--- title: 'How to Grow a Gaming Channel in 2026 | Faster Growth Tips' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=9bjeyxXSbaA' video_id: '9bjeyxXSbaA' date: 2026-08-04 duration_sec: 481 --- # How to Grow a Gaming Channel in 2026 | Faster Growth Tips > Source: [How to Grow a Gaming Channel in 2026 | Faster Growth Tips](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9bjeyxXSbaA) ## Summary The video provides a comprehensive guide for growing a YouTube gaming channel, focusing on channel search optimization, metadata best practices, and quality settings. The creator shares personal experience of gaining 50+ subscribers from 72 videos and aims to reveal the growth secrets of top 10% creators. ### Key Points - **Personal Growth Proof** [00:01] — Creator gained 50+ subscribers by uploading only 72 videos, establishing credibility for the advice. - **The 90/10 View Disparity** [00:27] — 90% of creators get under 100-400 views, while 10% get lakhs/millions with same video quality; video reveals the secret of the 10%. - **Channel Search Mistake** [01:08] — 90% of new creators make a channel search mistake that reduces growth chances by 30%; creator made it on first channel in 2020. - **Advantages of Channel Search** [01:34] — If channel appears in search, users searching your name or related terms will see your channel and videos, leading to views and subscribers. - **Logo Importance** [02:01] — A perfect and professional logo is crucial as it is the identity of the channel; creator suggests checking out resources for logo creation. - **Naming Your Channel** [02:15] — Choose a unique name not used by any big channel; search the name on YouTube first, and avoid changing the name repeatedly to prevent channel death. - **Settings for Channel Search** [02:41] — Go to Google, search 'wt stud.com', click first link, then 'Continue to Studio', go to Settings > General, set Country of Residence, and enter channel name keywords. - **Channel Search Within 24 Hours** [03:49] — After saving settings, the channel will appear in 100% search within 24 hours. - **Title, Tags, and Description** [04:02] — Make title strong and clear, avoid too many words, use important keywords. For shorts, use hashtags like #viral #shorts #freefire at the end. - **Thumbnail Clarity** [04:30] — Keep thumbnail as clear as title; 90% of new creators use useless things in thumbnails, reducing clicks and views. - **Tags and Viral Tags** [04:59] — Tags are not that important but can help new channels go viral. Use 'Tag You' app to find viral tags by copying links from big creators. - **Quality Settings** [06:21] — To prevent quality drop after upload, record at maximum resolution (1080p, 2K, 4K), and adjust YouTube settings: Settings > Video quality preferences > Higher picture quality, and turn off data sharing. - **Thumbnail Editing Material** [07:38] — Creator provides material used in thumbnail editing via a link in the description, and mentions a Twitter channel for further resources. ### Conclusion The video offers actionable steps for YouTube growth, emphasizing channel search optimization, clear metadata, and quality settings. By following these tips, creators can improve their channel's visibility and performance. ## Transcript I am going to cover this topic. And I am not saying this just like that. I myself have gained 50 plus subscribers by uploading only 72 videos on my channel. So that's why along with growing the channel, I am And along with that, I am going to fix all the mistakes that you make from creating the channel to uploading videos. from creating the channel to uploading videos. also going to tell you how you can make your videos viral. Because even with the same video and same quality, 90% of the creators do not get more than 100, 200, 400 views. And there, 10% of the creators are literally getting lakhs and millions of views with the same video and same quality. And that's why in today's video I am going to reveal the growth secret of these 10% creators. also want to grow your channel rapidly then do not make the mistake of skipping today's video. So here are the shout out winners from the last video. So find the link in the description box. If you guys also want such a shoutout then and comment as much as possible. So before starting the video, I have then subscribe to the channel and like the video because I keep bringing such helpful content for you people. So guys, first of all, 90% of you new creators make a mistake while creating a channel due to which the chances of their channel growth reduce by 30%. Yes, I am talking about channel search because when I opened my first YouTube channel in 202, I made this mistake at that time due to which a lot of my time was wasted. If I made, then do not skip this part at all and there are going to be more important topics in the video further, so watch the video completely. So first of all let me tell you the advantages of coming in channel search. After that I am also going to tell you how to bring the channel in search. So if your channel starts appearing in the search, then if any person goes to YouTube and searches your name or anything related to it like free videos or free shs, then your channel and your videos will be visible there, by can watch your videos and can also subscribe to your channel, but before that, a perfect and professional logo is very important for our channel that time our logo is our identity. If you logo is our identity. If you So go and check them out and create a perfect logo for your channel. And now we are going to talk about how to bring the channel in search. So first of all you have to name your channel something with which no other big channel has been created. And whatever name you have chosen for your channel, first search that name on YouTube. If that name has been use that name for your channel at all. After that you people do not have to change the name of your channel again and again. Due to this, the chances of your channel becoming dead some tricks and some settings. After applying these, your channel will 100% come in search. So guys, after doing this, you have to open Google. After that click on the search box and search wt stud.com, after that you have to click on the first link. Then here you will get the option of Continue to Studio on the bottom side. So click on that. But before that, if your then delete it for some time. While we process this. After clicking on Continue to Studio, a page like this will open in front of you. scroll downwards. And here you will get the option of settings in the corner. So click on it. And you will see options like this. So simply click on General. After that, here you will get the option of Current of Residence. So click on it and am from India so I select India. Then you will And here you have to enter the keywords of your channel name. Like I am putting here JAXU WHITE, JAXU LIFE, JAXU FF. In this way you JAXU LIFE, JAXU FF. In this way you people have to enter multiple keywords. So guys, after this is completed, you will get the save option in the right side corner. So click on it and save it. And here our settings are complete. So simply your channel will appear in 100% search within 24 hours, guys. So now we are going to talk about title, tags and description in which many creators get confused. And the title your title as strong and clear as possible. After that, to not use too many words in your title. Like I used How to use those words which are important. If you are a shorts creator then you can use hashtags like viral shots free fire shots free fire video at the end of the title and try to keep your thumbnail as clear as the title because currently 90% of the new creators use useless and worthless things in their thumbnails due to which no one and if no one clicks on your videos then no matter how not get views. So that is why you should try to your thumbnail will appear clear and if your thumbnail remains clear then it will be people will click on your videos and the chances of your video going viral also increase. about tags. Although these are not that important, but if you have a new channel then it can help your video to go viral. But here the biggest problem is in finding viral tags. So guys, to find viral tags, you have to install this app whose name is Tag You and you will easily find this app on Play Store. So download it from there. So download it from there. search the name of any big creator whose videos go viral. Like I search Oxf here. The videos are going viral a lot these days. After searching the channel, click on the three dots of the video. Copy the link of the video by clicking on the copy link. come back. Then open the Tag You app. And here you will be asked to click on Continue two-three times. click on it. Due to which you will get to see options like this. So simply you will get the option of Get Tags from URL on the fourth number on the right side. And here you have to paste the link of the video for which you want tags. click on check. And here you will get to see all the tags that have been used in that video. And from here you can also use them. Simply click on that tag and it will be copied and paste it in your video. In find trending and viral tags for your videos. So guys, now I am going to talk about the final and last point which is quality and here many creators have to face a problem which is the quality going down after the video is uploaded. quality is next level before uploading the video and goes down after uploading the video, then I am going to fix this problem also in this video. So first of all you have to maximum resolution your phone supports, be it 1080p, 2K, 4K. After that I have uploaded three to four videos on quality tutorials on my channel. In increase the quality. So go and watch those videos and whatever quality you find better, you can apply that quality in your video. So guys, now after applying which your problem will be 100% fixed. So guys, first of all you have to open your YouTube app. Then you have to click on your profile. And here you will get the option of settings. So you have to click on it. get the option of settings. So you have to click on it. Scroll down to the bottom. get the option of video quality preference. So click on it and select higher picture quality. and select higher picture quality. scroll down. Then here you will get the option of data sharing. So you have to I have already turned it off here. video will be uploaded in high quality. And after the video is uploaded, the video quality will not go down. And the material that I use in my thumbnail editing, I will give it So download it from there so that you can make your thumbnail next level. And you will get the link of Twitter channel in the description box. subscribe to the channel and like the video. I will meet you guys in the next video. Bye-bye till then.