Playing online games is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, and it is one effective way to kill time. Also, nowadays e-sports are gaining momentum as well. Let’s have a look at the most popular online games!

1. League of Legends (LoL)

This game takes the top spot for the list of most popular online games. This game belongs to the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre, where you will choose one champion and work with other people as a team of five, to go against the opposing team. The goal is to destroy the enemy base, however long it may take. The variety of heroes, the dynamic skills, and gorgeous graphics and the strategy aspect make many people fall in love with this game.

LoL is the biggest game in the world now, based on the number of players. It is estimated that there are about 27 million active players everyday. In another survey, roughly 21.26% players who play online games said that they want to play LoL. We can see how popular the game is. This game was developed and published by Riot Games for Windows and OS X. Its release date was October 27, 2009. After ore than 7 years, the game is still going strong!

2. World of Warcraft (WoW)

WoW was created in 2004 by Blizzard. The game was based on another of Blizzard’s hit at the time, Warcraft 2, and we can see clearly at the settings and heroes. This game is a massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMPRPG) game, one is one of the best at this genre. WoW is current the Guinness World Record holder for he most subscribed MMMORPG, with more than 10 million subscribers. Also, this is the highest grossing game of all time. WoW definitely is one of the most popular online games.

3. DotA 2

The full name is Defense of the Ancients, but players always refer to this game as simply DotA. After the massive success of the first DotA, which was just a custom map made by Ice Frog based on the game Warcraft 3, Valve corporation decided to work on the second game. It has been massively successful since its release in July 2013. Similar to LoL, this is a MOBA game. The game was developed specifically for Windows, OS X and Linux. Currently, DotA 2 has the most number of active players on Steam. At its peak, there are more than 800,000 concurrent players. This makes it one of the most popular online games.

4. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO)

This is the fourth game of the Counter Strike (CS) franchise, after the huge success of previous versions. It is an online first-person shooter game. The original CS, which was a custom map of the original Half-life, is considered one of the best shooter games of all time. This game, like DotA 2, was also developed and released by Valve corporation, on August 21, 2012. In its year of release, it managed to sell more than 12 million copies. It is still one of the most popular online games.

5. Diablo III

Rounding up the list of most popular online games is Diablo III. This is an action role-playing game, where you make your own character, and roam the world, doing quests along the way. It is also developed by Blizzard, like WoW. The game was released for Windows and OS X in 2012. On release, it set a new world record as the fastest-selling PC game, with 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours. Also in that year, it sold more than 12 million copies. Until now, this game is still going strong, and still is very popular.

Most popular online games in the world!

Those are the most popular online games in the world. These games have huge number of players or subscribers. Which game(s) have you played, and which is your favorite?