Google has provided some statistics on the performance ofElden Ring on Youtube. FromSoftware’s RPG broke all records for a video game on the platform.
3.4 billion: this is the number of views generated by all videos aboutElden Ring on YouTube, 60 days after its release in February 2022. This is the biggest launch ever on the platform for a video game, indicates YouTube Gaming in a tweet posted on August 2. The previous record in this area was held by GTA Vwhich had amassed 1.9 billion views over a similar time frame.
Elden Ring does better than Red Dead Redemption 2 (1.4 billion views), super mario odyssey (828 million), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (638 million) or even Skyrim (456 million). The performance is really noteworthy, since there are only well-established sagas in the list, while the RPG is a new license attached to a studio that develops demanding games that are less accessible to the general public.
On YouTube, Elden Ring is living its best life
It is a true consecration for Elden Ring, which managed to catch the eye of as many people as possible – when we could have predicted a less popular destiny for it (it relies on an above-average difficulty, making it less accessible). It is finally becoming one of the biggest commercial successes of the year 2022. Besides, it only took him 3 weeks to eclipse the sales of Dark Souls III — with 12 million copies sold. It should make a tidal wave at the next ceremony of The Game Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars.
The infographic provided by YouTube Gaming provides further details on the statistics ofElden Ring. For example, the boss who has had the most videos uploaded is none other than Margit – the first real test of the game. She is ahead of Malenia (one of the toughest enemies) and Godrick (a boss we also meet very early). Very surprisingly, the Tree Dragon Sentinel manages to make it into the top 5, while this enemy is nothing memorable and doesn’t present a colossal challenge at all.
Otherwise, here is the ranking of the most exposed classes on YouTube:
- Samurai;
- Hero;
- Destitute;
- Astrologer;
- Warrior.
The presence of the Indigent on the podium is not surprising: it is a class very popular with streamers looking for a challenge.