Updated June 2026
The Top Gaming Creators in 2026
As of June 2026, the top youtube gaming creators are PewDiePie, VanossGaming and Dream, ranked by the BestCreators cross-platform score — a 0–100 measure of audience, engagement and growth. Here is the live top 10.
- 1PewDiePieGamingYouTube111MFollowers+0.1%91Established
- 2VanossGamingGamingYouTube26MFollowers+0.1%84Established
- 3DreamGamingYouTube31MFollowers0.0%82Rising
- 4MarkiplierGamingYouTube37MFollowers+0.5%81Rising
- 5DanTDMGamingYouTube29MFollowers+0.2%80Rising
- 6LazarBeamGamingYouTube22MFollowers+0.5%78Rising
- 7SSundeeGamingYouTube25MFollowers+0.7%76Rising
- 8JacksepticeyeGamingYouTube31MFollowers+0.3%76Rising
- 9AphmauGamingYouTube22MFollowers+1.0%75Rising
- 10CoryxKenshinGamingYouTube22MFollowers+1.2%73Rising
Who they are
PewDiePie holds a BestCreators Score of 91 (established tier) with 111M subscribers, ranking first among gaming creators.
VanossGaming holds a BestCreators Score of 84 (established tier) with 26M subscribers, ranking #2 among gaming creators.
Dream holds a BestCreators Score of 82 (rising tier) with 31M subscribers, ranking #3 among gaming creators.
Markiplier holds a BestCreators Score of 81 (rising tier) with 37M subscribers, ranking #4 among gaming creators.
DanTDM holds a BestCreators Score of 80 (rising tier) with 29M subscribers, ranking #5 among gaming creators.
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View the full Best YouTube Gaming Creators →Rankings update continuously from public platform data via the BestCreators methodology. Figures are approximate and current as of June 2026.