Ever wondered who the most popular teams in esports are? It’s impossible to count every fan of every team, but we can see who are the biggest esports teams with the most Twitter followers.
There are some surprising results- CLG, Team Liquid, and NaVi fall just outside of the list despite having big followings in multiple esports, but overall these are the top 10 most popular esports teams on Twitter.
1. FaZe Clan – 3.45 million
@FaZeClan started off as one of the biggest Call of Duty teams and built an empire through YouTube, with content creators like FaZe Banks and FaZe Rain still getting huge hits. They still have top 3 teams in CS:GO and CoD: WWII.
FaZe Clan are eliminated from contention at @CODWorldLeague's Stage 2 Playoff, finishing in the Top 6.
Next up: The Call of Duty World Championship. #FaZeUp pic.twitter.com/jIPPrR0fbb
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) July 28, 2018
2. OpTic Gaming – 3.29 million
OG are FaZe Clan’s rivals in everything, including Twitter followers. @OpTicGaming has some of the best teams in Halo 5, Call of Duty, Dota 2, Gears of War, and Overwatch (as the Houston Outlaws).
Thank you to everyone who supported our Gears of War squads at the Gears Pro Circuit event in NOLA 💚🖤
Big shoutout to our partners at @turtlebeach, @DXRacer and @ScufGaming for providing us the highest quality equipment to practice and dominate with.#Greenwall
Photo cred: @MLG pic.twitter.com/QcOj2lkNMw— OpTic Gaming™ (@OpTicGaming) July 16, 2018
3. TSM – 1.84 million
Despite dropping their CS:GO and Overwatch teams, @TSM is still huge in NA LCS, Fortnite, and Smash Bros. with major names like TSM Myth, TSM Daequan, and TSM Leffen.
#SummerSkirmish is starting now with @TSM_Myth @RealKraftyy @TSM_Hamlinz @TSM_Daequan @HighDistortion & @TSM_CaMiLLs! Check out their streams here! https://t.co/jRhD5R1LFP! #TSMWin pic.twitter.com/nvzASam2Te
— TSM (@TSM) July 27, 2018
4. Fnatic – 1.13 million
@Fnatic has set records for the most championship titles ever in Valve CS:GO Majors (3) and EU LCS (6). They also have top teams in Rainbow Six: Siege and Dota 2 and a FIFA 18 partnership with AS Roma.
We get better and better! Summer Split is starting to feel good.
Total control of the map from the boys. GG, @S04Esports, but @BroxahLoL can press R so well. #EULCS pic.twitter.com/Ldn0iaHznY
— FNATIC (@FNATIC) July 27, 2018
5. Origen – 761k
@Origen is one of the biggest esports teams thanks to their League of Legends following. This year they signed Froggen and went on to dominate the EU Masters in April.
We know you've suffered with us and there is no better way to show you our gratitude than to try to be on the top again. This tournament is for all of you.
We want to give back everything you did for us. pic.twitter.com/6Ctzl7WATz
— Origen (@Origengg) April 29, 2018
6. Cloud9 – 660k
Surprisingly low for a team that won the last CS:GO major and have a large following in NA LCS. @Cloud9 also has one of the most successful Smash Bros. players in C9 Mang0 and former CS:GO pro C9 shroud is one of the biggest streamers in the world.
.@C9Mang0 has made his way through #LTC6 Melee Singles Top 64! He’ll be back tomorrow for the Top 8!
🖇️ Bracket: https://t.co/6Xx1jIaPMH#C9WIN pic.twitter.com/8OVuYKBL57
— Cloud9 (@Cloud9) July 29, 2018
7. Team Envy – 542k
Also known as EnVyUs and nV, this org has titles in CS:GO and Call of Duty, although many of their rosters have now disbanded. @Envy is currently competing in Fortnite and Overwatch League as Dallas Fuel.
📣Roster Update!📣 Help us welcome the new #TeamEnvy competitive #Fortnite team. Give them a follow!
–@Envy_scatch
–@Envy_LeNain
–@Envy_shotang
–@TAPLY18More Details: https://t.co/3CQhN6lsfh pic.twitter.com/A8nh23dt9Y
— Team Envy (@Envy) July 28, 2018
8. Ninjas in Pyjamas – 516k
@NiPGaming are all-time legends in CS:GO thanks to players like NiP GeT_RiGhT and f0rest. They’ll be competing in the FACEIT CS:GO Major 2018 and are also launching a NiP Fortnite team.
WE ARE IN THE GRAND FINAL!#GONINJAS https://t.co/I6vh7OHkIT
— Ninjas in Pyjamas 🇸🇪🇧🇷 (@NiPGaming) July 27, 2018
9. OG Esports – 485k
@OGEsports have a huge Twitter presence from their four major championships in Dota 2, although they might occasionally get confused with OpTic Gaming and Origen!
#DidYouKnow that our resident Kiwi @anadota99 is also a trail-blazer? pic.twitter.com/WZvkVxvFTa
— OG (@OGesports) July 14, 2018
10. Evil Geniuses – 475k
@EvilGeniuses is one of the biggest esports teams of all time with multiple major wins in Dota 2. They also have top players in Street Fighter V and Smash Bros. including EG PPMD and Ricki Ortiz.
Grand finals, baby.
We have the opportunity to take our third Summit victory tomorrow as we 2-0 @Team_VGJ to move on. #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/feGuK0Jfz1
— Evil Geniuses (@EvilGeniuses) July 29, 2018