YouTube Gaming Hashtag Performance and View Analytics
Based on a sample of 175 real public Gaming posts on YouTube this week, the average views reached 65,524,445, up from 6,936,369 in our previous run. Broad tags like #shorts lead in volume with 71 appearances and an average of 146,096,231 views, while specific tags like #gamer show a 2.01% median engagement rate despite appearing on only 2 posts. ContentScout analyzed these trends to help you understand which tags are currently appearing on the highest-performing gaming content.
ContentScout's own analysis: we sample real public posts matching gaming search terms on YouTube and score them by how much engagement they're getting relative to how recently they were posted. Hashtags are ranked by the average views of the posts using them, not by how often they appear. The numbers describe those posts, they don't promise results.
#shorts
71 posts in sample
- 146M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#car
2 posts in sample
- 71M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#racing
2 posts in sample
- 55M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#short
6 posts in sample
- 46M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#youtubeshorts
6 posts in sample
- 32M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#games
11 posts in sample
- 26M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#relatable
4 posts in sample
- 21M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#pc
2 posts in sample
- 20M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#funny
23 posts in sample
- 20M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#challenge
3 posts in sample
- 20M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#love
4 posts in sample
- 18M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#school
4 posts in sample
- 18M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#gamer
2 posts in sample
- 18M
- Avg. views
- 2.0%
- Engagement
#explore
2 posts in sample
- 16M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#horror
2 posts in sample
- 16M
- Avg. views
- 0.5%
- Engagement
#gameplay
33 posts in sample
- 15M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#vr
3 posts in sample
- 14M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#viral
6 posts in sample
- 13M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#highlights
13 posts in sample
- 11M
- Avg. views
- 1.0%
- Engagement
#game
5 posts in sample
- 10M
- Avg. views
- 0.4%
- Engagement
#gaming
52 posts in sample
- 8.6M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#comedy
7 posts in sample
- 8.4M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#fyp
5 posts in sample
- 7M
- Avg. views
- 0.0%
- Engagement
#popular
2 posts in sample
- 6.2M
- Avg. views
- 0.2%
- Engagement
#gamingapp
2 posts in sample
- 6.2M
- Avg. views
- 0.2%
- Engagement
Questions, answered.
How is this data collected and measured?+
The data is measured by sampling 175 real public YouTube posts in the Gaming niche this week to track average views and median engagement rates for the hashtags they use.
Which hashtag has the highest average views in this sample?+
#shorts has the highest average reach, appearing on 71 posts with an average of 146,096,231 views, though its median engagement rate is 0.00%.
Are there any hashtags in this list with engagement rates above zero?+
Yes, several specific tags show active engagement: #gamer has a 2.01% median engagement rate across 2 posts, #highlights has 1.03% across 13 posts, #horror has 0.48% across 2 posts, and #game has 0.40% across 5 posts.
Should I use all of these hashtags in my YouTube Gaming posts?+
No, you should not use them all at once. The data represents a mix of broad tags like #funny and specific ones like #vr: these averages describe the posts currently using them, not a guaranteed result for your content.
How does this week's performance compare to previous data?+
The average views across the sample grew significantly to 65,524,445 this week, compared to the previous run's average of 6,936,369 views.
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