How we chose
- YouTube is the creator's main platform and the channel is mainly about games
- Covers different languages, regions and formats, not only US Let's Plays
- Subscriber numbers come from vidIQ's YouTube gaming ranking on November 2, 2026, unless another source and date is named
- Ordered by subscribers; channels run by brands and game companies are left out
The list
1. Mikecrack
Best for: Minecraft and animated gaming content for Spanish-speaking kids and families in Spain and Latin America
Mikecrack is a Spanish creator who makes Minecraft videos, animation and musical parodies around an animated dog persona. Mikecrack has been the most-subscribed Spanish YouTuber since July 2023, according to Wikipedia. vidIQ listed the channel at 58.7 million subscribers on November 2, 2026, the largest individual creator in its gaming ranking after IShowSpeed and MrBeast Gaming.
- Minecraft, animation and parodies in Spanish
- Created the animated series Las Perrerías de Mike
- 58.7M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
2. Jess No Limit
Best for: Mobile Legends and other mobile games in Indonesia and Southeast Asia
Jess No Limit is an Indonesian former Mobile Legends: Bang Bang competitive player who went full time on YouTube in April 2020. The channel covers gameplay, hero reviews and skins. Guinness World Records verified it in April 2025 as the most-subscribed Indonesian-language gaming channel on YouTube.
- Former EVOS esports player
- Guinness record for most subscribers for an Indonesian-language gaming channel, April 23, 2025
- 54.6M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
3. Techno Gamerz
Best for: Hindi-language GTA V, horror and mobile games for India's young gaming audience
Techno Gamerz is a creator from New Delhi best known for a GTA V series of more than 140 episodes, and also plays Minecraft, BGMI, Free Fire and horror games. In February 2026 Outlook India's Respawn reported that Techno Gamerz was the first individual gaming creator from Asia to reach 50 million subscribers.
- GTA V series of 140+ episodes, plus BGMI and Free Fire
- Four channels with 70M+ combined subscribers, per Outlook Respawn in February 2026
- 53.5M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
4. Fernanfloo
Best for: Comedy gaming for Spanish-speaking audiences in Latin America
Fernanfloo is a creator from El Salvador who built one of the largest Spanish-language YouTube audiences in the early 2010s with comedic gaming videos. The channel now uploads less often, around one video every two weeks according to CreatorDB in July 2026, so each upload lands as an event.
- Comedy gaming in Spanish
- Low upload frequency: plan timing with the creator
- 50.8M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
5. Markiplier
Best for: Horror and indie games that need a story-driven Let's Play for a large adult audience
Markiplier is a US creator best known for long-form Let's Plays of indie horror games, especially Five Nights at Freddy's. According to Wikipedia, the first Five Nights at Freddy's video from August 2014 had passed 127 million views by February 2026, and Markiplier released Iron Lung, a feature film adapted from an indie horror game, in January 2026.
- Indie horror Let's Plays, led by Five Nights at Freddy's
- Iron Lung, a film based on David Szymanski's indie game, released January 30, 2026
- 39M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
6. jacksepticeye
Best for: High-energy, heavily edited Let's Plays of indie and narrative games
jacksepticeye is an Irish creator known for comedic, fast-cut Let's Plays and gaming vlogs. The yearly Thankmas charity stream had raised more than $25 million by 2023, according to Wikipedia, and the channel has moved into voice and likeness work in games.
- Indie and narrative Let's Plays
- Thankmas charity stream: $25M+ raised by 2023, per Wikipedia
- 31.1M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
7. DanTDM
Best for: Family-friendly Minecraft, Pokémon and indie games for a young UK and global audience
DanTDM is a UK creator who built the channel on Minecraft and now also covers Pokémon and indie horror. The content is aimed mainly at children, though many teens and adults watch. DanTDM holds a Guinness World Record for most views for a dedicated Minecraft video channel, according to Wikipedia.
- Minecraft, Pokémon and family-friendly indie games
- Presents Classic FM's video game music series Next Level since January 2025
- 29.1M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
8. MiawAug
Best for: Variety gaming in Bahasa Indonesia across PC horror, mobile and console, with a high upload volume
MiawAug is an Indonesian variety creator covering horror games, Free Fire and Arena Breakout, plus comedic cosplay. CreatorDB counted about six YouTube videos a week in October 2026, which makes the channel one of the most active on this list.
- PC horror and mobile games in Bahasa Indonesia
- About six videos a week, per CreatorDB in October 2026
- 25.9M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
9. Aphmau
Best for: Story-led Minecraft and Roblox roleplay for a young, family audience
Aphmau is a US creator who has made family-friendly Minecraft roleplay series since 2012, such as MyStreet and Phoenix Drop High, and also posts Roblox content. The episodic format means viewers follow a story over many videos, not one-off gameplay.
- Minecraft and Roblox roleplay series
- Long-running episodic stories
- 25.4M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
10. CoryxKenshin
Best for: Horror launches for a highly engaged US audience, where one upload becomes an event
CoryxKenshin is a US creator known for horror Let's Plays and the Spooky Scary Sunday series, who also plays big releases like Elden Ring. Uploads are irregular, with long breaks, including a 17-month hiatus that ended in December 2024, according to Wikipedia.
- Horror Let's Plays and Spooky Scary Sunday
- The Friday Night Funkin' video was the fifth most-viewed video in the US in 2021, per Wikipedia
- 24.8M subscribers on November 2, 2026, per vidIQ
11. BRKsEDU
Best for: Long-running Portuguese-language gameplay series for players in Brazil
BRKsEDU is a Brazilian creator who marked 15 years of narrated gameplay in November 2025. In January 2026 a second channel, @GameplaysBRKsEDU, launched to keep full gameplay series apart from the main channel, according to CreatorDB.
- Narrated gameplay in Portuguese since 2010
- Second channel for full series since January 2026
- 9.95M subscribers on October 3, 2026, per CreatorDB
What game marketers should take from this list
Look at the languages before the numbers. Mikecrack, Jess No Limit, Techno Gamerz and Fernanfloo make videos in Spanish, Indonesian and Hindi, and all four have more subscribers than any English-speaking creator on this list. YouTube Gaming reached 8.8 billion hours watched in 2025, and three of the most-watched games were Roblox, League of Legends and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, according to Tubefilter, citing Stream Hatchet.
The second thing is format. Markiplier, jacksepticeye and CoryxKenshin make long Let’s Plays where one video can carry a whole indie horror game. DanTDM and Aphmau speak to young audiences through Minecraft and Roblox, where rules for kids’ content change what a campaign can do. BRKsEDU and Jess No Limit run long series in one market.
Big names are not the whole plan
A list like this shows the top of YouTube. Most game campaigns that work sit lower down, with creators who play your genre every week. For Clash for Nature, a concept big enough for PewDiePie and Jschlatt passed 40M+ views on YouTube. For NBA 2K25 MyTEAM Mobile, midsize creators did the work, with Jeffrey Bui leading YouTube at 300K views.
Our guide to YouTube gaming influencers covers creator types, sizes and a vetting checklist. Our YouTube page explains how we run YouTube campaigns for games, and the list of top TikTok gaming influencers covers short-form.
If you want help finding the right YouTubers for your game, talk to us.