The gaming category is one of the largest and most engaged on YouTube: according to Google, 90 percent of gamers watch YouTube videos at least once a week. With 95% of video game views being generated by gaming influencers, YouTube sponsorships are transforming the approach to game marketing. Publishers and developers all over the world are capitalizing on the trend by entering into brand deals with YouTube Influencers in a bid to entice more engaged consumers to purchase their products.Shooting games have gained popularity across the world and among all types of players. The games offer a simple to understand mechanics and are fun to play and watch. Some years back, renowned psychologist Leonard Reinecke observed that shooting games were an effective way to ease stress and combat depression.

YouTube sponsorships proved to be highly effective for shooting games marketing. According to Octoly, the gaming segment on YouTube is dominated by Call of Duty with 10.2 billion views generated by fan-created videos as of 2015. The “Battlefield, “Call of Duty’s” longtime rival, boasted 3.5 billion views in 2015. But don’t get intimidated by top publishers’ performance, there are multiple success stories from smaller studios and indie developers. For example, the fan-created videos about the co-operative, first-person shooter “Evolve” have been viewed more than 118 million times just after the game’s launch.

Though there are many gaming YouTubers covering shooting games, we take the opportunity to share with you the list of top ten YouTubers in the space.

1. Ali-A

Alastair Alken popularly known as Ali-A is a legend British YouTuber famed for his Call of Duty gameplay videos. His main YouTube channel is ALI-A. Ali-A joined Youtube on September 13, 2006, and has an impressive over 8 million followers. Ali-A currently holds two Guinness World Records – the most subscribed and viewed Call of Duty Channel. He also uploads other games on his second channel called MoreAlia.

Subscribers: 8.4M
Shooting Games Covered: Call of Duty, Titanfall, Battlefield, Modern Combat 5, and more.

2.H2ODelirious

Jonathan (born 1987) is a famous American gaming YouTuber known for his crazy laugh. He started his channel H2O Delirious on May 24, 2007. Jonathan is on record for never revealing his face in any of his videos. The closest he came to showing his face was in April 2015 when he exposed a fake face of his GTA V‘s character. He commands a large following of more than 7.7 million subscribers which makes him a good candidate for brand deals. He’s played many shooting games ranging from Battle Born, Call of Duty, Far Cry, to Halo5.

Subscribers: 7.7M
Shooting Games Covered: Mortal Combat, Dead Space, Call of Duty, Far Cry, Halo5, Hatred, Left 4 Dead 2, and more.

3. TheRadBrad

Bradley Colburn known on YouTube as theRadBrad is an American gamer who plays the latest and most popular video games. Brad has a funny and uplifting personality and is never rude or disrespectful. He started off doing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 videos, but then moved on to game walkthroughs starting with Dead Rising 2. Brad is an expert in blind play-throughs. Many of his fans praise him for his natural instinctive reactions and his ability to make his audience experience the game in a unique way. His channel commands 6.3M obsessed followers.

Subscribers: 6.3M
Shooting Games Covered: Doom 4, Far Cry, Halo, Call of Duty, BattleField, Fallout, Destiny, Titanfall and more.

4. FRANKIEonPCin1080p

The FRANKIEonPCin1080p channel is run by British YouTuber Frankie and comprises of “Let’s Play’s” of popular FPS video games such as Battlefield 4, Days Z, and ARMA II&III. He also posts Funny Moments and news about upcoming games. Frankie has managed over 3 million ardent followers on YouTube and more than 190,000 followers on Twitch, and he’s still going strong. He sometimes collaborates with his girlfriend Sada “sadaplays” and his friend Frank “jackfrags” who are both famous gaming YouTube influencers.

Subscribers: 3.2M
Shooting Games Covered: Overwatch, Battlefield, H1Z1, Call of Duty, Arma 3, Day Z, Counter Strike, Bioshock, and more.

5. GameRanx

GameRanx is a video game media publication that joined YouTube on April 4, 2012. To date, the channel has a whopping 2.5 Million subscribers. The channel offers its followers valuable information such as “Ten Misconceptions about Gamers from Non-Gamers” where they debunk the misconceptions. Another one is “Pokemon: 10 Things to know when starting a New Game”. The channel is rated highly for sharing high-quality games, commentaries, and recommendations.

Subscribers: 2.5M
Shooting Games Covered: Call of Duty, Overwatch, Left 4 Dead 3, Battlefield, Doom, Tom Clancy’s The Division, and more.

6. JackFrags

Jack Mason, known on YouTube as jackfrags, is a British video-gaming YouTuber. To date he’s channel has attracted more than 1.8M subscribers. Jack is famous for playing Tom Clancy’s The Division, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Star Wars: Battlefront, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, among others. JackFrags is best known for playing with FRANKIEonPCin1080p. Sadly, a few years ago they got into a fight and never played with each other or made videos together again. Now Jack works in close collaboration with Level Cap Gaming, Two Angy Games Tv, and Matimi0.

Subscribers: 1.8M
Shooting Games Covered: Battlefield, Titanfall, Call of Duty, Counter Strike, Overwatch, Squad, Doom, and more.

7.LevelCapGaming

LevelCapGaming is an American gaming YouTuber who is most commonly referred to as “Levelcap”. He plays many games in the shooter genre, and is excellent at gameplay and game tutorials. LevelCapGaming is a highly respected celebrity in the Battlefield community and one of the biggest YouTubers for that game, with at least 1 video a day for 3 years running. He’s even been featured as a real character, and the subject of a video, on the animated series Battlefield Friends.

Subscribers: 1.5M
Shooting Games Covered: Overwatch, Battlefield, Doom, Call of Duty, Squad, Crossfire, Loadout, Tom Clancy’s The Division, and more.

8. Shoddycast

ShoddyCast channel is among the rising gaming influencers on the tube. The channel belongs to two brothers, Josh and Kyle Yebba. They launched the channel in September 2012 and currently have a follower base of more than 800 thousand subscribers. ShoddyCast staff is talented in exploring the games which impress most of its fans and has immense potential for attracting gaming sponsorships.

Subscribers: 890K
Shooting Games Covered: Overwatch, Fallout 4, Mass Effect, Doom and more

9. EliteShot

Shawn AKA iEliteshot is a gaming YouTuber focused on first-person shooting games. Shawn brings happiness to his followers through his game uploads, game commentaries, and personal news.
He regularly uploads live gameplay including tips & tricks while attempting to entertain his followers along the way.

Subscribers: 850K
Shooting Games Covered: Titanfall, Call of Duty, Halo5, Star Wars Battlefront, Tom Clancy’s the Division and more.

10. GameKiller346

GameKiller346 is one of the top gaming channels, which features high-quality shooter gameplay videos and reviews.

Subscribers: 128K
Shooting Games Covered: Call of Duty, Doom, Assasin’s Creed, Sniper Elite 3,  Gears of War, Dead Space, Battlefield, and more.

At Cloutboost, we identify the most relevant and efficient Gaming YouTubers, with targeting that goes beyond subscribe and video view count. We also work with brands and Influencers to seamlessly integrate marketing messages within their channel content. By tailoring our marketing and content strategy to each channel’s specific focus, our youtube sponsorships achieve the best possible results.