Garena Free Fire is the 2nd most watched game on YouTube Gaming in 2020

YouTube Gaming records its biggest year with 100 billion watch hours.
Garena Free Fire is the 2nd most watched game on YouTube Gaming in 2020

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With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing people to stay home for most of 2020, people sought to explore new avenues of entertainment and games. The big video and streaming platforms were the ones that benefited the most from this situation, as people switched to them for their daily dose of entertainment.

In particular, game titles on YouTube saw a huge boom in the audience and hours watched. People liked to watch the game of their favorite games or just appreciated the peculiarity of their favorite streamer while playing those titles. This was the year that YouTube Gaming recorded its biggest year, reaching a total of 100 billion hours of watch time.

YouTube Gaming reveals the most watched live games of 2020

In a detailed report published by YouTube Gaming and tweeted by YouTube Game Director Ryan Wyatt, the 5 most watched live games of 2020 were announced. Free Fire is the 2nd most watched game of 2020 .

The top 5 live games watched in 2020 on YouTube:

  • 1. Minecraft
  • 2. Garena Free Fire
  • 3. Fortnite
  • 4. Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5)
  • 5. PUBG Mobile

YouTube Gaming also released the list of the most watched games globally in the year 2020. The 5 most viewed games on this list were:

1.) Minecraft (201 billion views)

2.) Roblox (75 billion views)

3.) Garena Free Fire (72 billion views)

4.) Grand Theft Auto 5 (70 billion views)

5.) Fortnite (67 billion views)

Top Live Streamers for 2020 Views

  • NOBRU (Brazil)
  • MortaL (India)
  • Dynamo Gaming (India)
  • Sc0ut (India)
  • VEGETTA777 (Spain)
  • TheDonato (Venezuela)
  • Total Gaming (India)
  • Gyan Gaming (India)
  • LazarBeam (Australia)
  • SOUL Regaltos (India)
  • MrStiven Tc (Colombia)

So, congratulations to all of you who made YouTube your home for gaming in 2020. We can't wait to bring you even more great content and new features in 2021. Stay safe and see you in the new year!

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