The year 2020 is probably one of the most fruitful years for the popular Battle Royale game Garena Free Fire. It has achieved ground-breaking milestones and left incredible marks on the world's mobile gaming scene. Since its initial release in 2017, Free Fire has gone a long way to become the most downloaded game on Google Play Store in 2 consecutive years.

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Garena Free Fire had one hell of a year in 2020

Garena Free Fire's 2020 Statistics

Free Fire's massive success across all grounds are demonstrated by some pretty astounding numbers:

  • The game is now available in over 100 countries.
  • 7,186,124,116 is the number of matches that Free Fire players enjoyed in the past year. Compared to the world's population, it's nearly equivalent. It translates to the equivalent of almost every person on the face of the Earth has played a game of Free Fire.
  • 800,000,000 downloads worldwide. That means at least one in every 10 people has Free Fire on their devices.
  • 100,000,000 concurrent player peak. 
  • Most viewed Mobile Esport game on YouTube in 2020 with 72 billion views.
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Don't forget series of ground-breaking events and collaborations

The facts above show us exactly why Garena Free Fire won the "Esports Mobile Game of the Year" title at the Esports Awards 2020. But, in order to build such a thriving community, Garena could not exclude the help of various talents and content creators.

Free Fire has become a lucrative field for YouTubers around the world. Popular names rise from the community with millions of subscribers in their hands. Some of the prominent channels are:

  • Total Gaming: 19.4 million subscribers (India)
  • Desi Gamers: 7.8 million subscribers (India)
  • Two-side Gamer: 6.85 million subscribers (India)
  • AS Mobile: 4.9 million subscribers (Vietnam)
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Total Gaming is on his way to the 20 million sub milestone

Three out of the four most subscribed Free Fire channels are from India. That speaks volumes about the game's insane popularity in the country. And also, let's not look down on India's contribution to Free Fire's success as its number one market as of now! There is no other country in the world that loves Garena Free Fire more than India!

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Here's to another successful year in 2021

As you can already tell, Garena Free Fire has evolved into something more than just a video game. It's a real thriving community of players who share the same vision and interests. The title has provided the chance for many to not only earn a great living but also come out on top and prove their skills to the world.