Minecraft tops YouTube's list of most watched games of 2020

Minecraft - 201 billion; Roblox - 75 billion; Garena Free Fire - 72 billion; Grand Theft Auto V - 70 billion; Fortnite - 67 billion. YouTube ... BrendanSinclairManagingEditorTuesday8thDecember2020SharethisarticleRecommendTweetShareMinecraftdominatedYouTubethisyear,accordingtoanend-of-yearstatsdumpfromYouTubeGaming.Microsoft'ssandboxcreationgametoppedthelistofthetopoverallgameswatched,withvideosofthegamebeingwatchedmorethantwiceasmuchasthoseofthenextmostwatchedgame.Here'sthelistofthetopfive,alongwithhowmanyviewseachgame'svideosreceived:Minecraft-201billionRoblox-75billionGarenaFreeFire-72billionGrandTheftAutoV-70billionFortnite-67billionYouTubeGaming'slistofthetopfivelivegameswatchedin2020wassimilar,withjustonegamethatdidn'tappearontheoveralltopgameslist.MinecraftGarenaFreeFireFortniteGrandTheftAutoVPUBGMobileAsfortheplatformitself,YouTubeGaminghasmorethan40millionactivegamingchannels,andservedupmorethan100billionhoursofgamingcontentthisyear. SignupforTheDailyUpdateandgetthebestofGamesIndustry.bizinyourinbox. EnteryouremailaddressMorestoriesTwitterreportsgamingpostsup14%year-over-yearin20212.4billiongamingtweetssetnewrecordsasGenshinImpactandE3leadconversationsaboutgamesandevents,respectivelyByJeffreyRousseau1daysagoCapcompermanentlybansRobson"robinho"OliveirafromalltournamentsDecisionfollowsaftertheBrazilianpro-playersharedthathecommittedactsofsexualassaultonstreamByJeffreyRousseau2daysagoRelatedJobsGraduateOpportunitiesStellarEntertainmentSoftwareGuildford HeadofMobileAmiqusGamesChino LightingArtist–Amsterdam,Netherlands–AAAGamesOPMAmsterdam DiscovermorejobsingamesLatestcommentsSignintocontributeEmailaddressPasswordSignin Needanaccount?Registernow. LatestarticlesfromourteamJamesBatchelorEditor-in-ChiefGamesIndustry.bizpresents…TheYearinNumbers2021BrendanSinclairManagingEditorLaunchingaVRgamethesedaysis"Aperfectstormofshit"RobFaheyContributingEditorUnionisationissettobeoneofthebiggeststoriesin2022|OpinionChristopherDringHeadofGamesB2BStraussZelnick:Zynga'scontrastingcultureisabenefit,notachallenge,forTake-TwoMarieDealessandriFeaturesEditorUnpacking|GamesoftheYear2021DaniellePartisNewsEditorSkyrim.No,RiftApart.No,wait...Skyrim|GamesoftheYearJeffreyRousseauStaffWriterAerialKnight'sNeverYield|GamesoftheYear2021UpcomingEventsEGXBirmingham20213rdMar2022-5thMar2022NEC,Birmingham,UnitedKingdomEGXLondon22ndSep2022-25thSep2022ExCeL,London,UnitedKingdomShowallGamesIndustryeventsLatestCommentsBonniePattersonpostedacommentinSirIanLivingstone:ThefirstKnightofthenerdsNoahFebackpostedacommentinGameStopreportedlylaunchingNFTandcryptocurrencymarketplacethisyearJerryBonnerpostedacommentinSkyrim.No,RiftApart.No,wait...Skyrim|GamesoftheYear