Gaming · Listicle: the viral playbook

The 3 best-performing listicle TikToks in this niche, broken down by hook, length, and structure. Study the pattern, then run it.

Text-heavy is the dominant format (100% of the standouts here), the listicle hook is the most common opener, the median lands at 30-60s. The biggest outlier — @thegamingagent — pulled 5.9M views opening with “Top 5 best things in the gaming world #games #best #ranking #gaming ”.

Videos that combine 2-3 of these patterns typically see the strongest outlier scores.

Viral examples

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@thegamingagent

Top 5 best things in the gaming world #games #best #ranking #gaming

5.9M views

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@reallevisnanagaming

top 4 best offline games Android #gaming #offlinegame #xyzbca

1.7M views

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@thetweek_

3 Steam Games Under $1 To Play With Friends!

787.5K views