Thegreatreview is a French-language gaming video essayist operating primarily on YouTube, where the channel has built a following approaching one million subscribers.
Total Followers +0.4%
1.2M
Across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok
Primary Platform
YouTube
889K followers · 75% of audience
Engagement
6.9%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
Est. $2K–$5K / IG post
| Window | YouTube | TikTok | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +889 +0.1% | +30 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +919 |
| Last 30 days | +5K +0.6% | +71 +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +5K |
| Last 90 days | +46K +5.2% | +7K +6.7% | +0 +0.0% | +53K |
| Last 365 days | +46K +5.2% | +7K +6.7% | +0 +0.0% | +53K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deblock Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Nov 2025 | — |
| Holy Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Jun 2025 | — |
Thegreatreview is a French-language gaming video essayist operating primarily on YouTube, where the channel has built a following approaching one million subscribers. The channel's self-description — "ça parle de jeux ici" ("we talk about games here") — understates what is clearly a long-form, analytical content operation rooted in esports history and gaming culture. Content ranges from deep dives into League of Legends competitive history, referencing storied organizations like SKT and ROX Tigers, to broader franchise autopsies, FGC (Fighting Game Community) cultural explainers, and format-bending pieces that blend gaming with wider historical storytelling. Post titles suggest documentary-style runtimes and a journalistic editorial voice, with some content delivered in English alongside the core French-language output — a bilingual approach that helps account for an audience distributed well beyond the Francophone world.
The audience skews almost entirely male and is heavily concentrated in the 18-to-34 bracket, reflecting the esports-literate viewership that gravitates toward analytical gaming content. Despite the French-language roots, a substantial portion of the audience comes from the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and Indonesia — a geographic spread that suggests strong algorithmic distribution and broad crossover appeal for the video-essay format. Sponsors Deblock, a French fintech product, and Holy, a French energy drink brand with positioning in the gaming and wellness space, both confirm the channel's French-market commercial anchoring while signaling appeal to digitally native, finance-curious young men. Engagement rates running well above category norms point to a genuinely invested core community rather than passive viewership. As long-form gaming content continues to find durable audiences on YouTube, Thegreatreview's editorial style and esports credibility position it well for mid-to-premium brand partnerships in gaming, tech, and lifestyle categories targeting young adult men.
Thegreatreview reaches its audience primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok branded content. As a gaming creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Demonstrated partners include Deblock and Holy. Engagement on YouTube runs around 6.9%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Thegreatreview's tier (Macro, 1.2M combined followers, —). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Thegreatreview produces content in both French and English. Some titles and captions are in French — like "Bloqués 5 heures sur Age of Empires" and "Ce n'est pas de l'esport, c'est la FGC" — while others are fully in English, which helps explain why the channel draws a large international audience despite its French-language roots.
Yes, Thegreatreview is known for long-form, essay-style documentary videos about gaming history, esports, and culture. Titles like "How to build (and destroy) the largest franchise in the west" and "Another 22 minutes to understand the universe" are typical of the deep-dive format the channel is built around.
Yes, Thegreatreview has covered League of Legends Worlds history with content referencing the ROX Tigers and SKT T1, two of the most iconic teams from the 2016 World Championship era. Korean competitive League of Legends history is a core pillar of the channel's esports coverage.
The title translates roughly to "It's not esports, it's the FGC" and explores how the Fighting Game Community operates as a distinct culture separate from mainstream esports. It's a strong example of Thegreatreview's approach of framing gaming culture debates as documentary narratives rather than simple opinion pieces.
Yes, "Bloqués 5 heures sur Age of Empires" — which translates to "Stuck 5 hours on Age of Empires" — is one of the channel's videos. It fits Thegreatreview's style of turning gaming sessions and classic strategy titles into entertaining long-form stories rather than standard let's-play content.
Occasionally, yes. "The time 500 youngsters held a mountain against the Nazis" is an example of Thegreatreview venturing into broader historical documentary territory beyond gaming. This crossover approach is part of what sets the channel apart from typical gaming creators.
"How to build (and destroy) the largest franchise in the west" is one of Thegreatreview's long-form documentary-style videos that examines the rise and fall of a major gaming or esports organization. It reflects the channel's broader interest in the business and cultural history behind the games industry, not just gameplay itself.
Thegreatreview's confirmed sponsors include Deblock and Holy, both featured in YouTube integrations in 2025. The channel's engagement rate — which runs well above the category average — makes it a strong placement for brands targeting young adult audiences in the gaming and esports space.
Deblock is a fintech and crypto platform, making it a natural fit for a gaming-focused creator whose audience skews heavily toward young adult males. The sponsorship appeared on Thegreatreview's YouTube channel in late 2025, reflecting a growing trend of fintech brands partnering with macro-tier gaming creators.
Thegreatreview's YouTube channel has close to one million subscribers, placing it firmly in the Macro creator tier. Combined with audiences on TikTok and Instagram, the total following across all platforms surpasses 1.2 million, with YouTube serving as the clear primary platform.
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