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Game Theory: How PewDiePie Conquered YouTube

The Game Theorists · commentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

The Game Theorists analyze how PewDiePie rose to become the most subscribed channel on YouTube. The video looks at why let's plays and gaming channels thrive on the platform.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as an analysis of PewDiePie's popularity and of how YouTube's recommendations favored gaming content.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “There is an interesting theory on how that happened”

    Theory that YouTube's watch-time recommendations favored let's plays

    Houshalter, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “Check your Google history”

  2. “Here's a video with some interesting theories about how PewDiePie, and other gaming channels, are so popular”

    Theories on why gaming channels suit YouTube promotion

    Kronopath, 2014-06 · Recommendation · in “YouTube's Biggest Draw Plays Games, Earns $4 Million a Year”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: pewdiepie, let's play, youtube algorithm, gaming channels, game theory

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