A new study revealed that snake is the world’s most popular online game, according to Google search data.
The study, conducted by online gaming platform Yahtzee Craze analysed Google worldwide data for the 14 most popular searches online associated to the word play and ranked them according to the average monthly searches on Google worldwide.
According to results, the 10 most popular online games in the world are:
| Ranking | Game | Global Search Volume |
| 1 | play snake | 1460000 |
| 2 | play pac-man | 1330000 |
| 3 | play solitaire | 932000 |
| 4 | play tic tac toe | 754000 |
| 5 | play minesweeper | 640000 |
| 6 | play wordle | 249000 |
| 7 | play chess online | 152000 |
| 8 | play prodigy | 126000 |
| 9 | play chess | 107000 |
| 10 | play roblox | 85000 |
1. Snake
According to Snake is the most popular game in the world, with an average of 1,460,00 searches per month.
2. Pac-man
This super famous videogame from the 80s is the world’s second favourite online game, according to the research. With an average of 1,330,000 Google searches, this game remains a very popular game to play onine these days.
3. Solitaire
Online card game Solitaire is third in the ranking. This popular game is the third most searched online game globally with 932,000 searches per month worldwide.
4. Tic tac toe
Known all over the world, tic-tac-toe is one of those games most of us played in our childhood. With an average volume of 754,000 searches globally, this is the world’s fourth most played online game.
5. Minesweeper
This logic puzzle video game has been around since the late 80s. According to the research, minesweeper is the world’s fifth most searched online game, with an average of 640,000 monthly Google searches worldwide.
A spokesperson for Yahtzee Craze commented on the findings:
“It’s incredible to see how many games from the 80s and 90s are played in such a high volume still today. As well as being good fun, these games are good for improving strategic thinking and problem solving: a great way to spend some of your free time!”
The study was conducted by Yahtzee Craze, an online gaming platform for the popular dice game.
