Top 5 Gaming YouTuber 2022

PopularMMOs

As its name suggests, PopularMMOs is a channel devoted to popular Minecraft mods. It is run by Patrick Brown, who is married to fellow YouTube gamer, Jennifer Flagg (who runs the GamingWithJen channel). Patrick clearly takes Minecraft and its mods very seriously. His channel features Minecraft Mob Battles and Arena Battles, Epic Modded Let's Plays, Mod Showcases, and Minecraft Mods Vs. Maps. | © PopularMMOs

DanTDM

Daniel Middleton (aka DanTDM) is an English YouTuber. Dan’s channel has evolved since he began it in 2012. Originally, he called it The Diamond Minecart (hence the TDM in the channel’s current name). At that point, his core audience was children aged 5 to 10.

As the original name indicated, the bulk of his videos involved Dan playing various mods of Minecraft. He found that there was so much fan-generated content in Minecraft that he was able to make videos full-time, with sufficient variation to keep his young audience interested. | © DanTDM (Instagram)

Jacksepticeye

Sean William McLoughlin, aka Jacksepticeye, emphasizes his Irish roots. Sean’s gaming channel has a green theme, as often does his hair. He begins each of his videos by saying, "Top of the mornin' to ya laddies! My name is Jacksepticeye!" in a loud Irish accent.

He began uploading his gaming videos in 2012. He gained the attention of PewDiePie in 2013, who mentioned him in a video. This significantly increased the support for his Jacksepticeye channel. | © Jacksepticeye (Instagram)

Markiplier

Hawaiian-born Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach has over 28 million subscribers and has achieved widespread notoriety for his Let's Plays of indie and horror games. He favors the “Let’s Play” type of gaming video, where he uses the video to document his playthrough of a game. He prefers an exuberant and uncensored commentary style. Mark is also politically active and regularly speaks out on his channel for stricter gun laws and for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. | © Markiplier (Instagram)

VanossGaming

VanossGaming is the gaming channel of Evan Fong. The bulk Evan’s videos involve him playing a game, usually with other YouTube gamers. Evan Fong has also branched into music, having a music channel called Rynx. Vanoss' channel logo consists of an owl head; he usually does not show his face, unless it is for an important occasion. The first time Vanoss showed his face was for his one million subscriber special in 2013. | © VanossGaming (Instagram)

While most people follow esports via live streaming on networks like Twitch, gamers like to upload videos to their YouTube channels, reliving game highlights and making predictions for future games.

Good to Know: The biggest influence is a retro game that dates back to the 90s - Minecraft. Many of the most popular YouTube channels are about Minecraft. Incredibly, the biggest fans of these videos weren't born when Minecraft was first released.

You could argue that the most popular gamer of them all is PewDiePie - he made a name for himself by producing videos in which he played games and commented on his play. Since then, however, he has evolved. Few of his current videos have a gaming focus.

Here's a list of the top Gaming YouTubers in 2022. Have fun watching, and maybe your favorite YouTuber is on the list!

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