Minecraft was YouTubes Secondmost Popular Search Query of 2022

Mojang's breakout smash Minecraft was ranked second in Google's list of the top YouTube search queries of 2014, ranking immediately ahead of "music" in terms of the frequency of searches.

According to Google, "Minecraft" was most frequently searched on YouTube in 2014 than "movies". Gaming star PewDiePie also ranked among the service's most popular searches in 2014, trailing queries for Disney's Frozen as well as for musicians Drake and Beyonce.

Google reports that user searches and engagement with gaming-related content are increasing rapidly even though a majority of users don't really identify as gamers. YouTube videos in the "Gamingcategory were listed in the Top 10 most popular list of Google Search on a variety of days in October 2014.

According to the report it was revealed that an Google Consumer Survey was conducted in October 2014 with people who said they had watched gaming videos on YouTube. MINECRAFT SERVERS It found that only 37% of respondents thought themselves gamers. "When asked about their reasons for watching gaming videos, users mentioned 'entertainment' and 'humor frequently, but also mentioned 'learning new strategies' or 'game tips.'" MINECRAFT SERVERS

The report continues: "We also wanted to find out why they watch videos from creators like PewDiePie and SkyDoesMinecraft. Many of them replied, 'Because they're hilarious!' Some even compared these videos to stand-up comedy. One of the game's upcoming creators summarized his enthusiasm by using the following analogy: "You don't need to play soccer to enjoy TV."

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