Gaming YouTubers are YouTubers who make content centered around playing video games. Gaming is the most popular genre of content on YouTube, and has been done by successful creators such as PewDiePie, Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, DanTDM, and Dream.
There are some YouTubers whose main channel doesn't revolve around gaming, but has an alternate channel focused on gaming. The most notable example of this is MrBeast (where the main channel is focused on challenges and expensive stunts) who has a different channel called MrBeast Gaming.
Most-subscribed Gaming YouTubers[]
This list as of July 10, 2024, does not include companies, major celebrities/music channels, or kid/toy channels.
| Rank | Channel | Subs | Videos | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PewDiePie | 111M | 4.7K | English |
| 2 | Mikecrack | 50.8M | 2K | Spanish |
| 3 | JuegaGerman | 50.6M | 2.1K | Spanish |
| 4 | Jess No Limit | 50.4M | 2.9K | Indonesian |
| 5 | Fernanfloo | 47.6M | 546 | Spanish |
| 6 | MrBeast Gaming | 44.5M | 141 | English |
| 7 | Total Gaming | 42.5M | 504 | Hindi |
| 8 | TheDonato | 41.2M | 3.5K | Spanish |
| 9 | Techno Gamerz | 41.2M | 1K | Hindi |
| 10 | elrubiusOMG | 40.3M | 702 | Spanish |
| 11 | Frost Diamond | 39M | 3.4K | Indonesian |
| 12 | LankyBox | 38.6M | 11K | English |
| 13 | Markiplier | 36.7M | 5.6K | English |
| 14 | VEGETTA777 | 34.1M | 8K | Spanish |
| 15 | Dream | 31.9M | 116 | English |
| 16 | jacksepticeye | 30.7M | 5.2K | English |
| 17 | DanTDM | 28.8M | 3.7K | English |
| 18 | IShowSpeed | 26.2M | 1.4K | English |
| 19 | VanossGaming | 25.9M | 1.9K | English |
| 20 | Soy Suco | 25M | 783 | Spanish |
Types of Gaming YouTubers[]
There are many kinds of gaming YouTubers, by the following list:
General Gaming YouTubers[]
The YouTubers who do general gaming, such as PewDiePie, Markiplier, and Jacksepticeye are users who just play video games in general, and are not focused on any certain game.
Minecraft YouTubers[]
Minecraft YouTubers are some of the most popular gaming YouTubers, such as Dream, who currently has over 31.9 million subscribers. There are also a lot more, such as DanTDM, stampylonghead, PopularMMOs, Technoblade, and Grian.
Minecraft YouTubers are estimated to take up more than 30% of Gaming YouTube in general.
Roblox YouTubers[]
Roblox is one of the many popular games worldwide. So far there are popular Roblox YouTubers including Flamingo, Leah Ashe, Jayingee, RussoPlays, GamingWithKev, Tofuu, MyUsernamesThis & KreekCraft.
Fortnite YouTubers[]
Fortnite was a popular game around the world, so YouTubers that specifically played the game have become some of the fastest-growing channels on YouTube. Ninja, a Fortnite streamer and commentator, is the most popular and has become one of the fastest growing channels in 2018 (though this declined with the resurgence of Minecraft), becoming the first YouTuber to reach 10 million subscribers in 100 days without being a music channel. Other Fortnite YouTubers include Ali-A, Lachlan, LazarBeam, Ceeday, Willyrex and Muselk. The game's popularity gradualy declined in 2019 and was overtaken as the world's most popular game by Minecraft. YouTubers that exclusively play Fortnite experienced a drop of views and subscribers. Today the game is mostly forgotten, with many of it's players either leaving to play Minecraft, Among Us or Fall Guys.
Grand Theft Auto YouTubers[]
Grand Theft Auto is one of the many popular games worldwide. So far, there are popular GTA YouTubers like VanossGaming and Jelly in the lead with over 20 million subscribers. Other popular GTA Youtubers include MrBossFTW, JoblessGarrett, and Elanip.
Sims YouTubers[]
The Sims is one of the many popular games worldwide and is common to play on YouTube. So far, there are popular Sims YouTubers like Clare Siobhan and lilsimsie in the lead with over 2 million subscribers. Other popular Sims YouTubers include Vixella, Carmen King, Deligracy, Plumbella, and LifeSimmer.
FIFA YouTubers[]
FIFA is a very popular game to play throughout YouTube, and YouTuber KSI is in the lead of the most popular FIFA YouTubers, with over 24 million subscribers. There are also a lot more, like W2S, Miniminter, Zerkaa and other members of the Sidemen.
Five Nights at Freddy's YouTubers[]
There are not very many Popular FNAF gaming YouTubers, but Yamimash, with one million subscribers, is in the lead. Some FNAF YouTubers (since 2015 past) are leaving the fandom. xxProClassGamerxx, however, left the fandom around when the teaser FNAF3 came out. There are also a lot more, such as Linkcole12, Sauvesterbot 95, BrandonPatNEGamerzz, Linkcole12, MikeGamer023, TC The Gamer, and HAZAH GAMING!.
Garry's Mod YouTubers[]
Garry's Mod YouTubers are found to be very common, almost as common as Minecraft YouTubers. Some of these GMod YouTubers contain VanossGaming, and Plexiate.
Trivia[]
- Gaming has its own YouTube channel.