Within 60 days of release, Elden Ring became one of the biggest game launches on YouTube, with over 3 billion video views.
In stats shared exclusively with IGN, Elden Ring gained 3.4 billion views within two months of its launch, making it bigger than the previous number one on the list, GTA 5 at 1.9 billion. Of course, YouTube has gotten a lot bigger since GTA’s launch in 2013, making the comparison not entirely fair – but the more recent Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018), for example, had 1.4 billion views, so it’s clear how successful Elden Ring is. has been.
YouTube Gaming calls it the largest gaming launch ever on the platform, which is partly due to the wide variety of content that has been released about the game, from Let’s Plays to guides and videos that tell more about the lore.
YouTube Gaming also shared a list of Elden Ring’s biggest videos:
Most viewed launch videos:
Channels with the most Elden Ring views:
Content Type Breakdown:
- VOD – 71.3%
- Live Stream – 25.98%
- Shorts – 2.72%
Uploads from bosses
- Margit, The Fell Omen
- Malenia Blade of Miquella
- Godrick the Grafted
- Starscourge Radahn
- Draconic Tree Sentinel
Uploads of a Character Class
- Samurai
- Hero
- Wretch
- Astrologer
- Warrior
YouTube Gaming also named the top Elden Ring creators with Elden Lord Awards:
Finally, the team also named its most famous hero, Let Me Solo Her – the player who beat the most difficult boss in the game more than a thousand times, helping many people. According to YouTube Gaming, his video alone has racked up over 25 million views.
This all proves once again that Elden Ring is a giant phenomenon in gaming. It quickly became the fastest-selling game in recent history in both the US and Europe, one of the most played games on Steam, and one of the most highly-reviewed games in modern history.
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