In 2021, the game with the most viewed content on YouTube is currently Minecraft. Video content involving Minecraft, a sandbox game developed by Mojang, was viewed approximately 201 billion times in 2024. Second-ranked Roblox accumulated 75 billion views on content regarding the game. This is stats for last year – however we have gathered games currently leading the park in terms of view on youtube this year and here we go.
Here are The Top 10 Most Watched Games on YouTube in 2024
1. Minecraft
Minecraft is a fictional game made from 1’s and 0’s which you create with blocks. The game comes with different terrain types, enemies, blocks, resources, etc. Each time you level up, you become able to do more and more. At the start, you can only make logs and walls. As the player advances, more things can be made and used in the game, allowing for more complex, open-ended gameplay.
Minecraft is available on most platforms, including Steam and Xbox Live. While the game is usually played with others, there are ways to play alone, and you can also make your own servers and even share them with others. Roblox is a popular free-to-play online platform for 2- and 3-dimensional online role-playing games.
2. Roblox
By comparison, Supercell’s Clash of Clans with a population of 220 million users logged more than 110 billion views in its first ten years of availability. The most viewed YouTube videos include Psy’s Gangnam Style music video (500 million views), Elton John’s I’m Still Standing music video (256 million views), and Beyoncé’s Formation music video (160 million views).
A free-to-play game platform can provide powerful marketing potential because people tend to watch more videos from the platform than any other social media, and the average person on YouTube is 33 years old. A company that creates free-to-play games can use a successful YouTube channel as an effective marketing channel.
3. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
The game, currently in beta mode, is third in the most watched list. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has so far been downloaded more than 100 million times. The game launched on Steam’s Early Access program in March of this year. YouTube figures are based on the volume of views, combined with a natural growth rate based on traffic and duration of a video’s engagement.
The availability of YouTube accounts for each creator is also taken into consideration. Game marketing strategist Ethan Epstein says that newer gamers are opting for YouTube and that streamers are increasingly being featured as Play Store games of the day. He also notes that YouTube is getting more attention in game marketing than Facebook.
4. Fortnite
Fortnite was the forth-most watched game with 93 billion views. Developed by Epic Games, Fortnite is a multi-player game that utilizes the Unreal Engine. Fortnite allows players to build their own worlds and level up as they fight to survive in battle royales. The game is free to download, but requires a microtransaction to purchase cosmetic items.
Fortnite / EPIC Third-ranked Roblox had approximately 40 billion views on third-party video content on the platform. Roblox is a virtual world where players can develop virtual characters, build, play games and engage in more than 20 million inter-player interactions.
5. Grand Theft Auto V
The Top 10 Most Watched Games on YouTube: What’s Trending? Grand Theft Auto V set the record for most viewed game on YouTube in 2015. The video game for the PlayStation 4 was also the most viewed game in terms of concurrent viewers across all videos for six straight months (August – December 2015). Call of Duty: Black Ops II Grand Theft Auto V, while successful, wasn’t the first-most viewed game. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2009) and Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2014) were number one in terms of views during 2013 and 2014, respectively. League of Legends The top 10 most watched games on YouTube are all games from Blizzard Entertainment, including Overwatch, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II and Hearthstone.
6. The Sims 4
The Sims is an open world simulation game released by Electronic Arts and Sims developer Maxis in 2001. In 2017, the popular game The Sims 4 recorded a peak concurrent player count of around 230,000, putting it in the top 100 most popular games on Twitch. This year, the game has recently become much more popular following an overhaul, released in September, and the introduction of Sims on the mobile platform iOS.
The free mobile version of The Sims 4 has already exceeded over 5 million downloads since its release in October. Battlefield V Battlefield V, the fifth main game in the Battlefield series, is the newest game in the series and was released on October 19, 2018. The game surpassed the three billion mark across all platforms, where it currently sits at over 3.4 billion in total.
7. Counter-StrikeGlobal Offensive
The number one most-viewed game in 2016 was Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CSGO). CSGO was a first-person shooter video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. CSGO is a free-to-play version of Counter-Strike developed by Valve Corporation. The Counter-Strike series can trace its roots back to 1993 with the release of a modification called Counter-Strike and then the original Counter-Strike: Source.
CSGO is based on the Source code. The most popular CSGO video game streamer during the year was a five-year-old who plays under the name of “4perc3per”. He had a record-breaking 69 million views on a stream. Titanfall2 Titanfall 2, a first-person shooter video game, was developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts.
8. League of Legends
Besides Minecraft, the other most viewed games on YouTube are also part of the massively popular MOBA genre, known as League of Legends, which is made by Riot Games. League of Legends’ popularity cannot be understated; its support channel has over 4.3 million subscribers. By 2020, League of Legends is expected to hit one billion views on YouTube.
The Rest of the Top 10 The rest of the top ten YouTube titles that experienced the most views and views per view were: Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 148.6 million views For Honor – 148.3 million views Super Mario Odyssey – 141.2 million views Dota 2 – 136.9 million views Nier Automata – 136.6 million views Assassin’s Creed Origins – 135.3 million views Horizon Zero Dawn – 133.6 million views PES 2019 – 130.
9. Garena Free Fire
In an effort to better understand how players engage with mobile and social gaming apps, Next New Networks partnered with Kaltura to launch Garena Free Fire, a new audience measurement service that provides metrics specific to gaming. Garena Free Fire collects metrics from both iOS and Android devices and converts this data into market-moving numbers.
These metrics, based on a proprietary categorization and analysis of user behavior, can help marketers and publishers optimize marketing spend, improve retention and increase user acquisition. Credit: Garena In Garena Free Fire, publishers are able to compare the metrics for their top grossing games with that of competitive titles by capturing and analyzing unique and previously unseen data.
10. Valorant
Other hits included Call of Duty Black Ops 3 (47 billion views), the Game of Thrones (45 billion views), Fallout 76 (40 billion views), Fortnite (39 billion views) and Call of Duty WWII (35 billion views). Reasons Why YouTube is More Popular Google spends significant money on the gaming community. Even without advertising, it’s clear that YouTube attracts a younger generation.
More and more content creators are creating videos specifically for YouTube. Video content with content creators having more sophisticated knowledge is appealing. For example, in a recent hit video of mine, I answered viewers’ questions about the creation of an IOS App. I was able to cover both topics in a short amount of time. The response from viewers to the video was very positive. May be coming last on our list of Most Watched Games on YouTube but certainly a big hit.