World’s Top 10 Gaming Influencers For 2017, According To Forbes: Markiplier, PewDiePie, and VanossGaming Tops

The Hawaiian-born Mark Edward Fischbach (Markiplier) is the world’s most influential gamer, according to a new report released by Forbes, ahead of the likes of onja Reid, VanossGaming, and Mari Takahashi.

Pewdiepie, who has 55 million YouTube subscribers, is in 2nd place, after he was dumped earlier this year by Disney and Google after posting a series of anti-Semitic jokes and Nazi propaganda. VanossGaming is number three.

To create the Business of Influence list, Forbes the leading business magazine teamed up with analytics firm Traackr to measure reach, audience size, engagement, resonance, and relevance of each influencer. These top 10 gaming influencers have a total reach of 228 million.

World’s Top 10 Gaming Influencers For 2017:

1. Markiplier (Mark Edward Fischbach) – United States
2. PewDiePie (Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg) – Sweden
3. VanossGaming (Evan Fong) – Canada
4. Sonja Reid – Canada
5. SSSniperWolf (Lia Wolf) – United Kingdom
6. Jacksepticeye (Seán William McLoughlin) – Ireland
7. DanTDM (Daniel Middleton) – United Kingdom
8. TheSyndicateProject (Tom Cassell) – United Kingdom
9. SkyDoesMinecraft (Adam Dahlberg) – United States
10. Mari Takahashi – United States

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