2 of the top 5 YouTube channels with the most subscribers worldwide are gaming-related.

YouTube Data, Global, classification as top channel is based on creator channels by subscriber count, May 2017.

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73%

of YouTube gamers say they enjoy watching others play games on YouTube.
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56%

of YouTube gamers say YouTube is where they connect with their gaming community.
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48%

of YouTube gamers say they spend more time watching gaming videos on YouTube than playing games.
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66%

of female YouTube gamers watch gaming videos on YouTube when they want to hear from people they can relate to.
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74%

of YouTube gamers say they watch YouTube videos to learn how to get better at a game.
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> 20M

gaming how-to videos have been uploaded to YouTube.
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