Brazil
Vikingofsouth is the YouTube persona of Vinicius Santos, a Brazil-based gaming comedy creator who has built a following of over a million and a half subscribers around deliberately absurdist, self-deprecating gameplay.
Total Followers +0.6%
1.7M
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
1.6M followers · 96% of audience
Engagement
13.1%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
Est. $1.3K–$3.3K / IG post
| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 |
| Last 30 days | +10K +0.6% | -643 -1.0% | +0 +0.0% | +9K |
| Last 90 days | +10K +0.6% | -1894 -2.8% | +0 +0.0% | +8K |
| Last 365 days | +10K +0.6% | -1894 -2.8% | +0 +0.0% | +8K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eneba Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Jul 2026 | — |
| World of Tanks Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Feb 2026 | — |
| ExitLag Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2025 | — |
Vikingofsouth is the YouTube persona of Vinicius Santos, a Brazil-based gaming comedy creator who has built a following of over a million and a half subscribers around deliberately absurdist, self-deprecating gameplay. His signature series "Como NÃO jogar" — Portuguese for "How NOT to play" — frames gaming sessions as comedic disasters rather than skill showcases, applying that lens to horror titles like FNAF, Backrooms, and The Joy of Creation. A recurring format pairs him with friends under labels like "3 Idiots" or "4 Idiots playing," leaning heavily into chaotic co-op energy. His channel bio, "Domador de Unicórnios" (Tamer of Unicorns), captures the deliberately nonsensical, irreverent tone that runs through his entire output.
His audience is overwhelmingly Portuguese-speaking and skews young-adult male, concentrated in Brazil with a secondary pocket in Portugal — a tight demographic fit for gaming-comedy content that thrives on in-joke community culture. Engagement levels running well above category norms suggest a loyal, participatory viewer base rather than passive consumption. Brand partnerships with ExitLag, World of Tanks, and Eneba reflect a clean alignment with gaming-infrastructure and gaming-adjacent advertisers, the kind of sponsors that seek credible placement inside active gaming communities rather than broad lifestyle reach. Instagram has gone largely dormant, making YouTube his definitive platform. As horror-adjacent gaming comedy continues to perform strongly on YouTube's algorithm, Santos is positioned as a durable mid-tier voice within Brazil's gaming creator ecosystem.
Vikingofsouth reaches an audience concentrated in Brazil primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories. As a gaming creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Demonstrated partners include Eneba and World of Tanks. Engagement on YouTube runs around 13.1%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Vikingofsouth's tier (Macro, 1.7M combined followers, Brazil). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Vikingofsouth's real name is Vinicius Santos, as listed in his Instagram bio. He is a Brazilian gaming content creator whose YouTube channel has grown to over a million and a half subscribers, with the vast majority of his fanbase based in Brazil.
'Domador de Unicórnios' translates from Portuguese as Unicorn Tamer — the deliberately absurd self-description Vikingofsouth uses in his YouTube bio. It sets the tone for his channel's offbeat, comedy-first approach to gaming content.
'Como NÃO jogar' means How NOT to Play in Portuguese, and it is Vikingofsouth's signature video format where he approaches games in the most chaotic and comedic way possible. The series spans titles like FNAF Movie: Doom and is a core reason his channel drives engagement well above the gaming category average.
Yes, FNAF is a recurring topic on Vikingofsouth's channel, including his multi-part 'Como NÃO jogar FNAF Movie: Doom' series. He also uses the hashtag #tjoc, which refers to The Joy of Creation, a popular fan-made FNAF horror game, signaling deep coverage of the wider FNAF universe.
Yes, Vikingofsouth has covered Backrooms: Extraction, the multiplayer co-op horror game inspired by the internet Backrooms myth. Horror and indie games form a strong thread through his content alongside his comedy gaming format.
Vikingofsouth regularly features group gaming sessions with a recurring cast of friends, as seen in titles like '4 Idiots playing Pacify: The Farm' and '3 Idiots playing BOMBANANA!'. The chaotic group dynamic — and the self-deprecating 'idiots' label — is a signature part of his comedy brand.
Yes, Vikingofsouth published sponsored content for World of Tanks on YouTube in early 2026. He has also worked with Eneba, a digital games marketplace, and ExitLag, a gaming connection optimization service, reflecting his audience's strong alignment with PC and online gaming.
ExitLag is a network routing service that reduces lag for online gamers — a highly relevant product for a Brazilian creator whose audience connects to international game servers over notoriously inconsistent infrastructure. Vikingofsouth featured ExitLag in sponsored YouTube content in mid-2025.
Vikingofsouth posts primarily in Portuguese, matching his predominantly Brazilian audience. Some video titles appear in English — such as 'How NOT to play Backrooms: Extraction' — suggesting he occasionally uses English titling to extend the reach of content that has clear crossover appeal.
Vikingofsouth's audience is heavily concentrated in Brazil, which accounts for the large majority of his viewership, with Portuguese-speaking viewers from Portugal making up most of the remainder. His English-language video titles hint at some reach beyond the Lusophone world, but his core community is firmly Brazilian.
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