Minecraft passes one trillion views on YouTube

Block building sim is the most watched video game ever on the platform, with 35,000 active creator channels based in 150 different countries

It has been purchased more than 200m times and after 10 years it's still one of the most played video games in the world - now the block building sim Minecraft has passed another milestone: YouTube videos of the game have passed one trillion views, making it the most watched game on the platform.

Originally released in 2009, Minecraft has always been popular on the video sharing site, thanks to its open and highly creative nature. Players can build whatever they like in the blocky landscape, and talented modellers have flooded YouTube to show off their most impressive creations, from scale models of Hogwarts and the Starship Enterprise to working computers.