Minecraft is a creative and popular game in which players explore an expansive virtual world and build anything they want. The game was released in 2009 and has amassed more than 20 million players. In addition, many YouTubers have discovered that the game attracts viewers and subscribers. As a result, they have created numerous let’s play series to showcase their Minecraft gameplay.
Many YouTube personalities have written articles on the game, including some game-related companies, as part of their content strategy to promote Minecraft. In addition, the game’s creators, Notch, and Microsoft, also use YouTube as a platform for promotion and advertising.
What made Minecraft interesting to everyone was its unlimited creativity. However, players often needed help to proceed to the next level or had problems constructing certain things. It was here that Minecraft YouTubers earned their first spot. They began to explore the game and offered guidance through their videos posted on YouTube.
Best Minecraft YouTubers
Several YouTubers earned millions of subscribers quickly and continue to engage in the game, exploring and offering assistance and how-to videos. Today, we will look at some of the Best Minecraft YouTubers, a little of their personal information, subscribers, video details, and so on.
1. DanTDM
Daniel Robert Middleton, famous as “danTDM,” is a British YouTuber and vlogger who has amassed over 30 million subscribers to his YouTube channel DanTDM. He is known for his comedic videos and vlogs, which often feature him playing video games with friends or talking about various topics in life. He covered Roblox, Minecraft, and Pokemon.
His channel is one of the highest-ranked on YouTube UK. He became one of the most popular YouTubers in the world by his total number of subscribers in July 2015. Middleton is well-known for his work in video games and presentations. He won many Kids Choice Awards and established Guinness World Records. In 2017 he topped the Forbes list of highest-paid YouTube stars with $16.5 million (about £12.2 million), about one year’s income for numerous stars on the list. He has over 30 billion views on YouTube since he started uploading videos 8 years ago. His channel has posted 3,500 videos to date!
Danial created the TheDiamondMinecraft channel in 2012 and started creating gaming videos of Minecraft. However, he changed the name to DanTDM on 12th December 2016. Currently, he is producing videos from his home at Wellingborough. Most of Daniel’s content is targeted toward children.
He also released a graphic novel titled Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal in 2016. It ranked number one within a few months and remained the same at The New York Times Best Seller for a hardcover for eleven weeks. He is also the featured guest at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, completed a book tour throughout the UK, and visited New York City.
He started a web series in 2017 featuring himself and other social media influencers, entertainers, and actors. The series premiered in 2017 and is exclusively available on YouTube Premium. The show speaks about Danial and his group of friends (animated), who try to battle each day to keep their live show alive on the road.
DanTDM was also ranked 41 in the UK’s 100 top influencers in 2019. The list prepared by The Sunday Times also mentions that he has an estimated net worth of £25 million.
He recently celebrated his tenth anniversary on YouTube and thanked his fans for their love and support. He also created the latest videos of Minecraft Legends reaction and a Stray review. To date, the channel has 3,598 videos.
2. Jelly
Jelle van Vucht, better known as Jelly, is a Dutch Minecraft YouTuber and a prominent figure in the gaming vlog section. He has a reputation for providing helpful and engaging content in his channel. He is a member of the Robust group consisting of Slogo, IamSanna, and Kwebblekop. However, he is now playing with Slogo and Crainer.
According to Business Insider, Jelle became the fourth most viewed content creator on YouTube for a year-end wrap-up for 2019. Currently, he is close to 23 million subscribers with a staggering 14 billion views. His channel has 5,649 videos and caters to different players.
He began posting gaming videos in 2014 and started with Grand Theft Auto V. His knowledge of the games and quick wit helped him gain subscribers quickly. He posts entertaining and humorous gaming videos on his primary channel, including collaborated videos with other YouTubers.
He collaborated with Kwebbelkop and Aquib to form the group, Robust. However, after a while, Aquib left the group and was joined by Slogo. Together they played Golf It, Grand Theft Auto V, Scrap Mechanic, and Garry’s Mod.
He frequently posts Minecraft videos where he challenges others that create engaging content. Likewise, he also plays and uploads videos of modded Minecraft. The latest video is “Last to leave the circle wins.” As per statistics, he broke over 5 world records in Minecraft.
His impressive stats show his ability to retain and attract new subscribers worldwide. He officially reached the 5 million subscription mark in 2016 from 1 million in 2015. In addition, he earned more than a billion views of his videos from 2016 to 2019, which is fascinating. Finally, his humor makes him a perfect Minecraft YouTuber, apart from his strategy to upload a couple of videos regularly.
His current net worth of $14 million came through sponsorships and partnerships. He also runs an online store, selling clothing and merchandise that feature the Jelly logo.
3. SSundee
Ian Marcus Stapleton, known as SSundee, is a famous personality in the Minecraft YouTuber community. With over 20 million subscribers and 11 billion views, he has an extensive following on his channel, for he posts more about Minecraft and Among Us gaming content.
Ian started the YouTube channel in 2009 but did not post a single video until 2010. During his free time, he began playing games and uploaded gameplay videos for Call of Duty and League of Legends, along with vlogs. He started slowly earning subscribers, and he began posting more videos. Currently, the Troll Craft series is widespread, and viewers wait eagerly for each episode.
He uploaded his first ever Minecraft YouTube video on 14th September 2010, titled “Minecraft Cave Adventure (1 of 3).” He made the video private along with the other gaming videos he uploaded before Minecraft. However, he slowly made them public, through which he started gaining recognition. By the end of February 2013, he reached the 1 million subscription mark.
He also started another channel where he portrayed the alter ego known as Derp SSundee. his first appearance was through his video “Minecraft mods – corruption dimension mod – mobs, boss, items.” He then began recording with Lanceypooh. In the same year, he joined the team, Crafted. Soon after joining this group, SSundee received much more recognition than earlier as Minecraft YouTuber. He soon began uploading funny gaming videos along with the group, which attracted several people worldwide. However, Ian left the team for unknown reasons in 2014.
In January 2018, he even released a small video explaining his absence from uploading Minecraft gameplay videos. In the video, he stated that he would take a temporary break from YouTube because of personal issues and that he wanted to focus on his family. It was the first video since December 2017.
As for statistics, the net worth of SSundee crossed the $40 million mark, with the primary earnings coming from YouTube. The channel has 3,053 videos. However, his ventures into social media and other businesses also help him earn well. The last content from earn includes playing modded Minecraft and breaking 100 Among Us world records. He is seen playing with an Insane Craft mod pack in the modded Minecraft. You will also find recent videos that showcase unlocking the Infinity armor.
4. PopularMMOs
Patrick, also called PopularMMOs, is an American Minecraft YouTuber who posts videos related to Minecraft. He also covered Fortnite and Roblox gaming videos previously on his channel. He’s from Connecticut and features videos with GamingWithJen, his ex-wife. He is among the 32 YouTubers featured in the Intro Challenge of a YouTuber by Kris Madas. Therefore, he’s one of those who has an introduction for a YouTuber.
People are familiar with PopularMMOs videos through his “Epic Proportions” and “The Challenge Games” in the Minecraft series. Additionally, his collaboration with Jen attracts subscribers around the world. Together, they upload challenges, comedic commentary, and roleplay videos of the Roblox game.
Patrick published a video titled “Minecraft: Bed wars with Eleni & ex-wife Jen vs. me!” in 2020. Because it was the first video of Jen and Eleni’s collaboration, the video generated controversy. In a subsequent video posted by Patrick, he discussed the controversy and stated that he did not expect such a situation to arise. Before inviting his ex-wife Jen for the 4th video, he advised everyone not to attack her and released two additional videos.
The channel, run by Patrick and his ex-wife Jen has over 17.2 million subscribers with combined views of over 12 billion. The popular videos include mini-games in Minecraft along with modded Minecraft gaming versus Minecraft maps. However, the couple’s separation saw irregularity in uploading the videos.
According to statistics, PopularMMOs has a net worth of $3.19 million with an average view rate of 13.29 million per month. Depending on the popularity and the subscribers, a YouTube channel generates income between $3 and $7 for every 1,000 views. Suppose his channel of PopularMMOs falls within this range. In that case, he will make $797.14 thousand annually, along with additional revenue generated through ads.
Due to the erratic uploading nature of videos by Patrick, a few of his videos receive millions of views, while others receive only thousands. He focuses mainly on playing Minecraft. However, he also uploads challenge and vlog videos from time to time. There are 4,686 videos on his channel.
5. PrestonPlayz
PrestonPlayz, or Preston Blaine Arsement, is a famous American Minecraft YouTube and a known influencer in the gaming segment for uploading videos of video games, challenges, and prank videos. You will find videos related to Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite, and Among Us.
Before starting his YouTube channel, he was part of the TBNR squad that consists of TBNRKenWorth and ChocoTheChocobo. He is also among the 32 YouTubers featured in the Kris Madas list of YouTuber Intro Challenge. Preston planned to become a surgeon before he turned into a full-time YouTuber. However, he began to second guess the decision to become a surgeon during his summer holidays after graduation. Preston claimed that the summer holidays deteriorated soon, and he started getting into trouble. These circumstances made him lie to his parents and decided that college was not his forte.
The first video to be uploaded by Preston was “But Why!? – Castle Crashers: Part 1 – w/Kenny.” The video displays the gameplay of Preston and his friend Kenny, who is a part of the TBNR Squad. Before getting on with his channel, Preston took time and thought about what to do in his life. At this point, his channel had only 200 subscribers.
When he started uploading more gameplay videos, there was a surge in subscribers and views. Later, Machinima agreed to partner with Preston and soon began the collaboration. At this stage, Preston’s parents realized that YouTube was a profitable career for their son, allowing him to do what he liked.
Preston partnered with another YouTuber to launch the Minecraft server, CosmicPvP. It was established in 2014 and consisted of various game modes, including HCF, Factions, and KitPvP. Preston frequently played on this server during his faction series and uploaded videos. As for statistics, Preston’s net worth is over $20 million, and he is among the highest-paid Minecraft YouTubers. He made $14 million in 2019 alone and $19 million in 2020.
He currently has 13 million subscribers with over 687 videos on his channel. He’s also part of the Minecraft group called The Pack and uploads videos of Minecraft gameplay and other games. Although he started his journey through Minecraft PE videos, he is currently into Java edition. The channel is excellent for Minecraft lovers because Preston focuses purely on Minecraft.
6. UnspeakableGaming
UnspeakableGaming or Unspeakable is the screen name of Nathan Johnson Graham, a 24-year-old American on YouTube. He shot to fame with his Minecraft gameplay videos. He also posts videos of unique challenges carried out throughout the game. In 2016, mining ideas in Minecraft were gaining popularity. Since then, Nathan’s name was listed among the world’s top YouTubers.
Apart from posting gameplay videos of Minecraft, Nathan also shares humorous videos on his channel that involves performing unbelievable challenges. He is also active on other sites such as Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. On Instagram, Nathan will soon touch the 1 million subscribers mark in no time. In addition, he holds 10 different accounts on YouTube, where he uploads funny and quirky videos. As combined, he has over 14 million subscribers.
Apart from being a young social media influencer, Nathan also sells his merchandise through his brand, Unspeakable, which saw a tremendous response from his fans, so much so that in 2020 alone, there were over 130,000 happy customers. He sells T-shirts, hoodies, shirts, backpacks, computer accessories, and more. Additionally, his videos are in collaboration with Moosecraft, 09sharkboy, and more.
He created the UnspeakableGaming channel in 2012 and started posting Minecraft series videos, Minecraft survival island. He received his silver star from YouTube in 2015 because of the popularity he gained through the videos that he published in the series in 2013.
The turning point came in 2016 when his videos on Minecraft grabbed the attention of millions who were interested in the game. In 2017, he launched another channel, Unspeakable, catering to insane challenges and funny videos. Again, his passion for gaming made it possible for him to attract viewers within a short period and gain worldwide recognition.
In another channel, UnspeakablePlays, Nathan concentrated on Minecraft pocket edition, maps, challenges, and modifications. Over the years, he collaborated with several Minecraft YouTubers to promote the game through the video hosting web platform. Inspired by Minecraft, he also launched an application for gaming lovers, which helps, offers tips, and provides crucial information about games.
Currently, his channel has over 11 million subscribers and 2,444 videos. Because of his popularity and multiple sources of income, Nathan amassed $30 million to his name.
7. CaptainSparklez
Jordan Maron, popularly known as CaptainSparklez, is a Twitch streamer, YouTuber, electronic musician, and gamer. He’s primarily famous in the Minecraft community because he often uploads his gameplay of Minecraft through his primary channel. Collectively, he has earned over 13 million subscribers with over 4.48 billion views for the 5,496 videos.
Because of his proficiency in electronic music, he produced several Minecraft- themed songs and music videos apart from gameplay videos. The most amazing music video is Revenge, where he sings himself to Usher’s “DJ got us falling in love.” Other musical videos include TNT and Fallen Kingdom tetralogy. In his other YouTube channels, he frequently uploads gameplay and reaction videos of different games, including Trials Fusion and Fortnite.
For a short period in 2017, Jordan began uploading reaction and commentary videos to different communities on Reddit. Unfortunately, because of this, there was a reduction in the upload of Minecraft-related content. Ultimately, Maron found out that the content was inappropriate for his audience. As a result, he soon began refocusing on creating Minecraft videos for his primary channel.
CaptainSparklez As a total of 11 channels on YouTube. However, only four of the channels are active. He began his career with his first channel, PDTS, where he started uploading videos of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Next, he started a new gaming channel called CaptainSparklez because he wanted a clean name for his channel. Within two years, his new channel reached over 1 million subscribers. In 2013 the channel received over 1 billion video views, becoming the fifth solo channel to achieve such a milestone behind PewDiePie, SkyDoesMinecraft, UberHaxorNova, and TobyGames.
In 2015 he created CaptainSparklez 2 channel on YouTube to upload unedited live streams and videos that he felt he could not upload on his primary channel. This channel received a good response from fans because of his exciting postings. He even created his own music brand, Maron Music, in 2016, where he promoted and shared other artists’ music with his creation.
Apart from creating gaming content, he also posts personal vlogs, for which he launched another channel. In addition, he often plays the Minecraft game with his friends, among whom Antvenom is one. In his latest series, he’s trying to survive the RLCraft in hardcore, which is a challenging mod in Minecraft.
The other upcoming Minecraft YouTubers include the following:
8. LDShadowLady
Going with the name LDShadowLady is Lizzie D. She has been among the best Minecraft YouTubers recently. She focuses mainly on her single-player series. The British YouTuber has been posting content for over a decade and has over 6.9 million subscribers with 1,042 videos on her channel. These include Empires, an SMP server, and videos of other Minecraft YouTubers recorded in collaboration. She recently released a modded Minecraft video series called Afterlife and X Life.
9. TheAtlanticCraft
Cody Owen is the owner of the TheAtlanticCraft channel on YouTube. The Minecraft YouTuber started the track with his friend JoeBuzz. However, Joe left the channel for unknown reasons, and Cody became the sole owner. There are 6 million subscribers to the channel, which has 3,944 videos.
Cody prepared a Minecraft realm and uploaded videos of the same, where he is seen playing with his friends, The Atlantic Realm. Irrespective of this, he continues to focus on his primary channel, indulging in posting gameplay videos of Minecraft, Manhunt, Pixelmon, and Dragons 2 series. In addition, a few of his recent content displays pop culture, including the theme of Stranger Things and Jurassic World.
10. JeromeASF
Jerome Robert Aceti, going by the name of JeromeASF, is one of the popular Minecraft YouTubers from America. His sole focus is on Minecraft videos, and he creates fascinating content related to the game. Although his name comes in the list of reputed Minecraft YouTubers, he also uploads gameplays of Roblox, Call of Duty, and other games. Since joining the YouTube platform in 2011, he has posted content to his channel regularly.
In his recent video series, he is seen playing in modded Minecraft with his friends using the Insane Craft mod. In addition to these, he also posts 100 days challenge videos, where he survives for 100 days in the harsh environments of Minecraft.
Conclusion
I hope you recognize some of the names from the list. Although a few are quickly identifiable because of their reputation, the others are catching up soon. So, if you are interested in Minecraft, subscribe, and follow to learn exciting things about the game!
