Last 7 days · Nov 8 - Nov 14
What's breaking out in gaming this week
17 of 169 gaming videos published this week reached 3× their creator's usual views. These went furthest, filtered for brand safety.
100×+ usual@wild.hunter17 · TikTok
6.1M views · usual 46.9K
Opens with "great survival skills daily for fans", 18s long, original audio.
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74.2× usual@wallhunt · YouTube Shorts
29.9M views · usual 403K
Opens with "The link is on our profile 🫣🔗", 16s long.
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20.5× usual@playertwo · YouTube Shorts
24.5M views · usual 1.2M
Opens with "Send this to someone who needs it 🤩", 22s long.
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9× usual@urbanblueprint76 · TikTok
8.5M views · usual 941K
Opens with "Fortnite pirate token: the chest-opening strategy nobody talks about 🏴☠️", 61s long, sound "meaningful love - instrumental", 92.6 shares per 1,000 views (a TikTok that doesn't break out: 2.6).
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8.3× usual@thehumancode · YouTube Shorts
2.5M views · usual 298K
Opens with "Stay Strong Hulk 😭!", 32s long.
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7.4× usual@grndpagaming · YouTube Shorts
85.5K views · usual 11.6K
Opens with "The longest shot I've ever made in Wardogs 🎯", 60s long.
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Gaming over a year
From November 2025 to November 2026 we measured 7,092 gaming videos from 968 creators. 4.1% reached 5× their usual or more. Compare it with the other niches
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× usual = a video's views ÷ that creator's median views over their latest 30 videos. Person creators only; every video on this page passes an automatic brand-safety filter.
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