| 1 | Minecraft | Mining craft ▸ Minecraft | 2.8M | 94% | Duplicate dominant |
| 2 | Fallout | Nuclear fallout ▸ Fallout (game series) | 1.2M | 90% | Duplicate dominant |
| 3 | Switch | Light switch ▸ Nintendo Switch | 1.2M | 98% | Duplicate dominant |
| 4 | Twitch | Muscle twitch ▸ Twitch (streaming) | 1.2M | 94% | Duplicate dominant |
| 5 | Sonic | Sound (sonic) ▸ Sonic the Hedgehog | 1.1M | 74% | Duplicate dominant |
| 6 | Godot | Waiting for Godot ▸ Godot (game engine) | 1.1M | 27% | Original holds |
| 7 | Halo | Halo (religious iconography) ▸ Halo (franchise) | 1.0M | 90% | Duplicate dominant |
| 8 | Valve | Valve (device) ▸ Valve (game company) | 1.0M | 94% | Duplicate dominant |
| 9 | Fortnite | Fortnight ▸ Fortnite | 997K | 87% | Duplicate dominant |
| 10 | Steam | Steam ▸ Steam (service) | 865K | 91% | Duplicate dominant |
| 11 | Epic | Epic poetry ▸ Epic Games | 848K | 70% | Duplicate dominant |
| 12 | Quake | Earthquake ▸ Quake (video game) | 842K | 37% | Original holds |
| 13 | Esports | Sport ▸ Esports | 732K | 37% | Original holds |
| 14 | Rogue | Rogue (vagrant) ▸ Roguelike | 518K | 77% | Duplicate dominant |
| 15 | Mod | Mod (subculture) ▸ Game mod | 370K | 17% | Original holds |
| 16 | Unity | Unity (concept) ▸ Unity (game engine) | 366K | 97% | Duplicate dominant |
| 17 | Easter egg | Easter egg ▸ Easter egg (hidden feature) | 356K | 54% | Contested |
| 18 | Portal | Portal (architecture) ▸ Portal (video game) | 308K | 96% | Duplicate dominant |
| 19 | Cartridge | Ammunition cartridge ▸ Game cartridge | 284K | 20% | Original holds |
| 20 | Destiny | Destiny (fate) ▸ Destiny (video game) | 282K | 77% | Duplicate dominant |
| 21 | Apex | Apex (summit) ▸ Apex Legends | 276K | 78% | Duplicate dominant |
| 22 | Tank | Tank (vehicle) ▸ Tank (game role) | 266K | 4% | Original holds |
| 23 | Console | Console table ▸ Video game console | 252K | 97% | Duplicate dominant |
| 24 | Respawn | Rebirth ▸ Respawn (gaming) | 186K | — | — |
| 25 | Battle royale | Battle royal (fight) ▸ Battle royale game | 179K | 70% | Duplicate dominant |
| 26 | Speedrun | Speed running ▸ Speedrun | 160K | 51% | Contested |
| 27 | Loot | Loot (plunder) ▸ Loot box | 141K | 49% | Contested |
| 28 | Skin | Skin (organ) ▸ Skin (video games) | 136K | 9% | Original holds |
| 29 | Boss | Boss (employer) ▸ Boss (video games) | 122K | 62% | Duplicate dominant |
| 30 | Oculus | Oculus (architecture) ▸ Oculus (VR) | 114K | 76% | Duplicate dominant |
| 31 | Level | Spirit level ▸ Level (video games) | 104K | 31% | Original holds |
| 32 | Arcade | Arcade (architecture) ▸ Video game arcade | 101K | 44% | Contested |
| 33 | Nerf | Nerf (foam toys) ▸ Nerf (game balance) | 97K | 19% | Original holds |
| 34 | Quest | Quest (narrative) ▸ Meta Quest | 96K | 74% | Duplicate dominant |
| 35 | Joystick | Aircraft control stick ▸ Gaming joystick | 67K | 88% | Duplicate dominant |
| 36 | Overwatch | Overwatch (military) ▸ Overwatch (video game) | 67K | 74% | Duplicate dominant |
| 37 | Raid | Raid (military) ▸ Raid (video games) | 50K | 12% | Original holds |
| 38 | Grind | Grinding (machining) ▸ Grinding (video games) | 40K | 58% | Contested |
| 39 | Phaser | Phaser (Star Trek) ▸ Phaser (game engine) | 40K | 41% | Contested |
| 40 | Checkpoint | Security checkpoint ▸ Checkpoint (save point) | 36K | 82% | Duplicate dominant |
| 41 | Lag | Lag (delay) ▸ Lag (video games) | 17K | 85% | Duplicate dominant |