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Live · Updated Sep 19, 2026

Today in the Gaming category, "The Cursed Train Game is Back..." by SMii7Yplus (1.6M views) is leading YouTube trending. Today's top 10 spans 10 different creators.

11MTop 10 combined views
1.6M#1 video views
20Videos in chart
14 hours agoFreshest entry

THE PODIUM

★ Ranks 01 – 03
The Cursed Train Game is Back...
01
★ Number One in Trending

The Cursed Train Game is Back...

SMii7Yplus1.6M views23 hours ago
CreatorDB4.5M subscribersTop 0.3% worldwide3.6% engagement3.1M avg views✔ Verified💼 Brand deals

HOT STREAK

★ Ranks 04 – 10
  1. 04

    GRIEF 97% 🔴 75%+ x47 🔴 STREAM 389

    Doggie · 14 hours ago
    CreatorDB1.1M subscribersTop 2.1% worldwide4.7% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
    781K
  2. 05

    WoW Forever Changed My Life

    Asmongold TV · yesterday
    CreatorDB4.7M subscribersTop 0.3% worldwide2.3% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
    1.6M
  3. 06

    Playing the OLDEST Roblox Horror..

    Flamingo · 20 hours ago
    CreatorDB15M subscribersTop 0.1% worldwide4.0% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
    709K
  4. 07

    Beating Nights 1-7 (AND SECRET DEV NIGHT 8) In FNAF ONLINE

    AstralSpiff · yesterday
    CreatorDB1.2M subscribersTop 1.8% worldwide3.7% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
    685K
  5. 08

    I Played A Terrifying Minecraft Mod…

    CaseOh · 2 days ago
    CreatorDB11M subscribersTop 0.1% worldwide2.2% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
    1.6M
  6. 09

    Minecraft, But Drops Are Totally Random

    Farzy · last week
    CreatorDB3.1M subscribersTop 0.5% worldwide0.3% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
    921K
  7. 10

    THE GREATEST TRIAL EVER | Danganronpa V3 Killing Harmony - Episode 4

    berleezy · yesterday
    CreatorDB3.0M subscribersTop 0.6% worldwide4.6% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
    241K

THE REST OF THE CHART

★ Ranks 11 – 20
FRIDAY
#18

FRIDAY

558K views18 hours ago
CreatorDB6.9M subscribersTop 0.2% worldwide1.8% engagement✔ Verified💼 Brand deals
★ Today’s top 20 — updated daily

Gaming trending, analysed

As of Sep 19, 2026, “The Cursed Train Game is Back...” by SMii7Yplus is the #1 trending video in the Gaming category, with 1.6M views. The top 20 have drawn 16M combined views across 20 different creators. 11 of the 20 were published in the last 24 hours — a fast-moving board where breakout videos are climbing quickly.

The largest creator on the board is Markiplier (39M subscribers, top 0.1% of all YouTube channels worldwide, per CreatorDB). CreatorDB tracks 20 of the 20 creators on today’s board — 19 are verified — 13 actively run brand deals (65% of the tracked set). Worth a marketer’s attention: Mighty Mike Plays is trending despite a smaller channel (204K subscribers) — the kind of early-momentum creator brands can reach before rates climb.

16MCombined views · top 20
20Unique creators
11 of 20New in last 24h
DoggieFreshest entry
Markiplier · 39MBiggest creator
20 of 20Tracked by CreatorDB

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