GameStar YouTube Stats

@gamestar · Gaming · Updated Nov 6, 2026

GameStar channel overview

GameStar (@gamestar) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2009. It has 1.6M subscribers and 1.7B total views across 12K videos, an average of 148K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 159K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 181K views. Over the last 12 months, GameStar published 69 videos (14% Shorts), and 3 of them (4%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 7 days, GameStar gained 0 subscribers and 4.2M views, about 598K views a day.

How much does GameStar make?

Returbe estimates GameStar's YouTube ad revenue at $24K – $98K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.24 to $4.97, typically $2.48, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $2.5K.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

GameStar publishes about 66.3 videos a month. Based on its last 67 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (21% of uploads), usually around 15:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

GameStar's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are GameStar's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• Ocarina of Time Remake gespielt: ENDLICH ist klassisches Zelda wieder da! - Preview / Vorschau811K views · Oct 14, 20264.5× typical views
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 bricht mit wirklich ALLEM! - Story-Kampagne im Test780K views · Oct 16, 20264.3× typical views
• GTA 6 Extrem: 5 absurde Fakten zur Mega-Open-World617K views · Oct 18, 20263.4× typical views
• Project Zomboid gibt's jetzt komplett in 3D - Und es ist der Hammer!502K views · Oct 29, 20262.8× typical views
• Sie wollten das schnelle Geld - Jetzt brennt die ganze Hütte!481K views · Oct 20, 20262.7× typical views
• Die (bislang) GRÖSSTEN Gaming-Flops 2026!470K views · Oct 18, 20262.6× typical views
• Der Test von Enshrouded 1.0 war uns eine WONNE!436K views · Oct 14, 20262.4× typical views
• Kann man ein Meisterwerk NOCH besser machen? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Test / Review423K views · Nov 4, 20262.3× typical views

Latest videos

5 of GameStar's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Ocarina of Time im Vergleich: SO sehr hat sich Zelda in über 20 Jahren verändert!17K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Mittelalter-Survival Hit mit ZOMBIES - Für kurze Zeit noch 0 Euro! | Gaming News63K views · Nov 6, 20260.3× typical views
• Von 28 auf 150.000 Spieler!13K views · Nov 6, 20260.3× typical views
• TRAUMSTART für WoW: Forever - Lohnt sich der Hype?218K views · Nov 5, 20261.2× typical views
• Endlich: The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time ist da!9.5K views · Nov 5, 20260.2× typical views
• KI-Slop verstopft Steam: Jetzt reagiert Valve | Gaming News147K views · Nov 5, 20260.8× typical views
• Geil und kaputt: Crimson Desert treibt's wieder viel zu weit!126K views · Nov 4, 20260.7× typical views
• Die Ankündigung von Elder Scrolls 6 verrät mehr, als ihr denkt! | Gaming News124K views · Nov 4, 20260.7× typical views
• Kann man ein Meisterwerk NOCH besser machen? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Test / Review423K views · Nov 4, 20262.3× typical views
• Ist Anno jetzt gerettet?295K views · Nov 3, 20261.6× typical views

The Gaming niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 38K videos from 2.3K channels in this niche. 10.2% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 76K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $6.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: SISMA FAMILY (439K subs, best video 113.2×), Star Hunt (282K subs, best video 74.1×), Mario Friendly (479K subs, best video 56.3×), More1980sGamer (459K subs, best video 117×), Abi Army (412K subs, best video 41.9×), StundZow Clips (107K subs, best video 121.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with GameStar or YouTube.