Top 10 Female Gamers in India (2026): Ranked, With Their Setups

Updated November 2026 with current Indian retail prices.

These are the top 10 female gamers in India right now, ranked on 24 October 2026 by YouTube subscribers, the views they get today and the awards they have won. We checked 23 channels and found what each girl gamer plays on, from BGMI phones to full PC builds.

Psst: the pink crosshair is only on this page, our small salute to India’s girl gamers. Links turn it into a heart.

Top 10 Female Gamers in India (October 2026)

Tap a name to jump to her profile, setup and best video. The ranking method is at the end of the article.

1Biggest audiencePayal Gaming4.68M subscribersBGMI, GTA RPS8UL2Best all rounderKaash Plays1.78M subscribersBGMI, Honor of Kings, IRLRevenant XSpark3Most watched for her sizeSharkshe581K subscribersBGMI, GTA RPTeam Apex Gaming4Best PC setupXyaa755K subscribersMinecraft SMP, horror, ValorantRevenant XSpark5Four time South Asia championCaspeR51K subscribersValorantRising Esports GC6Three time South Asia championMeow16K62K subscribersValorantRising Esports GC7Console to PC to phoneMizo Plays647K subscribersBGMI, PC gamesGodLike Esports8BGMI on her own iPhoneKrutika Plays893K subscribersBGMIS8UL9BGMI on an iPad ProKAUR OP LIVE485K subscribersBGMIIndependent10Best cozy setupAnkkita C450K subscribersValorant, party gamesS8UL

Subscriber counts flatter channels that peaked years ago, so we weighed them against today’s views. That is why Sharkshe and Mizo sit above Krutika Plays, who has more subscribers, and why Mysterious YT, with 375K subscribers, now falls short: a typical upload of hers gets 2,650 views.

The Top 10 Indian Girl Gamers, Ranked: Profiles and Setups

How to read each setup: Uses she uses it now, Last known from an older list, Sponsored a brand deal and Gifted a gift. Orange and purple say how it arrived, not whether she plays on it; the note under each item says that.

#1 · BGMI, GTA RP · S8UL

Payal Dhare (Payal Gaming)

Biggest audiencePayal GamingPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

4.68Msubscribers

Typical views

390Kper video or stream

Instagram

5Mfollowers

Our score

100.0out of 100

Payal tops almost every list like this one, and the numbers back it. She has 4.68 million YouTube subscribers and, more telling, a typical upload still pulls about 390,000 views, which is the highest of anyone we scored. Her streams are long BGMI squad sessions with S8UL friends: rank pushes, five chicken dinner challenges and crate openings, all chatted through in Hindi. GTA roleplay nights and Minecraft runs with SenpaiSpider fill the gaps.

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The awards pile up too. She won Mobile Streamer of the Year at the Mobies in Los Angeles in November 2024, two creator awards at the KRAFTON India Awards 2025, held in January 2026 (Best Content Creator and Fans' Choice Favourite Creator, both in the female category), and she was one of seven gamers who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2024. In June 2026 she joined Prime Video's reality series Alliance.

Career so far

1. 2019MilestoneCreates her YouTube channel
2. 2020MilestonePUBG Mobile videos as ENTITY PAYAL
3. 2022TeamStreaming as part of S8UL
4. Apr 2024MilestoneMeets PM Narendra Modi with six other Indian gamers
5. Nov 2024AwardMobile Streamer of the Year, Mobies Awards, Los Angeles
6. Jan 2026AwardTwo creator awards at the KRAFTON India Awards 2025
7. Jun 2026MilestoneReality TV debut on Prime Video's Alliance

Her setup

• PhoneiQOO 13She says on stream (April and May 2025) that she plays BGMI on it; iQOO is also her stream sponsorSponsored
• Before thatiPhone 13 Pro Max, then iPhone 14 ProHer stream spec lists, June to September 2024Last known
• CamerasCanon G7 X Mark III, Canon EOS R50, Sony A7Named on her April 2025 streamUses
• PCRyzen 7 3700X, RTX 2070 Gaming X Trio 8GB, 16GB DDR4Her last published PC spec list, 2022Last known
• MonitorsBenQ GW2780 27 inch plus a Samsung 24 inchSame 2022 listLast known
• Mic, headsetBlue Yeti, Logitech G Pro headsetSame 2022 listLast known
• ChairThe Sleep Company XGen SmartGRID ProSeptember 2023 brand videoSponsored

Source: Her own words on stream in 2025, plus her 2022 to 2024 stream spec lists. She has never posted a tour of her own desk; she says she will make one some day.

Get her gearAffiliate links; prices change, check on Amazon.

• Canon EOS R50One of her vlog camerasView on Amazon
• The Sleep Company XGen SmartGRID ProHer chair, from a brand videoView on Amazon

Watch: Her Mobies trip to Los Angeles, where she won Mobile Streamer of the Year (November 2024)Video: Payal Gaming on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• The ULTIMATE GUESSING CHALLENGE Ft @S8UL1.9M views
• Inside Goldy Bhai's Luxury Home: Exclusive House Tour1.5M views
• Finally bought my first luxury dream car1.4M views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#2 · BGMI, Honor of Kings, IRL · Revenant XSpark

Kaashvi Hiranandani (Kaash Plays)

Best all rounderKaash PlaysPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

1.78Msubscribers

Typical views

136Kper video or stream

Instagram

2Mfollowers

Our score

94.2out of 100

Kaash started in May 2020 with Call of Duty Mobile, made her name on BGMI with S8UL, and in October 2025 moved to Revenant XSpark's creator roster. Her channel today mixes game streams (BGMI, Honor of Kings, Pokemon) with travel and street vlogs, like her trip to the Esports World Cup in Paris in August 2026. In January 2026 she built a hidden gaming room for fellow creator Scout, a Lenovo sponsored video with 1.6 million views.

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Her shorts are where the numbers are: one about her pocket money passed 2.5 million views. She won Streamer of the Year (Female) at the GEM Awards 2025 and Gaming Personality of the Year (Female) at the India Gaming Awards Season 4. When she joined Revenant she said she wanted to "represent women who are shaping the next era of esports in the country".

Career so far

1. May 2020MilestoneStarts on Call of Duty Mobile
2. 2022TeamPlays BGMI with the in game name S8ULKaash
3. Feb 2024SetupBuilds a Ryzen 9 and RX 7900 XT streaming PC
4. 2025AwardGEM Awards Streamer of the Year (Female)
5. Oct 2025TeamJoins Revenant XSpark
6. Aug 2026EsportsEsports World Cup trip to Paris

Her setup

• PCRyzen 9 7950X, MSI Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB, 32GB DDR5Her February 2024 build video; AMD sent the partsSponsored
• MonitorMSI MAG 274UPF, 4K 144HzSame build, February 2024Sponsored
• DeskBig desk, a second monitor on an armHer September 2026 Q&A streamUses
• ChairA new chair, a gift from a friendSame stream, September 2026Gifted
• Phone dealsSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Motorola Edge 40, OnePlus 11R2023 and 2024 collab videosSponsored

Source: Her AMD build video, a September 2025 stream where she said she has three PCs, and her September 2026 Q&A stream. She has not named her current phone outside brand videos.

Get her gearAffiliate links; prices change, check on Amazon.

• MSI MAG 274UPFHer 4K 144Hz monitorView on Amazon

Watch: Her AMD and MSI gaming and streaming PC build (February 2024, parts sent by AMD)Video: Kaash Plays on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• If You Beat Me in BGMI you win 5000 rupees: 1v1 with Strangers4.6M views
• I became an Indian Ghost and Scared my Friends2.8M views
• HE CRASHED MY NEW BMW?: S8UL Reacts to my Car2.2M views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#3 · BGMI, GTA RP · Team Apex Gaming

Shakshi Shetty (Sharkshe)

Most watched for her sizeSharkshePhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

581Ksubscribers

Typical views

167Kper video or stream

Instagram

447Kfollowers

Our score

92.0out of 100

Sharkshe has fewer subscribers than Krutika Plays, yet her typical upload gets about 167,000 views, second only to Payal. She told esports.net she started in lifestyle and fashion content before gaming, and it shows in her vlogs, which travel well beyond the game.

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After years of GodLike content, she joined Team Apex Gaming as a creator on 31 August 2026. Four weeks later TAG's Free Fire roster won the FFMIC 2026 Fall final in Noida and 35 lakh rupees; she was there as a creator, not as a player, and called it her first Free Fire LAN. Her own trophy shelf holds a shared Content Creator of the Year (Gaming) from the GEM Awards 2025.

Career so far

1. 2023TeamGodLike Esports creator
2. Feb 2025AwardGEM Awards Content Creator of the Year (Gaming), shared
3. Mar 2026SetupSetup reveal after a Red Bull room makeover
4. Aug 2026TeamJoins Team Apex Gaming
5. Sep 2026EsportsAt TAG's FFMIC title win in Noida

Her setup

• RoomRed Bull room makeover with movable studio lightsMarch 2026Gifted
• PCRyzen 5 5600X, RTX 3060, liquid coolerHer last named PC, 2022Last known
• ChairThe Sleep Company XGen SmartGRID Pro2023Sponsored
• LaptopAcer Nitro 52022Sponsored

Source: Her stream titles and brand videos. Her phone, mic and camera models are not named anywhere we could find.

Get her gearAffiliate links; prices change, check on Amazon.

• The Sleep Company XGen SmartGRID ProHer chair, from a brand videoView on Amazon

Watch: Her FFMIC LAN vlog with Team Apex Gaming (September 2026)Video: Sharkshe on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• Visiting @Team.ApexGaming Bootcamp ft. Free Fire Team954K views
• Gamers Made MODAKS at Apex Bootcamp: Ganesh Chaturthi665K views
• Godlike reacts to my Forest Elf Cosplay559K views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#4 · Minecraft SMP, horror, Valorant · Revenant XSpark

Xyaa

Best PC setupXyaaPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

755Ksubscribers

Typical views

109Kper video or stream

Instagram

316Kfollowers

Our score

91.2out of 100

Xyaa has the most complete PC spec list here, and it is the build to copy. She got into online gaming with Counter-Strike 1.6 in 2011, started streaming on Twitch in January 2018, moved to YouTube that October, and quit a job as a senior software engineer to do it full time. Today it is Minecraft SMPs with other creators and story horror games, cut into videos.

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She was the only woman nominated for Best Creator in Gaming at the National Creators Award 2024, played for India's women's CS:GO team at the 2023 IESF Asian qualifier in Riyadh for the World Esports Championship (she says they finished fourth, and the stickers are still on her headset), and joined Revenant XSpark in December 2025. In October 2026 Capcom put her into Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen as an official Pawn.

Career so far

1. 2011MilestoneFirst online games: Counter-Strike 1.6
2. Jan 2018MilestoneStarts streaming on Twitch, YouTube from October
3. 2023EsportsPlays for India's women's CS:GO team at the IESF Asian qualifier, Riyadh
4. Mar 2024AwardNational Creators Award nominee, the only woman among the gaming nominees
5. Dec 2025TeamJoins Revenant XSpark
6. Oct 2026MilestoneBecomes a Pawn in Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen

Her setup

• CPU, graphicsIntel Core i9-14900K, RTX 4080 Super 16GB (iGame Loong Vulcan)November 2024 setup tourUses
• Memory, SSD32GB DDR5 6000 Kingston Fury Beast, 1TB MSI Spatium Gen4November 2024Uses
• Board, cooling, powerASRock Z790 Pro RS WiFi, Lian Li Galahad 360mm LCD, Deepcool 850WBuilt by XRIG IndiaUses
• CaseHYTE Y70 Touch InfiniteNovember 2024Gifted
• MonitorsMSI 24 inch 240Hz, plus an older 27 inch 144HzNamed in the tourUses
• Headset, keysLogitech G Pro X headset, G Pro TKL keyboard, G102 mouseThe headset is five to six years old, she saysUses
• ChairVitality x SecretlabNamed in the tourGifted
• New gearHyperX Cloud III Wireless, Pulsefire Haste 2 ProJuly to October 2026 reviewsSponsored

Source: Her own spec list and what she names in her 2024 setup and room tour (903K views).

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• Intel Core i9-14900KHer CPUView on Amazon
• Lian Li Galahad II LCD 360Her liquid cooler, current listingView on Amazon
• HYTE Y70 Touch InfiniteHer caseView on Amazon
• Logitech G Pro X headsetThe headset she usesView on Amazon
• Logitech G Pro TKL keyboardHer keyboardView on Amazon
• Logitech G102Her mouseView on Amazon
• HyperX Cloud III WirelessNew gear from HyperXView on Amazon
• HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 ProNew gear from HyperXView on Amazon

Watch: Her 2024 gaming setup and room tour, with the full spec listVideo: Xyaa on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• The Worst Road Trip…: Fears To Fathom: Scratch Creek440K views
• We Had To Mimic Sounds And It Was Hilarious!356K views
• MATILDA IS BACK WITH A FRIEND: Matilda 2344K views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#5 · Valorant (controller) · Rising Esports GC

Neha Sottany (CaspeR)

Four time South Asia championCaspeRPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

51Ksubscribers

Typical views

4.2Kper video or stream

Instagram

48Kfollowers

Our score

74.1out of 100

CaspeR is here for what she has won, not for her view count. She has taken the VCT Game Changers South Asia title four times, in 2024 Split 2, 2025 Split 2 and both 2026 splits (Split 1 as SIGN Stellar, before Rising signed the roster), and she was MVP of the 2025 Split 2 grand final. She plays controller, mostly Omen and Astra. Her current team is Rising Esports GC, a South Asia roster with three Indian starters and two from the Philippines.

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The wall is Game Changers Pacific. Her teams have finished 7th to 8th there three years running, and only the top two reach the world championship. Liquipedia puts her own prize money at about $7,313. One detail worth stealing: she plays on KZ ZS10 Pro X in ear monitors, not a big gaming headset. She also streamed as a GodLike creator until October 2026, and explains why she left in the video below.

Career so far

1. 2024AwardFirst Game Changers South Asia title (2024 Split 2)
2. Jul 2025AwardWins 2025 Split 2, grand final MVP
3. Apr 2026AwardWins 2026 Split 1 as SIGN Stellar
4. Jul 2026AwardWins 2026 Split 2 with Rising Esports GC
5. Sep 2026Esports7th to 8th at Game Changers Pacific in Bali

Her setup

• CPU, boardIntel Core Ultra 9 285K, ASRock Z890MHer stream description, October 2026Uses
• GraphicsGigabyte RTX 4060 Ti Eagle OC Ice 8GBOctober 2026Uses
• MemoryCorsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 6000October 2026Uses
• Power, coolingCorsair HX850, H150i Pro 360mm, 3500X caseOctober 2026Uses
• MonitorBenQ Zowie XL2566X+ 400HzFrom a Zowie campaign; she plays on itSponsored
• MouseLogitech G Pro X Superlight 2Sent by Logitech India in October 2026; she says she has used one for two yearsGifted
• Audio, cameraKZ ZS10 Pro X earphones, Razer Seiren V2 Pro mic, Razer KiyoOctober 2026Uses

Source: The "Specs" list she writes into every stream description, read on her 20 October 2026 stream.

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• BenQ Zowie XL2566X+Her 400Hz monitorView on Amazon
• Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2Her mouseView on Amazon
• Intel Core Ultra 9 285KHer CPUView on Amazon
• Corsair 3500X ARGBHer caseView on Amazon
• KZ ZS10 Pro XThe in ear monitors she plays onView on Amazon
• Razer KiyoHer webcamView on Amazon

Watch: Why she left GodLike as a creator, plus a mouse unboxing (October 2026)Video: CaspeR on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• Karma Is Real @8bitBinks6920K views
• Crafted For An Exceptional Gaming Experience: MSI MAG 274UPF Monitor18K views
• Choti Bacchi Ho Kya ??18K views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#6 · Valorant (mostly Raze) · Rising Esports GC

Saloni Pawar (Meow16K)

Three time South Asia championMeow16KPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

62Ksubscribers

Typical views

1.5Kper video or stream

Instagram

26Kfollowers

Our score

71.4out of 100

Meow16K started in CS:GO and plays Valorant now, mostly Raze, for Rising Esports GC alongside CaspeR. She lost three Game Changers South Asia finals in a row (2024 Split 1, 2024 Split 2, 2025 Split 1), then won the next three (2025 Split 2, 2026 Split 1 as SIGN Stellar, 2026 Split 2).

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Her channel is small for a champion, 62,100 subscribers, and between matches she streams horror games and vlogs. In October 2026 she posted a short called "Pray for my PC": the machine she describes as a four lakh PC needed a new motherboard. Liquipedia puts her own prize money at about $6,044.

Career so far

1. 2024EsportsRunner up in both Game Changers South Asia splits
2. May 2025EsportsRunner up again in 2025 Split 1
3. Jul 2025AwardFirst title, 2025 Split 2
4. 2026AwardWins Split 1 (as SIGN Stellar) and Split 2 with CaspeR
5. Sep 2026EsportsGame Changers Pacific, Bali

Her setup

• MonitorBenQ Zowie XL2566X+ 400Hz, up from 240HzFrom a Zowie campaign, February 2026; she plays on itSponsored
• GraphicsASUS TUF RTX 5080ASUS and NVIDIA ad, October 2025; not confirmed in the repaired PCSponsored
• MicMaono PD200XA gift from her fans and mods, September 2025Gifted
• LaptopPink ASUS ROGLong running ASUS partner; she says she uses itSponsored
• PCA PC she puts at about four lakh rupees, new motherboard in October 2026Full specs sit behind her !specs chat commandUses

Source: Her videos and stream titles. She keeps her current parts list behind a chat command, so we do not guess it.

Get her gearAffiliate links; prices change, check on Amazon.

• BenQ Zowie XL2566X+Her 400Hz monitorView on Amazon
• ASUS TUF RTX 5080Graphics card from her ASUS adView on Amazon
• Maono PD200XHer mic, a gift from fansView on Amazon

Watch: The NVIDIA Reflex setting she says saves her clutches (October 2025, ASUS and NVIDIA ad)Video: Meow16K on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• My viewer gifted me a PC ft. @SamuraiGaming07128K views
• Thanks for 50K Love y'all18K views
• Reviewing MACUBE 110 cabinet (Pink)18K views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#7 · BGMI, PC games · GodLike Esports

Mahek Syed (Mizo Plays)

Console to PC to phoneMizo PlaysPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

647Ksubscribers

Typical views

115Kper video or stream

Instagram

1Mfollowers

Our score

71.0out of 100

Mizo's channel bio sums up her path better than we can: "I started my streaming journey from PS4, switched to PC gaming and lately I've been experimenting with mobile gaming after joining @godlikeesports." She signed with GodLike in May 2023 after a spell with Samurai Esports, and her typical upload now gets about 115,000 views.

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She is closer to the competitive side than most creators here. In June 2026 she vlogged GodLike's BMPS final win at the LAN, and her channel says her team won a $500 NVIDIA Reflex Warzone creator tournament in January 2021. Her own award video shows an India Gaming Awards Season 3 win (Epic Streamer of the Year, December 2024); we could not find a press list of winners, so it does not count in our score.

Career so far

1. 2021TeamSamurai Esports creator; her team wins a $500 NVIDIA Warzone event
2. May 2023TeamJoins GodLike Esports
3. Dec 2024AwardIndia Gaming Awards Epic Streamer of the Year, per her own video
4. Jun 2026EsportsVlogs GodLike's BMPS final win

Her setup

• Gaming PCRyzen 9 5900X, ASUS ROG RTX 3070, X570 AORUS EliteList unchanged since 2022, still in her October 2026 descriptionsLast known
• Case, coolingLian Li O11 Dynamic, NZXT Kraken Z73Same listLast known
• CaptureElgato capture card, OBSApril 2026 streamUses
• PhoneiPhone, BGMI at 120 FPSJuly 2025 stream; model not namedUses
• ConsolePlayStation 5From PlayStation India, March 2025Gifted
• Brand phonesOnePlus Nord CE5, OPPO Reno13 Pro, Realme 13+2024 and 2025Sponsored

Source: Her stream descriptions and her own words on stream. She said in April 2026 that she no longer runs a second streaming PC.

Get her gearAffiliate links; prices change, check on Amazon.

• PlayStation 5 (Slim)She has a PS5; this is the current modelView on Amazon

Watch: Her vlog of GodLike's BMPS final win at the LAN (June 2026)Video: Mizo Plays on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• Newbies vs Final Boss ft. @JONATHANGAMINGYT2M views
• I Gave My Credit Card to @ZGOD GAMING for 30 MINS! *BIG MISTAKE*1.9M views
• SAYING YES for 24 HRS to a FAN: VALENTINE'S SPECIAL1.8M views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#8 · BGMI · S8UL

Krutika Ojha (Krutika Plays)

BGMI on her own iPhoneKrutika PlaysPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

893Ksubscribers

Typical views

53Kper video or stream

Instagram

357Kfollowers

Our score

69.5out of 100

Krutika is pure BGMI, and has streamed it under the S8UL banner since at least September 2022, the date of her earliest S8UL video. With 893,000 subscribers she is the third biggest channel in our top 10, though her typical upload (about 53,000 views) trails Sharkshe, Mizo and KAUR OP LIVE, all smaller channels. In 2026 she fronts OnePlus's Power Players dare streams: "You send the dares, I take them on. It's that simple."

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She is also one of the few here who has said which phone she paid for herself. In September 2025 she bought an iPhone 17 Pro Max with her own money, for gaming, and sold her 14 Pro Max. She aims with the gyroscope, so moving the phone moves her crosshair.

Career so far

1. Sep 2022TeamFirst S8UL video
2. Feb 2024SetupGigabyte i7 and RTX 4070 PC build
3. Sep 2025SetupBuys an iPhone 17 Pro Max for BGMI
4. 2026MilestoneOnePlus Power Players dare streams

Her setup

• Main phoneiPhone 17 Pro Max 256GBBought with her own money for gaming, September 2025Uses
• Stream phoneOnePlus 15OnePlus sponsored streams, September and October 2026Sponsored
• PCCore i7-14700K, Gigabyte RTX 4070 AERO OC, 32GB DDR5 6000Gigabyte build video, February 2024Sponsored
• MonitorGigabyte M27Q, 1440p 165HzSame build, February 2024Sponsored
• AimGyroscope on2023 clip and October 2026 testUses

Source: Her unboxing streams and her Gigabyte PC build video. No full room tour exists.

Get her gearAffiliate links; prices change, check on Amazon.

• iPhone 17 Pro MaxHer main BGMI phoneView on Amazon
• OnePlus 15Her stream phoneView on Amazon
• Intel Core i7-14700KThe CPU in her Gigabyte buildView on Amazon

Watch: Her Gigabyte gaming PC build (February 2024, parts sent by Gigabyte)Video: Krutika Plays on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• Kill, Marry OR Brother Got *Awkward* ft. Kaashvi1M views
• Trying Gujarati Food in Daman for the First Time1M views
• Guess The Youtuber737K views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#9 · BGMI · Independent

Lovepreet Kaur (KAUR OP LIVE)

BGMI on an iPad ProKAUR OP LIVEPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

485Ksubscribers

Typical views

57Kper video or stream

Instagram

210Kfollowers

Our score

68.1out of 100

The independent on this list: no org and no press coverage. She calls herself a Punjabi girl gamer in a 2023 title, and streams BGMI with her face cam on most evenings, from 7:30 pm to 11 pm by her channel bio. She plays Conqueror and Top 100 lobbies, runs challenges like 50 kill games and AKM only rounds, and cuts it all into daily clutch shorts. One of them, a 2023 grenade and AKM clip, has 4.6 million views.

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She plays on an iPad Pro, which she unboxed in October 2023, and her typical upload gets about 57,000 views, more than Krutika's. Her AKM sensitivity reveal from May 2025 is her settings video.

Career so far

1. 2021MilestoneFirst PUBG Mobile shorts
2. Jul 2023MilestonePosts her Golden Nade and AKM short (now 4.6M views)
3. Sep 2023AwardSilver Play Button, unboxed live
4. Oct 2023SetupSwitches to an iPad Pro
5. Jan 2026Milestone400K subscriber stream

Her setup

• DeviceiPad Pro M2 (2022)Unboxed October 2023; titles name it in January 2024Uses
• Face camWebcam and boom mic headset on streamBrands not visible, so we do not name themUses
• Brand dealsKrafton supplied UC for crate openingsJuly 2025Sponsored

Source: Her own titles and unboxing short. Her setup beyond the iPad is not named anywhere.

Watch: Her AKM sensitivity reveal (May 2025)Video: KAUR OP LIVE on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• @JONATHANGAMINGYT Raid on baby girl KAUR OP212K views
• @JONATHANGAMINGYT in my match i took his dress135K views
• @LoLzZzGaming in KAUR OP LOBBY86K views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

#10 · Valorant, party games · S8UL

Ankkita Chauhan (Ankkita C)

Best cozy setupAnkkita CPhoto: her YouTube channelYouTubeInstagram

YouTube

450Ksubscribers

Typical views

50Kper video or stream

Instagram

174Kfollowers

Our score

67.5out of 100

Ankkita streams most evenings: Valorant ranked or five versus five customs with S8UL creators, then party games like Pummel Party and Among Us, cut into funny highlight videos. Her channel began as travel vlogs in 2018, and her team won the streamers' showdown at the AMD Skyesports Souvenir LAN in Mumbai in May 2022.

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In April 2026 she went one step further and played VCT Game Changers South Asia Split 1 with her team, finishing joint 7th to 8th. Her room is the opposite of an RGB cave. As she wrote under her tour: "This isn't a total RGB gaming setup I know but this is exactly how I wanted my room's vibe to be!"

Career so far

1. 2018MilestoneStarts with travel vlogs
2. 2021TeamManaged by 8bit Creatives, later S8UL
3. May 2022EsportsHer team wins the AMD Skyesports streamers' showdown, Mumbai
4. May 2024EsportsHosts her own Maharani Valorant League
5. Apr 2026EsportsPlays VCT Game Changers South Asia Split 1

Her setup

• CPU, graphicsAMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, RTX 4070 SuperJanuary 2025 setup tourUses
• Memory, SSD64GB Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 6000, 2TB Corsair MP700 PRO Gen5January 2025Uses
• Board, caseGigabyte B650E Aorus Elite AX ICE, Corsair 3500X whiteJanuary 2025Uses
• MicFifine AM8 on a Fifine armJanuary 2025Uses
• CamerasSony RX100 VII, plus an Elgato Facecam MK.2January 2025Uses
• Keys, mouseWOBKEY Rainy75 keyboard, Razer DeathAdder V3 ProJanuary 2025Uses

Source: The written spec list under her 2025 setup and room tour.

Get her gearAffiliate links; prices change, check on Amazon.

• Razer DeathAdder V3 ProHer mouseView on Amazon
• Fifine AM8Her micView on Amazon
• Elgato Facecam MK.2Her face camView on Amazon

Watch: Her 2025 gaming setup and room tourVideo: Ankkita C on YouTube

Her most watched recent videos

• THE BLUFFMASTER CHALLENGE ft S8UL514K views
• My Subscribers Are So Rich349K views
• Guess The Fake Challenge Ft S8Ul229K views

Follow her: YouTube  ·  Instagram

What They Play On: All 10 Setups Compared

Five of the ten built their audience on BGMI, Mizo moved to it later, and the other four are PC players. Most of the mobile players own a gaming PC too. The phones in their stream titles are often a sponsor’s, so below is what each one named as her own, with the date, and a flag where it came from a brand.

Want a setup like theirs? CaspeR and Meow16K both play on 400Hz monitors; see our best 240Hz gaming monitors in India for what a cheaper fast screen gets you. For BGMI on PC there is our best keyboard for BGMI PC, and for Valorant our best keyboard for Valorant. Starting out yourself? See our BGMI setup under 30,000 rupees, our streaming setup under 25,000 rupees and the best streaming mics.

Female Esports Players in India Right Now

Women are a huge part of India’s players, but a small part of its prize money. Here is the state of play in October 2026.

Valorant is the only game with a recurring women’s circuit here. Riot and NODWIN run VCT Game Changers South Asia twice a year, and the Split 2 winner goes to Game Changers Pacific. The roster with CaspeR, Meow16K and Rose won both 2026 splits, the first as SIGN Stellar and the second as Rising Esports GC, then finished 7th to 8th in Bali. BGMI and Free Fire MAX had no women’s league in 2025 or 2026; women got one off slots instead, like a female qualifier spot at the Chennai Esports Global Championship. Global Esports and Orangutan are among the orgs that dropped their women’s rosters, Storyboard18 reported in July 2024. India sent no women’s roster to the Esports World Cup 2026, and no Indian women played its only women’s event, the Mobile Legends Women’s International.

Just Outside the Top 10

Where Are They Now? Names From Our Old List

Four women from the 2022 version of this article no longer make gaming their main content. Here is what they post today.

How We Ranked Them

• Who qualifies: an Indian woman with a public identity who posted gaming content in the six months before 24 October 2026. Casual Ludo or chat streams did not count. Of the 23 channels we checked, Sooneeta is from Nepal, Sanjana Gaming has posted no long video since December 2022, and we could not confirm the creator behind Silent Girl Gaming, Anadhika Gaming or Gamer Bae MAHi, so those five were not scored.
• Reach (40 points): YouTube subscribers, on a log scale so one giant channel does not flatten everyone else.
• Views today (40 points): the median views of her 10 latest videos plus her 10 latest live streams (19 for three channels with fewer listed), also on a log scale.
• Recognition (20 points): a national award win or nomination, or a pro title or top 4 finish, since 2023, confirmed by a press or official source. Awards we could only see in the creator’s own videos, like Mizo’s, are mentioned but not scored.
• Setups: only from her own setup tours, stream descriptions, unboxings or labelled brand videos. A phone in a sponsored title is marked as a brand deal, not as her phone, and we never guessed gear from a thumbnail.
• Names: a real name appears only where the creator publishes it herself, on her channel or Instagram. Otherwise we use her handle.
• Left out on purpose: birthdays, home towns she has not shared, relationships and game IDs.

Corrections to our 2022 list: it still called Kaash “S8UL Kaash” after she moved on, called Meow16K a CS:GO pro, gave Xyaa another gamer’s name as her stream name, listed boyfriends and birth dates we could not source, and carried a paragraph about someone else entirely. All of that is gone.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the number 1 girl gamer in India?

Payal Gaming (Payal Dhare) of S8UL is the best female gamer in India by our score and the biggest of the BGMI girl gamers. On 24 October 2026 she had 4.68 million YouTube subscribers and about 5 million Instagram followers, and a typical upload of hers got about 390,000 views, the most of anyone we scored. She also won two creator awards in the female category at the KRAFTON India Awards 2025.

Who is the best BGMI girl gamer in India?

Among female BGMI players, by typical views today: Payal Gaming, then Sharkshe and Kaash Plays. The other BGMI girl gamers on our list are Krutika Plays, Mizo Plays and KAUR OP LIVE. There was no women's BGMI league in 2025 or 2026, so no pro title settles it. KAUR OP LIVE is worth a look for skill: she streams Conqueror and Top 100 lobbies on an iPad Pro.

Who is the best female Valorant player in India?

CaspeR (Neha Sottany) and Meow16K (Saloni Pawar). They won both 2026 splits of VCT Game Changers South Asia together, Split 1 as SIGN Stellar and Split 2 as Rising Esports GC. CaspeR has four titles, Meow16K three.

Who are the top female gaming YouTubers and streamers in India?

By YouTube subscribers among women who still post gaming: Payal Gaming (4.68M), Kaash Plays (1.78M), Krutika Plays (893K), Xyaa (755K) and Mizo Plays (647K). Prerna Malhan of Wanderers Live has 4.66M, but her channel moved to family vlogs in 2023. For live play, the most watched Indian girl streamers right now are Payal, Sharkshe and Kaash.

Which phone does Payal Gaming use?

An iQOO 13. She said on her own streams in April and May 2025 that she plays BGMI on it, adding that streaming from her iPhone used to lag. iQOO is also her stream sponsor. Before that, her stream spec lists named an iPhone 13 Pro Max and then an iPhone 14 Pro (June to September 2024).

Who are the S8UL girl members?

The female gamers in S8UL on this list: Payal Gaming, Krutika Plays, Ankkita C, Mili Kya Mili and Sherlock. Kaash Plays was in S8UL but joined Revenant XSpark in October 2025.

What is Sherlock's real name?

Monika Jeph. Sherlock Gaming is her S8UL handle, and Monika Jeph is the name on her own Instagram (@sherlock.live). She is at number 12 in our scoring, just outside the top 10.

Is Kani a professional gamer or a streamer?

A streamer. Kanika Bisht (Kani Gaming) built her 666K channel on BGMI and PUBG streams; we found no pro team or tournament record for her. Her regular streams ended in December 2024, and her last gaming stream was a sponsored Alienware session on 1 August 2025.

What is Xyaa's real name?

She streams as Xyaa (xyaalive) and does not put her full name on her own channels, so we use her handle. What she does share: she has streamed since January 2018 and played for India's women's CS:GO team in 2023.

How many gamers in India are women?

About 4 in 10, so there are many more women gamers in India than lists like this suggest. A Lumikai study reported in November 2025 put women at 45% of India's gamers, and Niko Partners estimated about 40% the same month, up from about 22% in 2020.

How much do female esports players earn in India?

Not much from prize money. CaspeR, a four time South Asia champion, has about $7,313 in personal prize money on Liquipedia. Industry experts quoted by Storyboard18 in March 2025 put women’s pay at top Indian orgs at 30,000 to 40,000 rupees a month, against 2 to 3 lakh rupees for men. Most income comes from streaming and brand deals; our BGMI pro player salary guide has the numbers for men’s rosters.

Is there a women's esports league in India?

Only one that recurs: VCT Game Changers South Asia for Valorant, run by Riot and NODWIN, with two splits a year and prize pools of 3.1 to 5.9 lakh rupees; the Split 2 winner goes on to Game Changers Pacific. BGMI and Free Fire MAX have had one off women's slots, not a league.

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Written by Harsh Talreja · Review methodology