YouTube’s best video of the year is bleak but beautiful

YouTube has always been the go-to destination for gaming content, and this year is no different than the two of the top ten videos about gaming. The best video of the year, however, is a sombre but beautiful story about the farewell of a game maker.

Gaming creators are represented in the Top Creators and Breakout Creators lists – with the tribute video to creator Technoblade,”so long nerdswith the number 1 trending video of 2022. I’m telling you. It was hard to watch.

Dream’s Face Reveal ranks third on the list. Revealing Dream’s Face,”Hello, I’m Dreameven set a record as the most viewed face reveal on YouTube. In addition, creator of games CoryxKenshin is listed as No. 9 on the Top Creators list of 2022 and Minecraft creator dagta is No. 7 on the Breakout Creators of 2022 list.

Looking back at 2022, it was another great year for YouTube Gaming, with new streamers joining YouTube exclusively, updated product offerings (Gift Memberships, Live Redirect, Clips to Shorts, plus more), and a major celebration of all things gaming with the interactive “YouTube: Game On” event.

Also in terms of trends, YouTube has broken the Speedrunning trend this year in the “A YouTube Speedrun from Speedrunsdata video, while the popular 2022 game Elden Ring is one of the biggest launches in YouTube historywith 3.4 billion video views in the first 60 days after the game’s release.

Next year, with Leo Olebe, YouTube’s new global gaming head, YouTube Gaming aims to grow the gaming ecosystem on the global platform while meeting the needs and celebrating the YouTube Gaming community of creators, fans and partners.

Popular Videos in the US

Techno Blade: so long nerds. The best video of the year was viewed 87 million times, but it’s a tragic story about a creator of Minecraft.

Guardian news: Watch the uncensored moment when Will Smith punches Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars and drops F-bomb

Dream: Hello, I’m Dream. A maker reveals himself for the first time.

NFL: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar & 50 Cent FULL Pepsi SB LVI Halftime Show

MrBeast: I built Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory!

Mark Robert: Pranks Destroy Scam Callers – GlitterBomb Refund

Jaiden Animations: Not being straight

Kane Pixels: The back rooms (found images)

The Try Boys: what happened.

First we party: Millie Bobby Brown needs a milkshake

Ratings are based on country views of videos uploaded in 2022, excluding shorts, music videos, trailers and kids’ videos. One video per creator. Source: Google data, 2022.

American top makers

MrBeast (114 million subscribers)
NichLmao (18.7 million subs)
Air stretch (10.7 million subs)
Ryan Trahan (11.1 million subscribers)
Isaiah photo (8 million subs)
Brent Rivera (22.3 million subs)
Dan Rhodes (18.8 million subs)
Luke Davidson (9.31 million subs)
CoryxKenshin (15 million subscribers)
Ian Boggs (8.07 million subs)

Based on the number of subscribers in the country gained in 2022, excluding artists, brands, media companies and children’s content. One channel per creator. Source: Google data, 2022.

Breakout creators

NichLmao (18.7 subscribers)
Air stretch (10.7 million subs)
Jooj Natu NL (6.03 million subs)
Danger (4.03 million subs)
David the baker (2.47 million subs)
Cat (5.2 million subs)
Dayta (4.39 million subs)
Devin Caherly Shorts (3.61 million subs)
MDMotivator (4.17 million subs)
Charles Brockman III (TheOnly CB3) (2.41 million subscribers)

Based on the number of subscribers in the country gained in 2022, excluding artists, brands, media companies and children’s content. Only channels with +200% year-over-year growth in 2021 compared to subscribers gained in 2021 (tripling in size). One channel per creator. Source: Google data, 2022.