Gaming is one of the popular niches and the gaming industry is growing every day. Games like PUBG have put India on the global gaming map. With a niche so popular as gaming, many gaming influencers are emerging in India. These gaming influencers are experts in their field and know their games. Gaming enthusiasts follow them for their amazing content and brands collaborate with them to boost their campaigns. Keeping this in mind, let us take a look at Hobo Video’s list of the top 10 gaming influencers in India that you can follow in 2021.
Top 10 gaming influencers in India
Let us look into the three crucial metrics taken into account by Hobo Video to arrive at the final list of the top 10 gaming influencers in India, before delving into their names, journeys, content, and stats. These metrics are the number of followers across all social media platforms, content engagement metrics (such as engagement rate, average likes, and average comments), and content quality. Taking these metrics into consideration, Hobo Video brings forth the list of the top 10 gaming influencers in India that you can follow in 2021.
1. Ajey Nagar aka CarryMinati (CarryisLive)
Ajey Nagar is an Indian comedian, gamer, rapper, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as CarryMinati, the name of his YouTube channel. CarryMinati is one of the best gamer YouTubers in India, and he sells his merch online on websites such as TeeShopper, Hattsoff Store, and YNT Store. Apart from live gaming, he is mainly involved in creating diss songs, satirical parodies, and comedy. He is famous for his distinctive and energetic Hindi-language commentary. In an interview with entrepreneur.com, he talked about how the game PUBG has put India on the global gaming map. CarryMinati holds a total of 5 Youtube Creator Awards including two Silver Play Buttons (CarryMinati and CarryisLive), two Golden Play Buttons (CarryMinati and CarryisLive), and one Diamond Play Button for CarryMinati.
As of March 2021, CarryMinati has 29.1 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel where he mostly uploads humourous content, comedic skits, and reaction videos, 8.74 million subscribers on his other YouTube channel named CarryisLive where he live-streams while playing games, 11.1 million followers on Instagram, 2.6 million followers on Twitter, and 2.11 followers on Facebook. As per the YouTube stats and analytics report of the CarryIsLive account by HypeAuditor, his average views per video is 1.72 million with 1.52 million minimum views and 1.91 million maximum views, and his average engagement per video is 235,500 with 230,393 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 5,133 average comments per video.
2. Aaditya Sawant (Dynamo Gaming)
Aaditya Sawant is an Indian YouTuber, gamer, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as Dynamo gaming, the name of his YouTube channel. Aaditya Sawant mainly uploads videos on various gaming hacks, reviews of games, details of gaming events, and unboxing videos. He is popular for his PUBG live streams, hacks, and tricks. As of March 2021, Aaditya Sawant has 9.12 million subscribers on YouTube, 2 million followers on Instagram, 1.6 million followers on Facebook, and 148K followers on Twitter. He operates another YouTube channel named DYNO VLOGS with 309K subscribers as his vlogging channel.
As per the YouTube stats and analytics report of the Dynamo Gaming account by HypeAuditor, his average views per video is 1.17 million, and his average engagement per video is 196,500 with 196,461 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video. According to starngage.com’s report on Dynamo Gaming’s Instagram account, the majority of his followers are male (87.6%). As per the speakrj.com’s audit report of Dynamo Gaming Instagram account, he has an engagement rate of 12.98%, his average likes are about 270,340 per post, and his average comments are about 2,949 per post.
3. Gyan Sujan (Gyan Gaming)
Gyan Sujan is an Indian YouTuber, gaming video creator, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as Gyan Gaming, the name of his YouTube channel. Gyan Sujan is well-known for uploading gameplay videos of several games such as Garena Free Fire matches with live commentary in Hindi on his YouTube channel.
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As of March 2021, Gyan Sujan has 8.47 million subscribers on YouTube, 953K followers on Instagram, 124.9K followers on Facebook, and 3.6K followers on Twitter. As per the YouTube stats and analytics report of the Gyan Gaming account by HypeAuditor, his average views per video is 1.78 million with 713,467 minimum views and 4.4 million maximum views, and his average engagement per video is 246,600 with 235,396 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 11,183 average comments per video.
4. Naman Mathur (MortaL)
Naman Mathur is an Indian YouTuber, gamer, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as MortaL, the name of his YouTube channel. MortaL is a well-known PUBG streamer and he is popular for reviewing and creating unique videos of PUBG. He also reviews other games and gaming platforms. Moreover, MortaL has been recently associated with brands like OnePlus and Omlet Arcade as a gaming influencer.
Above all, as of March 2021, Naman Mathur has 6.32 million subscribers on YouTube. He also has 2.5 million followers on Instagram and 226.3K followers on Twitter. You can also view the speakrj.com’s audit report of MortaL’s Instagram account (ig_mortal). As per it, he has an engagement rate of 7%. His average likes are about 177,034 per post. Further, his average comments are about 928 per post.
5. Nischay Malhan aka Trigged Insaan (Live Insaan)
Nischay Malhan is an Indian YouTuber, content creator, web developer, gamer, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as Triggered Insaan, the name of his main YouTube channel where he uploads humorous videos on roasts, rants, and reactions. However, he uploads videos on gaming on his other YouTube channel named Live Insaan. Nischay Malhan is a content creator at Team Vitality India, a leading esports team in France now in India. As of March 2021, Nischay Malhan has 9.42 million subscribers on his Triggered Insaan YouTube channel, 5.44 million subscribers on his Live Insaan YouTube channel where he uploads videos on gaming, 1.2 million followers on Instagram, 826.3K fans on TikTok, 61.4K followers on Twitter, and 24.1K followers on Facebook.
As per the stats and analytics report of the Triggered Insaan’s Live Insaan YouTube account by HypeAuditor, his average views per video is 2.98 million with 2.98 million minimum views and 3.52 million maximum views, and his average engagement per video is 315,300 with 298,695 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 16,572 average comments per video. According to HypeAuditor’s report on Triggered Insaan’s Instagram account, he has an engagement rate of 19.37%, his average likes are about 240.56K per post, and his average comments are about 4.11K per post.
6. Ronak Makhodia (Ron Gaming)
Ronak Makhodia is an Indian YouTuber, gamer, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as Ron Gaming, the name of his main YouTube channel. Ronak Makhodia is well-known for his PUBG games as he plays them on an emulator. He owns a clan called Eagle that is growing every day. He mainly uploads videos on how to play various games, gaming tips, and game reviews.
Above all, as of March 2021, Ronak Makhodia has 4.27 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel named Ron Gaming. He also has 1.77 million subscribers on another YouTube channel named Ron Gaming Videos. Further, he has 169K followers on Instagram. You can view the YouTube stats and analytics report of Ron Gaming’s account by HypeAuditor. As per it, his average views per video is 220,500 with 159,602 minimum views and 286,298 maximum views. Further, his average engagement per video is 15,900 with 15,451 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 408 average comments per video.
7. Shubham Saini (BeastBoyShub)
Shubham Saini is an Indian YouTuber, content creator, gamer, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as BeastBoyShub, the name of his main YouTube channel. Shubham Saini started his journey as a gamer by playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and VGA face cam. He now plays games in multiple genres and is popular in the gaming community for his professional gaming skills and humorous live commentary. As of March 2021, Shubham Saini has 4.97 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel named BeastBoyShub where he uploads gaming videos and other content, 775K subscribers on another YouTube channel named Shubuuu where he uploads vlogs about his lifestyle, 281K followers on Instagram, 55.6K followers on Twitter, 51.3K followers on Facebook, and 1.6K followers on Twitch.
You can also view the YouTube stats and analytics report of the BeastBoyShub account by HypeAuditor. As per it, his average views per video is 949,700 with 243,141 minimum views and 1.73 million maximum views. Further, his average engagement per video is 53,500 with 48,879 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 4,649 average comments per video. You can also look at the HypeAuditor’s report on beastboyshub Instagram account. According to it, he has an engagement rate of 16.42%. Further, his average likes are about 45,740 per post and his average comments are about 957 per post.
8. Onespot Gaming (Ishaan Khedkar & Vikas Khedkar)
Onespot Gaming is operated by Indian YouTubers, gamers, and gaming influencers Ishaan Khedkar and Vikas Khedkar. Above all, as of March 2021, they have 2.93 million subscribers on their main YouTube channel Onespot Gaming, 626K subscribers on their Khatarnak Onespot YouTube channel with gaming videos in Hindi language, 142K subscribers on Vikspot YouTube channel where Vikas Khedkar posts his exclusive gaming videos, and 130K subscribers on Onespot Tech YouTube channel with videos on gaming technology. Further, OnespotGaming has 108K followers on Instagram, 4.4K followers on Twitter, and 1.06K followers on Facebook. Moreover, Ishan Khedkar has 21.4K followers on Instagram and Vikas Khedkar has 2.64K followers on Instagram.
You can also view the YouTube stats and analytics report of the Onespot Gaming account by HypeAuditor. As per it, the average views per video is 211,800 with 88,466 minimum views and 1.8 million maximum views. Further, the average engagement per video is 8,400 with 7,752 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 669 average comments per video. You can also view the HypeAuditor’s report on onespotgaming Instagram account. According to it, the engagement rate is 3.01%. The average likes are about 3,240 per post. Further, the average number of comments are about 86 per post.
9. Ronodeep ‘Rony’ Dasgupta (The RawKnee Games)
Ronodeep Dasgupta aka Rony Dasgupta is an Indian YouTuber, digital creator, gamer, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as The RawKnee Games, the name of his YouTube channel. Above all, as of March 2021, Rony Dasgupta has 2.3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel named The RawKnee Games where he mainly uploads game live streams and game highlights videos, 1.65 million subscribers on another YouTube channel named The RawKnee Show, 62.2K subscribers on the YouTube channel named The RawKnee Extras, 539K followers on Instagram, 75.5K followers on Facebook, 70K followers on Twitter, and 1K followers on Twitch.
You can also view the YouTube stats and analytics report of The RawKnee Games account by HypeAuditor. As per it, the average views per video is 630,000 with 478,573 minimum views and 696,016 maximum views, Further, the average engagement per video is 76,400 with 72,665 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 3,701 average comments per video. You can also look at the speakrj.com’s audit report of therawknee Instagram account. As per it, he has an engagement rate of 14.25%. Further, his average likes are about 66,893 per post and his average comments are about 1,077 per post.
10. Chetan Sanjay Chandgude (Kronten Gaming)
Chetan Chandgude is an Indian YouTuber, gamer, gaming video creator, and gaming influencer. He is better known to everyone as Kronten Gaming, the name of his YouTube channel. Chetan also owns the PUBG Mobile e-sports team by the name of GodLike Esports. He makes money through not only YouTube live streams but also via AdSense, Paytm/Google Pay donations, and membership. As a gaming influencer, Chetan Chandgude raised funds worth INR 2,20,000 for Shahid Army Men for the betterment of retired Army men.
Above all, as of March 2021, Chetan Chandgude has 2.13 million subscribers on Youtube, 444K followers on Instagram, 234.8K fans on TikTok, 23.4K followers on Twitter, and 14.2K followers on Facebook. You can also view the YouTube stats and analytics report of the Kronten Gaming account by HypeAudito. As per it, the average views per video is 131,300. Further, the average engagement per video is 9,500 with 9,253 average reactions (likes and dislikes) per video and 204 average comments per video.
Top 10 gaming influencers around the world
Hobo Video has also listed the top 10 gaming influencers around the world. Ranking from 1 to 10, they are Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast), Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (PewDiePie), Tyler Blevins (Ninja), Mark Edward Fischbach (Markiplier), Seán William McLoughlin (Jacksepticeye), Daniel Robert Middleton (DanTDM), Alia Marie Shelesh aka Lia Wolf (SSSniperWolf), Alastair Aiken (Ali-A), Tom Cassell (Syndicate), and Ajey Nagar aka CarryMinati (CarryIsLive) respectively. To know more, you can read the complete article on the top 10 gaming influencers.
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