Minecraft is still bigger than Fortnite on YouTube

Fortnite might seem like the biggest game in the world right now, and by most metrics it’s certainly in the top handful of games. But Epic’s co-op shooter turned battle royale isn’t reigning uncontested in every arena. YouTube’s gaming boss says that Minecraft is still on top worldwide, despite Fortnite’s rise. “Fortnite has certainly been a massive contributor to the growth on gaming,” gaming content director Ryan Wyatt says, but adds that “Minecraft is still our biggest game globally. Fortnite has not taken off in every single market.” Wyatt notes that Fortnite’s success is largely centered on the Western market, but worldwide stats tell a different story. “When you start to look at these other countries and regions,” Wyatt tells The Verge, “we’re actually seeing explosive growth from the mobile gaming category that’s pretty underrepresented in the West. I think there are a lot of things that are happening outside of the US, outside of Western Europe, that are causing a lot of growth for gaming on YouTube that are kinda understated.”

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