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It’s time for another monthly installment of our Tubefilter Top 100 Most Viewed YouTube Gaming Channels Chart and PewDiePie is still on top by a few hundred million views.
Chart Toppers
Felix Kjellberg‘s PewDiePie channel is in its usual #1 spot on the YouTube Gaming Channels Chart. The twentysomething Swedish gamer’s online video repository of Let’s Play videos saw a modest 7% uptick in views to end the month just shy of 418 million of them. PopularMMOs is 150 million views behind in second place. The top gamer from the U.S. witnessed a significant 40% month-over-month increase in views to score nearly 267 million views on the month.
In a not-so-far-behind third place is Stampylonghead. The UK-based gamer with a an affinity for Minecraft and education ended the 31 days of January with almost 252.9 million views. Next up is Stampy’s fellow UK-based gamer The Diamond Minecart. A 20% bump in views pushed the channel’s monthly view count up to nearly 210.8 million. And rounding out the Top 5 is markiplierGAME. The other U.S.-based gamer in the Top 5 scored more than 208.1 million views during the month.
A Closer Look At The Top 10
Our friends over at Tiltify put together a snazzy video with clips from the Top 10 Gaming Channels this month. Check it out for a primer on the kind of content the most viewed gaming channels on YouTube distribute and/or to catch scenes from your favorite channels.
Top Gainers
The honor of one of our Top Gainers this month goes, once again, to smikesmike05.
The Montreal-based gamer is one of our Top gainers for the second-month running thanks to the channel’s clever combination of the incredibly popular YouTube genres of Let’s Play and Top 10s. SmikeSmike05 had a breakout December and an even better January. The channel witnessed a 100% month-over-month increase in views to score more than 65.4 million views and the #22 spot on the Top 100.
Channel Distribution
The Top 100 Most Viewed YouTube Gaming Channels this month amassed in aggregate a total of 6,067,178,049 views. Here’s a look at the distribution of those channels broken down by the most-represented YouTube Multi-Channel Networks on the chart:
Maker Studios:22 channels in the Top 100, with PewDiePie #1.
Machinima:18 channels each in the Top 100, with VanossGaming at #7.
BroadbandTV, Fullscreen, OmniaMediaCo: 8 channels each in the Top 100, with BBTV’s fernanfloo at #13, Fullscreen’s popularmmos at #2, and OmniaMedia’s iHasCupquake at #30.
Divimove: 4 channels in the Top 100, with elrubiusOMG at #10.
DEFY Media, IDG, Jetpak, QuizGroup, Rooster Teeth, ZoomInTV: 2 channels each in the Top 100, with DEFY’s Smosh Games at #19, IDG’s Gronkh at #68, Jetpak’s Seananners at #33, QuizGroup’s eeoneguy at #21, Rooster Teeth’s Rooster Teeth at #23, and ZoomInTV’s JackSepticEye at #6.
And here’s a look into the distribution of this month’s Top 100 by country of origin:
United States: 36 channels in the Top 100.
Great Britain: 16 channels in the Top 100.
Spain: 7 channels in the Top 100.
Brazil: 6 channels in the Top 100.
Canada: 5 channels in the Top 100.
Japan, Russia, Ukraine: 4 channels each in the Top 100.
Germany, Netherlands: 3 channels each in the Top 100.
Chile, Ireland: 2 channels each in the Top 100.
Australia, El Salvador, Finland, France, Italy, Romania, South Korea, Sweden:1 channel each in the Top 100.
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Tubefilter's Monthly Top 100
100 Most Viewed YouTube Gaming Channels
Worldwide • January 2015
1
PewDiePieViews This Month: 417,899,665 7%Subs This Month: 909,792 | Position Last Month: 1All-Time Views: 7,832,708,101 | All-Time Subs: 34,340,569 | SlateScore: 852
2
popularmmosViews This Month: 266,949,148 40%Subs This Month: 404,736 | Position Last Month: 3All-Time Views: 1,689,594,145 | All-Time Subs: 3,247,021 | SlateScore: 761
3
stampylongheadViews This Month: 252,893,299 13%Subs This Month: 304,751 | Position Last Month: 2All-Time Views: 2,808,500,808 | All-Time Subs: 5,008,557 | SlateScore: 797
4
TheDiamondMinecartViews This Month: 210,793,533 20%Subs This Month: 330,647 | Position Last Month: 4All-Time Views: 2,072,679,352 | All-Time Subs: 4,983,556 | SlateScore: 768
5
markiplierGAMEViews This Month: 208,137,885 22%Subs This Month: 565,145 | Position Last Month: 7All-Time Views: 1,588,828,870 | All-Time Subs: 5,867,312 | SlateScore: 805
6
jacksepticeyeViews This Month: 201,200,772 37%Subs This Month: 538,747 | Position Last Month: 8All-Time Views: 910,312,933 | All-Time Subs: 3,005,669 | SlateScore: 776
7
VanossGamingViews This Month: 183,805,887 5%Subs This Month: 535,126 | Position Last Month: 5All-Time Views: 2,075,474,002 | All-Time Subs: 10,944,842 | SlateScore: 777
8
vegetta777Views This Month: 177,846,353 3%Subs This Month: 400,047 | Position Last Month: 6All-Time Views: 2,107,337,088 | All-Time Subs: 8,530,336 | SlateScore: 811
9
juegagermanViews This Month: 127,324,115 9%Subs This Month: 407,306 | Position Last Month: 9All-Time Views: 899,368,920 | All-Time Subs: 6,429,093 | SlateScore: 786
10
elrubiusOMGViews This Month: 108,803,468 -1%Subs This Month: 446,905 | Position Last Month: 10All-Time Views: 1,493,478,001 | All-Time Subs: 10,050,124 | SlateScore: 834
11
KSIOlajidebtViews This Month: 97,360,907 38%Subs This Month: 421,904 | Position Last Month: 16All-Time Views: 1,417,037,943 | All-Time Subs: 8,358,836 | SlateScore: 798
12
TheWillyrexViews This Month: 95,875,397 6%Subs This Month: 233,695 | Position Last Month: 11All-Time Views: 1,377,668,387 | All-Time Subs: 6,166,569 | SlateScore: 814
13
fernanflooViews This Month: 94,928,102 7%Subs This Month: 415,956 | Position Last Month: 13All-Time Views: 529,604,925 | All-Time Subs: 2,531,398 | SlateScore: 725
14
iballisticsquidViews This Month: 90,749,080 23%Subs This Month: 140,143 | Position Last Month: 15All-Time Views: 1,051,091,195 | All-Time Subs: 2,251,300 | SlateScore: 725
15
IGNentertainmentViews This Month: 90,409,591 0%Subs This Month: 117,248 | Position Last Month: 12All-Time Views: 3,908,173,827 | All-Time Subs: 5,559,265 | SlateScore: 857
16
wroetoshawViews This Month: 86,950,550 29%Subs This Month: 342,035 | Position Last Month: 21All-Time Views: 610,555,792 | All-Time Subs: 3,436,015 | SlateScore: 745
17
venturiantaleViews This Month: 80,508,310 19%Subs This Month: 108,585 | Position Last Month: 19All-Time Views: 1,028,670,346 | All-Time Subs: 1,540,992 | SlateScore: 704
18
yfrostaViews This Month: 78,398,472 0%Subs This Month: 156,035 | Position Last Month: 14All-Time Views: 821,209,316 | All-Time Subs: 2,370,388 | SlateScore: 705
19
SmoshGamesViews This Month: 73,418,189 6%Subs This Month: 172,607 | Position Last Month: 17All-Time Views: 1,270,968,262 | All-Time Subs: 5,704,610 | SlateScore: 812
20
GameGrumpsViews This Month: 69,431,775 25%Subs This Month: 94,589 | Position Last Month: 30All-Time Views: 944,576,044 | All-Time Subs: 2,079,616 | SlateScore: 800
21
eeoneguyViews This Month: 65,943,745 8%Subs This Month: 317,751 | Position Last Month: 23All-Time Views: 323,922,223 | All-Time Subs: 1,931,975 | SlateScore: 702
22
smikesmike05Views This Month: 65,413,878 100%Subs This Month: 427,692 | Position Last Month: 67All-Time Views: 148,515,900 | All-Time Subs: 868,562 | SlateScore: 698
23
RoosterTeethViews This Month: 63,347,067 -1%Subs This Month: 46,221 | Position Last Month: 22All-Time Views: 3,597,875,603 | All-Time Subs: 8,056,553 | SlateScore: 856
24
aMOODIEsqueezieViews This Month: 61,720,121 -9%Subs This Month: 126,698 | Position Last Month: 20All-Time Views: 813,197,974 | All-Time Subs: 3,438,261 | SlateScore: 774
25
rezendeevilViews This Month: 60,765,695 8%Subs This Month: 198,353 | Position Last Month: 27All-Time Views: 313,880,155 | All-Time Subs: 1,661,327 | SlateScore: 790
26
arcadegoViews This Month: 60,235,423 14%Subs This Month: 39,137 | Position Last Month: 31All-Time Views: 472,480,154 | All-Time Subs: 410,758 | SlateScore: 607
27
SkyDoesMinecraftViews This Month: 59,805,140 5%Subs This Month: 96,674 | Position Last Month: 26All-Time Views: 2,542,965,239 | All-Time Subs: 10,822,157 | SlateScore: 847
28
themaxmuraiViews This Month: 58,237,950 1%Subs This Month: 34,018 | Position Last Month: 25All-Time Views: 709,310,944 | All-Time Subs: 1,220,506 | SlateScore: 717
29
SSundeeViews This Month: 57,779,400 23%Subs This Month: 166,249 | Position Last Month: 35All-Time Views: 761,961,000 | All-Time Subs: 3,797,866 | SlateScore: 832
30
authenticgamesViews This Month: 57,342,774 60%Subs This Month: 145,000 | Position Last Month: 55All-Time Views: 296,595,974 | All-Time Subs: 1,270,684 | SlateScore: 747
31
iHasCupquakeViews This Month: 56,230,921 -17%Subs This Month: 147,848 | Position Last Month: 18All-Time Views: 720,519,473 | All-Time Subs: 2,407,014 | SlateScore: 802
32
theskylanderboyViews This Month: 55,781,692 21%Subs This Month: 48,260 | Position Last Month: 36All-Time Views: 409,167,808 | All-Time Subs: 421,661 | SlateScore: 626
33
SeaNannersViews This Month: 55,012,424 -9%Subs This Month: 63,369 | Position Last Month: 24All-Time Views: 1,536,435,355 | All-Time Subs: 5,128,095 | SlateScore: 816
34
packattack04082Views This Month: 54,726,577 22%Subs This Month: 34,373 | Position Last Month: 37All-Time Views: 569,962,300 | All-Time Subs: 430,513 | SlateScore: 599
35
theRadBradViews This Month: 53,955,434 -4%Subs This Month: 162,939 | Position Last Month: 28All-Time Views: 1,365,276,832 | All-Time Subs: 4,066,597 | SlateScore: 816
36
MatroixViews This Month: 51,449,964 8%Subs This Month: 197,783 | Position Last Month: 34All-Time Views: 1,163,761,674 | All-Time Subs: 5,468,152 | SlateScore: 836
37
thedanirepViews This Month: 49,718,985 30%Subs This Month: 149,709 | Position Last Month: 48All-Time Views: 159,059,652 | All-Time Subs: 616,949 | SlateScore: 685
38
d7297utViews This Month: 49,669,744 37%Subs This Month: 69,831 | Position Last Month: 54All-Time Views: 459,124,728 | All-Time Subs: 1,167,149 | SlateScore: 671
39
GameplayrjViews This Month: 49,127,518 20%Subs This Month: 132,453 | Position Last Month: 41All-Time Views: 307,192,736 | All-Time Subs: 1,202,239 | SlateScore: 770
40
miniminterViews This Month: 48,495,618 38%Subs This Month: 292,337 | Position Last Month: 58All-Time Views: 221,964,280 | All-Time Subs: 1,650,928 | SlateScore: 737
41
TheBajanCanadianViews This Month: 47,482,950 -7%Subs This Month: 111,465 | Position Last Month: 32All-Time Views: 1,102,197,292 | All-Time Subs: 4,525,187 | SlateScore: 847
42
TheAtlanticCraftViews This Month: 47,460,691 38%Subs This Month: 130,104 | Position Last Month: 62All-Time Views: 464,851,462 | All-Time Subs: 1,620,503 | SlateScore: 733
43
CaptainSparklezViews This Month: 46,529,203 7%Subs This Month: 87,194 | Position Last Month: 38All-Time Views: 1,827,460,675 | All-Time Subs: 8,356,590 | SlateScore: 845
44
TazerCraftViews This Month: 46,491,541 11%Subs This Month: 134,245 | Position Last Month: 39All-Time Views: 327,728,318 | All-Time Subs: 1,668,001 | SlateScore: 791
45
OfficialClashOfClansViews This Month: 43,146,478 -23%Subs This Month: 172,707 | Position Last Month: 29All-Time Views: 248,508,734 | All-Time Subs: 2,079,554 | SlateScore: 609
46
YouAlwaysWinViews This Month: 42,566,838 5%Subs This Month: 118,268 | Position Last Month: 42All-Time Views: 470,896,851 | All-Time Subs: 1,122,652 | SlateScore: 717
47
fgteevViews This Month: 42,309,678 24%Subs This Month: 53,676 | Position Last Month: 63All-Time Views: 242,042,519 | All-Time Subs: 388,676 | SlateScore: 594
48
sTaXxCraftViews This Month: 41,860,144 20%Subs This Month: 213,866 | Position Last Month: 59All-Time Views: 248,141,623 | All-Time Subs: 2,481,098 | SlateScore: 756
49
LetsPlayViews This Month: 41,695,093 12%Subs This Month: 60,472 | Position Last Month: 51All-Time Views: 771,950,612 | All-Time Subs: 3,122,361 | SlateScore: 757
50
FavijTVViews This Month: 39,300,951 3%Subs This Month: 88,084 | Position Last Month: 49All-Time Views: 402,507,733 | All-Time Subs: 1,528,097 | SlateScore: 684
51
DnerMCViews This Month: 38,920,682 16%Subs This Month: 149,609 | Position Last Month: 65All-Time Views: 317,855,565 | All-Time Subs: 1,657,900 | SlateScore: 796
52
RovioMobileViews This Month: 38,840,856 -1%Subs This Month: 20,183 | Position Last Month: 47All-Time Views: 1,815,604,136 | All-Time Subs: 1,276,649 | SlateScore: 669
53
blitzwingerViews This Month: 38,801,446 -2%Subs This Month: 47,612 | Position Last Month: 45All-Time Views: 503,090,859 | All-Time Subs: 659,297 | SlateScore: 672
54
ZackScottGamesViews This Month: 38,525,913 -2%Subs This Month: 60,990 | Position Last Month: 44All-Time Views: 705,479,095 | All-Time Subs: 1,394,038 | SlateScore: 753
55
vikkstar123hdViews This Month: 37,861,573 18%Subs This Month: 126,764 | Position Last Month: 68All-Time Views: 212,687,523 | All-Time Subs: 1,295,287 | SlateScore: 741
56
h2odeliriousViews This Month: 37,471,158 -5%Subs This Month: 228,470 | Position Last Month: 46All-Time Views: 414,795,286 | All-Time Subs: 4,287,954 | SlateScore: 748
57
enzoknolViews This Month: 35,260,351 22%Subs This Month: 51,384 | Position Last Month: 75All-Time Views: 206,586,769 | All-Time Subs: 575,420 | SlateScore: 717
58
WillyrexViews This Month: 35,252,840 5%Subs This Month: 156,095 | Position Last Month: 66All-Time Views: 834,595,288 | All-Time Subs: 4,867,351 | SlateScore: 775
59
MatthewPatrick13Views This Month: 34,889,741 3%Subs This Month: 312,577 | Position Last Month: 64All-Time Views: 338,030,718 | All-Time Subs: 3,861,766 | SlateScore: 742
60
MachinimaRealmViews This Month: 34,410,896 -8%Subs This Month: 52,116 | Position Last Month: 50All-Time Views: 885,125,219 | All-Time Subs: 2,519,668 | SlateScore: 761
61
TheBrainDitViews This Month: 34,394,884 15%Subs This Month: 119,790 | Position Last Month: 71All-Time Views: 364,197,171 | All-Time Subs: 1,637,150 | SlateScore: 736
62
hikakingamesViews This Month: 34,248,505 -2%Subs This Month: 34,699 | Position Last Month: 60All-Time Views: 436,126,029 | All-Time Subs: 1,296,009 | SlateScore: 680
63
littlelizardgamingViews This Month: 33,790,289 92%Subs This Month: 102,304 | Position Last Month: N/AAll-Time Views: 252,395,051 | All-Time Subs: 890,317 | SlateScore: 710
64
dilleronplayViews This Month: 33,400,098 10%Subs This Month: 73,789 | Position Last Month: 70All-Time Views: 203,325,423 | All-Time Subs: 641,867 | SlateScore: 634
65
CasalDeNerdViews This Month: 33,385,477 -6%Subs This Month: 121,308 | Position Last Month: 56All-Time Views: 189,557,806 | All-Time Subs: 1,037,039 | SlateScore: 752
66
PietSmittieViews This Month: 33,007,825 -6%Subs This Month: 30,069 | Position Last Month: 57All-Time Views: 1,051,369,980 | All-Time Subs: 1,804,268 | SlateScore: 785
67
Smoove7182954Views This Month: 32,924,486 4%Subs This Month: 63,052 | Position Last Month: 69All-Time Views: 745,560,122 | All-Time Subs: 2,200,129 | SlateScore: 781
68
GronkhViews This Month: 32,063,496 -13%Subs This Month: 65,918 | Position Last Month: 53All-Time Views: 1,355,426,375 | All-Time Subs: 3,466,651 | SlateScore: 808
69
kwebbelkopViews This Month: 32,052,933 30%Subs This Month: 148,845 | Position Last Month: 86All-Time Views: 144,475,953 | All-Time Subs: 827,898 | SlateScore: 685
70
BlueXephosViews This Month: 31,778,511 -22%Subs This Month: 12,699 | Position Last Month: 40All-Time Views: 2,992,957,376 | All-Time Subs: 7,242,411 | SlateScore: 823
71
TheSyndicateProjectViews This Month: 30,597,779 -17%Subs This Month: 121,887 | Position Last Month: 52All-Time Views: 1,517,200,384 | All-Time Subs: 8,475,759 | SlateScore: 845
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73
letsplayshikViews This Month: 29,808,729 16%Subs This Month: 88,465 | Position Last Month: 83All-Time Views: 285,376,093 | All-Time Subs: 1,131,850 | SlateScore: 665
74
xAlexBY11Views This Month: 29,621,701 4%Subs This Month: 175,936 | Position Last Month: 76All-Time Views: 401,364,782 | All-Time Subs: 3,382,241 | SlateScore: 769
75
XpertThiefViews This Month: 28,797,363 11%Subs This Month: 115,236 | Position Last Month: 82All-Time Views: 287,022,251 | All-Time Subs: 1,415,007 | SlateScore: 737
76
rfm767Views This Month: 28,644,192 20%Subs This Month: 22,294 | Position Last Month: 90All-Time Views: 370,921,860 | All-Time Subs: 364,800 | SlateScore: 578
77
Vikkstar123Views This Month: 28,325,877 15%Subs This Month: 161,184 | Position Last Month: 87All-Time Views: 232,571,772 | All-Time Subs: 1,685,734 | SlateScore: 764
78
screwattackViews This Month: 28,300,138 -5%Subs This Month: 130,991 | Position Last Month: 72All-Time Views: 404,969,080 | All-Time Subs: 1,640,325 | SlateScore: 756
79
themasterovViews This Month: 27,914,305 23%Subs This Month: 105,782 | Position Last Month: 92All-Time Views: 116,296,079 | All-Time Subs: 558,731 | SlateScore: 679
80
worldgamingshowsViews This Month: 27,470,093 6%Subs This Month: 26,422 | Position Last Month: 81All-Time Views: 322,213,749 | All-Time Subs: 507,874 | SlateScore: 506
81
MrLololoshkaViews This Month: 27,406,308 1%Subs This Month: 82,963 | Position Last Month: 79All-Time Views: 569,672,656 | All-Time Subs: 2,733,140 | SlateScore: 723
82
coisadenerdViews This Month: 27,345,005 -1%Subs This Month: 88,109 | Position Last Month: 77All-Time Views: 408,436,803 | All-Time Subs: 2,669,776 | SlateScore: 785
83
speedyw03Views This Month: 26,896,726 -7%Subs This Month: 44,184 | Position Last Month: 74All-Time Views: 1,117,502,950 | All-Time Subs: 6,417,395 | SlateScore: 818
84
jeromeasfViews This Month: 26,175,650 8%Subs This Month: 65,967 | Position Last Month: 88All-Time Views: 592,684,432 | All-Time Subs: 3,434,275 | SlateScore: 821
85
tomo0723swViews This Month: 25,893,294 -13%Subs This Month: 33,229 | Position Last Month: 73All-Time Views: 397,698,102 | All-Time Subs: 760,312 | SlateScore: 696
86
dashiegamesViews This Month: 25,783,902 11%Subs This Month: 88,837 | Position Last Month: 91All-Time Views: 249,057,894 | All-Time Subs: 1,091,191 | SlateScore: 723
87
GamesHQMediaViews This Month: 25,631,580 -7%Subs This Month: 34,764 | Position Last Month: 78All-Time Views: 392,223,975 | All-Time Subs: 520,388 | SlateScore: 680
88
WQLFYViews This Month: 25,556,849 86%Subs This Month: 179,246 | Position Last Month: N/AAll-Time Views: 177,077,597 | All-Time Subs: 1,430,116 | SlateScore: 667
89
twosyncfifaViews This Month: 25,474,124 -5%Subs This Month: 84,581 | Position Last Month: 80All-Time Views: 167,756,875 | All-Time Subs: 785,259 | SlateScore: 711
90
videogamesViews This Month: 25,103,434 11%Subs This Month: 78,900 | Position Last Month: 93All-Time Views: 561,542,877 | All-Time Subs: 2,517,737 | SlateScore: 720
91
pazudorayaViews This Month: 24,417,855 2%Subs This Month: 24,970 | Position Last Month: 89All-Time Views: 366,193,770 | All-Time Subs: 733,077 | SlateScore: 674
92
OfficialNerdCubedViews This Month: 24,100,529 -3%Subs This Month: 47,489 | Position Last Month: 84All-Time Views: 626,904,568 | All-Time Subs: 2,055,054 | SlateScore: 713
93
insanegazViews This Month: 23,801,944 16%Subs This Month: 19,589 | Position Last Month: 99All-Time Views: 345,379,843 | All-Time Subs: 340,425 | SlateScore: 566
94
TheBrianMapsViews This Month: 22,917,701 43%Subs This Month: 93,413 | Position Last Month: N/AAll-Time Views: 136,800,036 | All-Time Subs: 574,723 | SlateScore: 605
95
HelldogMadnessViews This Month: 22,837,054 9%Subs This Month: 60,121 | Position Last Month: 98All-Time Views: 247,298,136 | All-Time Subs: 820,629 | SlateScore: 722
96
kjragamingViews This Month: 22,540,595 43%Subs This Month: 20,183 | Position Last Month: N/AAll-Time Views: 78,209,161 | All-Time Subs: 85,197 | SlateScore: 515
97
UberHaxorNovaViews This Month: 22,527,565 3%Subs This Month: 30,134 | Position Last Month: 96All-Time Views: 1,440,627,654 | All-Time Subs: 2,739,286 | SlateScore: 785
98
HikePlaysViews This Month: 21,665,985 10%Subs This Month: 90,086 | Position Last Month: N/AAll-Time Views: 209,122,372 | All-Time Subs: 1,079,171 | SlateScore: 723
99
iulitmViews This Month: 21,399,493 115%Subs This Month: 40,681 | Position Last Month: N/AAll-Time Views: 110,014,518 | All-Time Subs: 158,832 | SlateScore: 579
100
gamespotViews This Month: 21,165,638 -5%Subs This Month: 38,970 | Position Last Month: 94All-Time Views: 898,829,154 | All-Time Subs: 1,778,807 | SlateScore: 785