Genshin Impact Tops May YouTuber Mobile Game Ranking for Second Month
The ranking confirms Genshin Impact's sustained YouTube engagement through version updates and early access initiatives, while the stable top ten suggests a settled creator ecosystem for mobile game commentary.
Reporting from 1 sources: GameBusiness.jp.
SpiceSmart's May 2026 mobile game commentary YouTuber ranking shows Genshin Impact at first place for the second consecutive month, driven by version updates and early access content. Nine of the top ten titles from April also appear in May, indicating stability. Dragon Quest Smash Glow enters the top 20, and Wuthering Waves returns to the chart.
On June 5, 2026, SpiceSmart released its May 2026 game commentary YouTuber mobile game video ranking and live commentary trends, based on data from its LIVEOPSIS analysis solution. The survey covers YouTube game commentary channels with 100,000 or more subscribers, tracking video counts, channels, views, and keywords. Genshin Impact held first place for the second month in a row, with video volume maintained at April's level. Nine of the top ten titles from April repeated in May, while Dragon Quest Smash Glow entered the 11th-20th bracket and Wuthering Waves returned to the chart.
- Genshin Impact: First place for second consecutive month
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits A: Jumped 9 ranks with ~80 more videos than previous month
- Dragon Quest Smash Glow: DQ Rogue-lite RPG: Entered top 20 with 82 videos; keyword 'Ryuou' most frequent
- Wuthering Waves: Returned to the chart
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Sources
- GameBusiness.jp 5月のYouTuberスマホゲームランキング、『原神』が2か月連続首位──スパイスマートが実況トレンド分析を公開