These Were the 10 Most Popular Video Games and Videos on YouTube in 2015

December 9, 2015

It's one thing for a game to sell a ton of copies, and another to be one that has high viewership. Traditionally, highly competitive games like League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have been the kings of live streaming and video. However, in 2015 more gamers than ever tuned into sites like Twitch and YouTube, and many of them visited to watch videos from new titles.

YouTube has released its list of top 10 most popular games during 2015. Below are the results:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III

2. FIFA 16

3. Five Nights at Freddy's 3

4. Ark: Survival Evolved

5. Agar.io

6. Five Nights at Freddy's 4

7. Fallout 4

8. Mortal Kombat X

9. Batman: Arkham Knight

10. Until Dawn

Call of Duty taking the top spot isn't a big shocker, but some of the others are. FIFA 16's high ranking has a lot to do with its popularity in South America, while Fallout 4's was due to the sheer intrigue with it's content-rich world, as well as its mid-year reveal. Perhaps the most surprising entry is Until Dawn, which likely gathered its views from players who may not have wanted to complete the game again to get a different ending, or watched playthroughs to avoid paying $60 for the cinematic experience.

You may be wondering at this point what the top viewership videos were for gaming on YouTube for the year. YouTube also supplied that as a top 10 list, which is below:

1. Clash of Clans: Revenge (Official Super Bowl TV Commercial)

2. Real GTA

3. Star Wars Battlefront Reveal Trailer

4. Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Teaser Trailer

5. WARNING: YOU WILL DIE | Five Nights at Freddy's 3 – Part 1

6. Discover Pokémon in the Real World with Pokémon GO!

7. Fallout 4 – Official Trailer

8. Elders Play Grand Theft Auto V (Elders React: Gaming)

9. Halo VS Call of Duty

10. Final Fantasy VII – E3 2015 Trailer | PS4

If the list doesn't surprise you, this fact will: the Clash of Clans commercial has a whopping 83 million views. That's well beyond what any other gaming video achieved, with Final Fantasy VII in the tenth spot accumulating just under 13 million views.

So there you have it, the most popular games and and videos for YouTube this year. What do you think about the outcome? Let us know in the comments below.

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