In exploring the youtube world, I realized alot of gamers has a decent amount of subscribers and it made me wonder why? Why do you guys think?
Do you guys think gamers have a faster chance in gaining subcribers then any other channels?
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I actually think it is the opposite. The gaming community is big and then i mean BIG. Due to that it can be hard to get noticed. If your content isn't good enough to compete with the rest then it is quite hard to gain vieuws and subs.
I think it all depends and how lucky you are.. Are bringing anything new to the table and did any video of yours go viral? It's so hard to tell and keep in mind that pretty much everything these days can find an auddience! 
It can be a big success and it can go straight to the toilet lol! xD But you get the idea!
It can be a big success and it can go straight to the toilet lol! xD But you get the idea! 
gamers have the biggest chance to grow astronomically yes but because there are soo many of them it is hard too grow but its easier then with podcasts or original content.
The gaming community is huge compared to others. The chance of huge growth is slim but it is possible if you got da spunk.
I agree with the other the gaming category is saturated at the moment, you really have to be special to get something really going there LOL saw girls have more luck lately ><
If you were to isolate "game" as a search term on YouTube and limit to channels, you would generate more than 3.5Million results, "vlog" produces 3.9Million channel results, and I would add "review" but it spans multiple genres.
It does not matter which genre you partake in, you are not in for an easy ride.
It does not matter which genre you partake in, you are not in for an easy ride.
I'd like to add to this, Even if it is good, that doesn't mean that the masses will see it, I've seen super good channels that don't get the recognition they deserve!
I'd say that all of youtube is super saturated, and if you're trying something new to you... chances are that someone else has had a channel a bit longer than you and has had time to perfect it. So my advice?
Don't make it a job, do it because you love it and you will thrive no matter what you choose to do. If you make it about money. You're going to get discouraged more than anything else which kills alot of smaller channels. Pffft just a year ago i had 30 subs, I just hit 300 today, so I'm stoked! And its because i dropped the "i want to make that youtube money" thought process, and make videos because its fun!
I totally agree with this! I started youtube as a hobby. I enjoy gaming and one day had this idea to share those moments with others. I don't care about the money i have a fulltime job. The interaction with others, the fact people like to watch your content is what i enjoy and trough that i have met alot of people i game with nowadays.
I think it is the most difficult as there is soooooo much competition that you can basically go by unnoticed. So no, definitely not.
Its become A LOT harder for small gamer youtuber's like us to actually become something on youtube because there is already a bunch of big youtuber's who do similar stuff to us. My theory is that I feel that big youtubers will monopolize youtube with there content and it will eventually be impossible to start a channel and actually make something out of it.
I remember back in 2011 when gaming was becoming big and all the small youtubers markiplier, jacksepticeye and even pewdiepie with like 10,000 subs were growing quickly because they didn't have much competition. Now, in 2015 (nearly 2016) a small youtuber will pretty much will stay small unless you make a video that becomes viral or something like that.
This goes or Vlogs too, but tbh I think there easier videos to get noticed.
I remember back in 2011 when gaming was becoming big and all the small youtubers markiplier, jacksepticeye and even pewdiepie with like 10,000 subs were growing quickly because they didn't have much competition. Now, in 2015 (nearly 2016) a small youtuber will pretty much will stay small unless you make a video that becomes viral or something like that.
This goes or Vlogs too, but tbh I think there easier videos to get noticed.
I,d say it's difficult certainly. Ive seen slow but steady increase since I started doing this properly. However I've seen through the forums people who started relatively later than me grow quicker in a smaller space of time. The reason for this is that they are not gaming channels. I think it's a patience game.