India
Payal Dhare, better known by her handle Payal Gaming, is one of India's most recognisable female gaming content creators, building her following primarily around Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) gameplay, live streams, and personality-driven content.
Total Followers -0.5%
9.9M
Across Instagram, YouTube
Primary Platform
5.2M followers · 53% of audience
Engagement
13.2%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mega
Est. $63K–$147K / IG post
She joined the Prime Video global daily reality series 'Alliance' (produced by Banijay Asia), becoming India's first female gaming creator to appear on a mainstream reality show. Her recent posts actively tag #AllianceOnPrime.
During his February 25, 2026 YouTube livestream, IShowSpeed accepted an on-air invitation from Payal to visit the S8UL Gaming House in Mumbai, generating significant buzz across Indian gaming communities.
She became the first Indian female gamer to win an international gaming award, beating a global field. Her org S8UL simultaneously took home Mobile Organisation of the Year.
She was singled out as the sole female gaming creator invited to participate in the high-profile gaming industry discussion hosted by India's Prime Minister.
| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
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| Last 7 days | -9971 -0.2% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -9971 |
| Last 30 days | -50902 -1.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -50902 |
| Last 90 days | -37258 -0.7% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -37258 |
| Last 365 days | -37258 -0.7% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -37258 |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
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| Intel Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Oct 2025 | — |
| Lenovo Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Oct 2025 | — |
| Acer Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Nov 2024 | — |
| Nvidia Corp. Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Oct 2024 | — |
Payal Dhare, better known by her handle Payal Gaming, is one of India's most recognisable female gaming content creators, building her following primarily around Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) gameplay, live streams, and personality-driven content. She operates as a signed creator and streamer under s8ul Esports, the Indian content-creator collective that has become a central institution in South Asia's gaming ecosystem. Her content spans tactical gameplay and crate-opening videos to lifestyle glimpses — a personal car purchase, brand appearances, and pop-culture crossovers like an Alliance OTT collaboration — reflecting a deliberate effort to extend her identity beyond pure gaming. Her Instagram bio, which links to her personal account alongside the s8ul handle, underlines how closely she ties professional and personal branding together.
Payal gaming reaches an audience concentrated in India primarily through Instagram, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories. Their sponsorship history skews toward Consumer Electronics, Streaming / Entertainment, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Intel and Lenovo. Engagement on Instagram runs around 14.2%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. The channel's mix of long-form YouTube integrations and Instagram Reels and Stories lets a sponsor choose between short awareness placements and longer, more detailed integrations. Because the audience follows gaming content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For India-focused brands in Consumer Electronics and related categories, Payal gaming offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Payal gaming's tier (Mega, 9.9M combined followers, India). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Payal Gaming's real name is Payal Dhare — she uses the personal handle @payaldhare18 alongside her creator brand @payalgamingg. She built her audience under the Payal Gaming name and it has become one of the most recognized identities in Indian mobile gaming.
Payal Gaming is best known for playing Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), which runs through her hashtags and content consistently. She also posts crate-opening videos, a format that has been hugely popular with her BGMI fanbase.
Yes, Payal Gaming is an official content creator for s8ul, one of India's most prominent gaming and esports organisations. She mentions s8ul in both her YouTube and Instagram bios, and her content regularly carries the s8ul brand alongside her own.
Yes, Payal Gaming won the Mobile Streamer of the Year award in 2024, a recognition she highlights directly in her Instagram bio. The award cemented her status as one of the leading female mobile gaming creators in India.
Yes, Payal Gaming is featured in Alliance, a reality series streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Her recent posts are tagged #AllianceOnPrime and reference new episodes actively, suggesting an ongoing role in the show rather than a one-off appearance.
Payal Gaming posted content tagging MrBeast directly and using #BeastGames2OnPrime, linking her to his competitive reality format on Amazon Prime Video. Given she is also part of the Alliance Prime series, her connection to Prime Video content runs across multiple projects.
Payal Gaming has worked with major PC gaming hardware brands including Intel, Lenovo, Acer, and Nvidia, all through sponsored YouTube content. These deals signal that despite being a mobile-first creator, she is trusted by the broader PC gaming tech industry.
Payal Gaming is managed by 8bit Creatives, the talent management company that also operates within the broader s8ul ecosystem. Her Instagram bio directly credits @8bit_creatives as her management, making it her official representation.
Yes, Payal Gaming partnered with Samsung as part of the Team Galaxy campaign, which included the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Hashtags like #teamgalaxy, #withgalaxy, and #galaxys23ultra appear across her posts tied to that collaboration.
Payal Gaming sits in the Mega tier with a combined audience of over 10 million followers across Instagram and YouTube, making her one of the largest female gaming creators in India by reach. Her engagement runs well above the category average, which is especially significant at that scale.
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