Becoming a YouTuber started to become a popular thing in the 2010s, many of the well-known people that quickly became the faces of YouTube wasn’t as diverse compared to today. This could be said about the gaming community on YouTube also. It’s no secret that popular gamer PewdiePie is considered one of the highest-paid gamers on YouTube today. However, it’s important to highlight many other gamers that are of a different race, especially black gamers. Here’s a list of five Black Video Gamers who are a good representation for many black gamers around the world.
iBerleezy made a name for himself on his first YouTube Berleezy where he would create funny skits and expose some of our favorite cartoons growing up. He decided to create a YouTube channel dedicated to gaming, which recently reached 1 million subscribers. Berleezy is notorious for his sense of humor during his gameplay and sometimes the choices he makes in decision-based video games.
The subtle joke of popular life simulator game The Sims 4 being the NBA 2K to women seem to be true. l0lkahlia is one of the gamers that seem to prove just that. With not only being an upcoming gamer with over 70 thousand subscribers on YouTube, but she also proves the creativity level many gamers who consider themselves ‘Simmers‘ (what people who play The Sims video games call themselves) are top tier. She’s also very vocal about The Sims 4 creativity when it comes to the EA Sims team coming up with ideas for the game. Although she doesn’t play horror or action games on her channel, she definitely shines the light on black people who enjoy playing The Sims 4. She also plays other games like Animal Crossing on her Twitch.
Poiised became popular on YouTube due to his reactions to multiple horror games when his channel first came out. He’s one of the first YouTubers to popularize reaction to scary animations and videos on their channel. With a lot of his content being in the horror genre, to make his gameplays more interesting he includes a heart beats per minute monitor that monitors his heartbeat as he plays a chilling horror game on his channel.
With the gaming community being dominated by men, there are also women that are making a name for themselves in the community. With over 300 thousand subscribers, JazzyGuns made a name for herself in the gaming community on YouTube. Her popular gameplays expand from horror, decision-based, and action video games. Seems like her subscribers are only increasing day by day due to her amazing commentary on video games and witty sense of humor.
Rico The Giant gained popularity with his Thief Stimulator gameplays. With his collab videos with other YouTubers, it caused him to gain more subscribers. You could see a lot of simulator type of games on his channel where he’s in prison, a super hero, and the list goes on. Although he doesn’t have that much content compared to others that are listed, his content still brings excitement and hilarious moments for his subscribers.
