2015 was a fundamental year for the gaming scene, with best-sellers across the board for mobile, PC and console. Today, YouTube revealed the official statistics on the top gaming videos for 2015, including the most popular trending videos and the top ten games.
Compiled in conjunction with Ipsos MediaCT, the video site was able to tabulate both Top Trending Gaming Videos and Top Games as broken down below. Clash of Clans managed to dominate the gaming videos, with its Super Bowl ad featuring actor Liam Neeson; while Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III was easily YouTube’s most popular game.
The top ten lists are below:
Top Trending Gaming Videos:
- Clash of Clans: Revenge (Official Super Bowl TV Commercial)
- Real GTA
- Star Wars Battlefront Reveal Trailer
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 Teaser Trailer
- WARNING: YOU WILL DIE | Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 – Part 1
- Discover Pokémon in the Real World with Pokémon GO!
- Fallout 4 – Official Trailer
- Elders Play Grand Theft Auto V (Elders React: Gaming)
- Halo VS Call of Duty
- Final Fantasy VII – E3 2015 Trailer | PS4
Four of the top 10 trending videos were teasers for upcoming games, including big hits like Fallout 4 and Star Wars: Battlefront, but short reveals for games like the Final Fantasy VII remake and Pokemon GO! are enough to get buzz sturring.
Top 10 Games on YouTube in 2015
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- FIFA 16
- Five Nights at Freddy s 3
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Agar.io
- Five Nights at Freddy s 4
- Fallout 4
- Mortal Kombat X
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Until Dawn
Dawn made a surprise debut in the top ten, along with Agar.io, but others, like Black Ops III and FIFA 16, are assured favorites.
In addition to these statistics, the following information was also revealed:
- 30 percent of gamers on YouTube are women
- YouTube is not just “for the kids” – a third of gamers on YouTube are 35 and up
- 47 percent of the YouTube Gamers surveyed are now parents
These numbers indicate that PC, mobile and console games alike still have thriving popularity, and newcomers like Until Dawn, Star Wars: Battlefront and Agar.io can still find a place in the gaming realm alongside established sequels. Look for 2016’s numbers to follow similar traits, with titles like Battleborn and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End will likely compete for a first place victory alongside other popular favorites.
