Top 10 Gaming Influencers

Looking into an industry which has developed over the years and is only getting bigger and bigger, especially this year with many being at home, Gaming is a niche that is prominent within the influencer scene. With so many different games, consoles, tournaments and platforms, the number of interesting gaming influencers is limitless.

With popular games including League of Legends, Fortnite, The Sims and Animal Crossings completing well-thought out advertising campaigns which have used in-game concerts, fashion shows and tackling subjects including sustainability and diversity, it is truly an area that can make a strong impact. Behind all of these games, live the faces of many interesting influencers who are dedicated, passionate and creative within their games of choice.

Within this edition of The Top 10 Influencers, we will be digging into the world of Gaming Influencers.

1. Jesse McNamara (The United Kingdom)

Known to her following as Plumbella, Jesse is an avid Sims gamer who has shared her content and love for the game on several of her channels. Her British sense of humour leaves you feeling that you are hanging out with a friend and is what has helped her build up a strong and engaged following. Her content focuses on The Sims and features fun content. She creates storylines, challenges and helps people with tips and tricks. She also took part in the YT Tv program Sims Spark’d which was a competition featuring numerous Sims influencers. Her comedic and open personality and love for gaming makes her one for the Top 10.

YouTube: 585K Subscribers | Twitch: 136K Followers

2. Shibuya Haru (Japan)

Haru is a Japanese Youtuber known for his many livestreams and interactive gaming style, where viewers can chat while he plays games. His favourite games that are showcased throughout his content are PUBG, Apex Legends and Call of Duty. His dedication to gaming where he streams once or twice a day plus uploading other material has made him a very popular influencer within the gaming niche. 

YouTube: 315K Subscribers

3. Indira Ayu Maharani (Indonesia)

Indira Ayu Maharani is a gamer, vlogger and streamer. She is known for playing all sorts of games from Among Us to Call of Duty and PUBG. She is a vibrant personality and her content is very fun to watch. She uploads videos on her YouTube channel almost everyday and makes sure she is interactive in her streams. Indira is a great addition to the few female gaming influencers we have in the industry. 

Instagram: 129K Followers | Youtube: 84K Subscribers | Twitch: 3K Followers

4. Cory Williams (The United States)

Cory has come a long way since he uploaded his first video in 2009. The then 16 year-old loved to talk to his viewers about girl advice, life updates and his favorite movies. Fast forward 11 years and Cory is now a YouTube personality, vlogger, Let's Play commentator, comedian, and charity fundraiser. He loves to give back to his family, friends and community, since he wouldn’t be here today without everyone’s support. 

Instagram: 1.3M Followers | Twitter: 948K Followers | YouTube: 8M Subscribers

5. Samira Close (Brazil)

At a very young age, Samira, opened the doors for the LGBTQIA+ audience in the world of gaming. From a very poor family in Brazil, she gained space and visibility through her talented work as Streamer, and now she is one of the most watched ones. When she is streaming, she is always super produced with full make-up as a drag queen. What a show!
Instagram: 580K Followers | Youtube: 738K Subscribers | Facebook: 720K Followers

6. Djarii (The United Kingdom)

Sophia, also known as Djarii online is the UK’s most followed female broadcaster on Twitch. She has been streaming since 2014, and is now a full time content creator and can be found streaming most days! Djarii's roots on Twitch, like many, began in gaming. She dabbles in video games across a wide spectrum of genres. Nowadays, Djarii is now best known for her creative body art content. After her NYX Face Awards finalist position in 2017, Djarii began combining her passions for drawing, gaming and makeup, thus introducing bodypainting to a whole new audience through Twitch.

Instagram: 95K Followers | Youtube: 39K Subscribers | Twitch: 370k Followers

7. Francisca Sky (Chile)

Fransisca, known as Pancha Sky, defines herself as a nerd by passion and profession. She is a multifaceted influencer and passionate gamer who's considered a legendary female player of League of Legends. On her online platforms, she talks about games, podcasting, movies and books- which leads to a high engagement from her followers. Her high end content and professionalism has opened up unprecedented space for women in Latin America's gaming scene. 

YouTube: 195K Subscribers  | Instagram: 193K Followers | Twitch: 49K Followers

8. Fuslie (The United States)

Fuslie is an American gamer who streams games like League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for more than 120,000 followers on Twitch. She is also active on YouTube, where she posts gameplay videos, vlogs and more.

YouTube: 320K Subscribers  | Instagram: 322K Followers | Twitch: 585K Subscribers

9. Andy Castell (The United Kingdom)

From Liverpool in the UK, Andy started his influencer career back in 2012 when he started his own YouTube account which today has over 1.5 million subscribers and is still growing. His love for football and gaming has made him one of the UKs most popular FIFA players whose content focuses on Ultimate team squad builders, pack openings, discard pack challenges, mythbusters and other FIFA related content. His fun and open personality shines through his content and people thoroughly enjoy watching what he does. If you love football then he is someone to watch out for. 

Instagram: 251K Followers  | Youtube: 1.55M Subscribers

10. Disguised Toast (The United States)

Originally became popular due to his rise through Hearthstone, an extremely popular online trading card game, and began to move up in the gaming community through his continuous collaboration with members of Offline TV, a gaming house. Eventually, Toast became a part of Offline TV and gained even more popularity through streaming Among Us.

Youtube: 3.1M Subscribers | Twitter: 961K Followers

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