Death and surprises: Fandom taps its mighty database to give us a geeky summary of 2021

Fandom owns D&D Beyond, Cortex, Fanatical and a quarter of a million websites. Really, it’s enormous.

The company, which has generally has a job role open for data people, analysed billions of its own data points over 40 million pages of content to uncover some geeky facts.

I find surprises such as the ongoing strength of the How to Train Your Dragon fandom and death. They rated movie deaths, people. So, let’s take a look.

Top Superpowers of 2021

You can see Fandom’s full write-up here but these pages don’t add much value. They’re just part of Fandom’s DNA and urge to make moooar pages.

Magic comes first, which is a sensible choice, and it could grant all the other superpowers.

1. Magic
2. Telekinesis
3. Darkness Manipulation
4. Energy Manipulation
5. Reality Warping
6. Omnipotence
7. Fire Manipulation
8. Electricity Manipulation
9. Time Manipulation
10. Light Manipulation

Top Movie Deaths

There’s a write-up and the image again, but we see old movies and new ones here. And plenty of death in Army of the Dead.

1. Army of the Dead
2. Armageddon
3. Halloween Kills
4. The Suicide Squad
5. No Time to Die
6. Black Water: Abyss
7. Mortal Kombat
8. Suicide Squad
9. Candyman
10. Old

Top Shows by American State

Fandom means “United States state” here and the write-up makes that clear. It’s worth a trip to this page. Find your State if you are in the USA currently and see whether you agree with your neighbours.

1. Alabama – Cobra Kai
2. Alaska – Squid Games
3. Arizona – Falcon and the Winter Soldier
4. Arkansas – Loki
5. California – Succession
6. Colorado – Ted Lasso
7. Connecticut – Succession
8. Delaware – For All Mankind
9. Florida – Falcon and the Winter Soldier
10. Georgia – Ted Lasso
11. Hawaii – Falcon and the Winter Soldier
12. Idaho – Falcon and the Winter Soldier
13. Illinois – Wheel of Time
14. Indiana – WandaVision
15. Iowa – Yellowstone
16. Kansas – Yellowstone
17. Kentucky – Loki
18. Louisiana – The Owl House
19. Maine – Star Wars: The Bad Batch
20. Maryland – Star Wars: The Bad Batch
21. Massachusetts – Ted Lasso
22. Michigan – Falcon and the Winter Soldier
23. Minnesota – Yellowstone
24. Mississippi – The Owl House
25. Missouri – Yellowstone
26. Montana – Ted Lasso
27. Nebraska – WandaVision
28. Nevada – Shadow and Bone
29. New Hampshire – For All Mankind
30. New Jersey – Cobra Kai
31. New Mexico – Squid Games
32. New York – Succession
33. North Carolina – Yellowstone
34. North Dakota – Yellowstone
35. Ohio – Shadow and Bone
36. Oklahoma – Cobra Kai
37. Oregon – Ted Lasso
38. Pennsylvania – Ted Lasso
39. Rhode Island – Fate: The Winx Saga
40. South Carolina – WandaVision
41. South Dakota – Yellowstone
42. Tennessee – Yellowstone
43. Texas – Yellowstone
44. Utah – Squid Games
45. Vermont – Fate: The Winx Saga
46. Virginia – Falcon and the Winter Soldier
47. Washington – Ted Lasso
48. West Virginia – Yellowstone
49. Wisconsin – Star Wars: The Bad Batch
50. Wyoming – Yellowstone

Top Movies by American State

As confirmed by the write-up we get lots of superhero drama here. Of course, Fandom’s content is for fans. It generates its own bias.

1. Alabama – Black Widow
2. Alaska – Black Widow
3. Arizona – Encanto
4. Arkansas – Black Widow
5. California – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
6. Colorado – Snyder Cut / Justice League
7. Connecticut – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
8. Delaware – Encanto
9. Florida – Snyder Cut / Justice League
10. Georgia – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
11. Hawaii – Raya and the Last Dragon
12. Idaho – The Suicide Squad
13. Illinois – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
14. Indiana – Venom: Let There Be Carnage
15. Iowa – Space Jam: A New Legacy
16. Kansas – Encanto
17. Kentucky – Encanto
18. Louisiana – Space Jam: A New Legacy
19. Maine – Black Widow
20. Maryland – James Bond: No Time To Die
21. Massachusetts – Space Jam: A New Legacy
22. Michigan – James Bond: No Time To Die
23. Minnesota – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
24. Mississippi – Black Widow
25. Missouri – The Suicide Squad
26. Montana – Godzilla Vs. Kong
27. Nebraska – Snyder Cut / Justice League
28. Nevada – Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage
29. New Hampshire – Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage
30. New Jersey – F9
31. New Mexico – Many Saints of Newark
32. New York – Many Saints of Newark
33. North Carolina – James Bond: No Time To Die
34. North Dakota – Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage
35. Ohio – James Bond: No Time To Die
36. Oklahoma – Snyder Cut / Justice League
37. Oregon – Many Saints of Newark
38. Pennsylvania – Godzilla Vs. Kong
39. Rhode Island – Many Saints of Newark
40. South Carolina – Raya and the Last Dragon
41. South Dakota – F9
42. Tennessee – Godzilla Vs. Kong
43. Texas – Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage
44. Utah – James Bond: No Time To Die
45. Vermont – The Suicide Squad
46. Virginia – Red Notice
47. Washington – James Bond: No Time To Die
48. West Virginia – James Bond: No Time To Die
49. Wisconsin – Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage
50. Wyoming – The Suicide Squad

Top Games in the United States

The write-up uses a different naming convention here, calling out the United States by name rather than inference.

1. Alabama – Binding of Isaac: Repentance
2. Alaska – Far Cry 6
3. Arizona – Valheim
4. Arkansas – Resident Evil: Village
5. California – Friday Night Funkin’
6. Colorado – Halo: Infinite
7. Connecticut – Halo: Infinite
8. Delaware – Friday Night Funkin’
9. Florida – Resident Evil: Village
10. Georgia – Friday NIght Funkin’
11. Hawaii – Halo Infinite
12. Idaho – Valheim
13. Illinois – Friday Night Funkin’
14. Indiana – Halo Infinite
15. Iowa – Valheim
16. Kansas – Friday Night Funkin’
17. Kentucky – Resident Evil: Village
18. Louisiana – Far Cry 6
19. Maine – Far Cry 6
20. Maryland – Halo: Infinite
21. Massachusetts – Far Cry 6
22. Michigan – Far Cry 6
23. Minnesota – Monster Hunter: Rise
24. Mississippi – Binding of Isaac: Repentance
25. Missouri – Far Cry 6
26. Montana – Deathloop
27. Nebraska – Far Cry 6
28. Nevada – Far Cry 6
29. New Hampshire – Monster Hunter: Rise
30. New Jersey – Binding of Isaac: Repentance
31. New Mexico – Friday Night Funkin’
32. New York – Resident Evil: Village
33. North Carolina – Deathloop
34. North Dakota – Minecraft
35. Ohio – Far Cry 6
36. Oklahoma – Halo Infinite
37. Oregon – Minecraft
38. Pennsylvania – Monster Hunter: Rise
39. Rhode Island – Resident Evil: Village
40. South Carolina – Friday Night Funkin’
41. South Dakota – Monster Hunter: Rise
42. Tennessee – Monster Hunter: Rise
43. Texas – Friday Night Funkin’
44. Utah – Halo Infinite
45. Vermont – Binding of Isaac: Repentance
46. Virginia – Halo Infinite
47. Washington – Deathloop
48. West Virginia – Halo Infinite
49. Wisconsin – Deathloop
50. Wyoming – Monster Hunter: Rise

Top Movie Communities

There’s the usual write-up here and I suppose this is commercially valuable data to Fandom. This is where the money is at.

• Star Wars
• Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Harry Potter
• Disney
• Lord of the Rings
• Jurassic Park
• How to Train Your Dragon
• DC Extended Universe
• Godzilla/Monsterverse
• Alien/AVP/Predator

Top TV Communities

The write-up puts us in line with pretty much the headline data we’ve seen from JustWatch with some niggles.

1. Yellowstone
2. Bubble Guppies
3. For All Mankind
4. Numberblocks
5. On My Block
6. Highschool Musical: The Musical: The Series
7. Ted Lasso
8. Line of Duty
9. Narcos
10. Ragnarok

Top TV Shows

I’m out of touch. I hadn’t even heard of Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir but you can find a link to the Fandom wiki page on it from their write-up.

1. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
2. Walking Dead
3. Grey’s Anatomy
4. Rupaul’s Drag Race
5. Falcon and Winter Soldier
6. Shadow and Bone
7. Fate Winx Saga
8. Invincible
9. Loki
10. Lucifer