
27.2%
Asia & Pacific
23.5%
South & Latin America
In 2022...
We honored Coach.
We brought Apex Legends™ to mobile.
IT'S LAUNCH DAY!
— Apex Legends Mobile (@PlayApexMobile) May 17, 2022
Download. Play. Become Apex Champion on Mobile.
First thing's first:
Android - https://t.co/IB2byHHKrZ
iOS - https://t.co/ddKr2lfipa pic.twitter.com/NSemAJLf1I
We're still working on skate.
we're 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 working on it, but it's time for you to see what we've been up to. become a skate. insider and sign-up for playtesting at https://t.co/7Hh4xsMBxw 🛹 pic.twitter.com/WU8fto8HUj
— skate. (@skate) June 30, 2022
We added custom pronouns to The Sims™ 4.
He sounded like the guy.
Believe it. #FIFA23 x @TedLasso
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) September 21, 2022
He's proven he belongs in the game, now Ted Lasso and @AFCRichmond are playable in FIFA 23 starting September 30.
Learn more 👇https://t.co/n4eQXTC4f4 pic.twitter.com/M9tIiqKHPx
We're shaking up the hunting genre.
We're remaking a classic.
Oh, and welcome aboard the USG Ishimura. #DeadSpace pic.twitter.com/Pyemyf4FBh
— Dead Space (@deadspace) October 3, 2022
We honored Coach.
We brought Apex Legends™ to mobile.
IT'S LAUNCH DAY!
— Apex Legends Mobile (@PlayApexMobile) May 17, 2022
Download. Play. Become Apex Champion on Mobile.
First thing's first:
Android - https://t.co/IB2byHHKrZ
iOS - https://t.co/ddKr2lfipa pic.twitter.com/NSemAJLf1I
We're still working on skate.
we're 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 working on it, but it's time for you to see what we've been up to. become a skate. insider and sign-up for playtesting at https://t.co/7Hh4xsMBxw 🛹 pic.twitter.com/WU8fto8HUj
— skate. (@skate) June 30, 2022
We added custom pronouns to The Sims™ 4.
We're shaking up the hunting genre.
We're remaking a classic.
Oh, and welcome aboard the USG Ishimura. #DeadSpace pic.twitter.com/Pyemyf4FBh
— Dead Space (@deadspace) October 3, 2022
He sounded like the guy.
Believe it. #FIFA23 x @TedLasso
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) September 21, 2022
He's proven he belongs in the game, now Ted Lasso and @AFCRichmond are playable in FIFA 23 starting September 30.
Learn more 👇https://t.co/n4eQXTC4f4 pic.twitter.com/M9tIiqKHPx
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2022 Methodology
For measuring the Most Popular Sports (HD) Franchise of the Year. EA SPORTS™ FIFA had the highest total unique active players, the highest average daily active users and the highest average monthly active users. For measuring the Most Popular Non-Sports (HD) Franchise of the Year. Apex Legends had the highest total unique active players, and highest average daily active users of any non-sports game. For measuring the most popular EA franchise of the year (Mobile). FIFA Mobile had the highest average daily active users.
The geographic breakdown of total number of new to EA players in 2022 are grouped according to the United Nations geographic regions.
EA SPORTS game data generated from EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 22, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 23, EA SPORTS™ NHL 22, EA SPORTS™ NHL 23, EA SPORTS™ F1® 21, EA SPORTS™ F1® 22, and UFC 4
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22 data was generated from 1/1/2022-9/24/2022. EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 data was generated from 9/25/2022-10/23/2022.
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 22 data was generated from 1/1/2022-8/15/2022. EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 23 data was generated from 8/16/2022-10/24/2022.
EA SPORTS™ NHL 22 data was generated from 1/1/2022-10/10/2022. EA SPORTS™ NHL 23 data was generated from 10/10/2022-10/24/2022.
EA SPORTS™ F1® 21 data was generated from 1/1/2022-6/27/2022. EA SPORTS™ F1® 22 data was generated from 6/28/2022-10/24/2022.
Apex Legends™ Mobile data was generated from 5/17/2022-10/24/2022. All other game data was generated from January 1, 2022 through October 24, 2022.