Dota 2 International 2023: Viewership Increases Despite Prize Pool Dip
The Dota 2 International 2023 faced a notable challenge this year, with the prize pool seeing a reduction to $3 million. Despite this decrease from
November 17, 2023
The Dota 2 International 2023 faced a notable challenge this year, with the prize pool seeing a reduction to $3 million. Despite this decrease from
The World of Warcraft (WoW) community experienced a unique thrill in October, thanks to a collaborative effort by OTK Network and Starforge Systems. They hosted
With the original map returning to the Fortnite servers last week, Epic Games was able to tap into nostalgia and generate excitement from gamers and
During the week of October 27th to November 3rd, popular Twitch creator KaiCenat live-streamed for 7 days straight from behind bars in a simulated jail.
A decade after its initial release, Alan Wake, the title from 2010, has made a grand re-entrance into the gaming world. Following the 2021 remastering
Ark: Survival Evolved hit the top live streaming charts at the beginning of the month when its official servers reset in preparation for the release
After 11 years, fans finally got the long-awaited sequel to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: Counter-Strike 2 this September. The game rolled out to all players on
The long-awaited Bethesda game, Starfield, was finally released on early access last Thursday, August 31st 5pm PDT. Despite not being released in some time zones
Ever since the dawn of the esports era, Rocket League has secured its position as one of the most watched and loved games. The unique
Escape From Tarkov (EFT), developed by Russian company Battlestate Games, has increasingly carved out a unique niche in the gaming world. Set in the fictitious
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup concluded on Sunday with Spain emerging as the winner, defeating England with just one goal. The tournament saw record
EVO, or Evolution Championships Series, has seen considerable growth over the years. First started in 1996 as a Street Fighter tournament, EVO has morphed into
Naraka Bladepoint, the brainchild of 24 Entertainment, a game developer from China, hit the gaming world on August 11, 2021. The game was an addition
Square Enix released the newest game in their Final Fantasy franchise, FFXVI, over a month ago on June 22nd, with great success. The game’s shift
Battlegrounds Mobile India has shown dramatic growth on live-streaming platforms since it has been unbanned in India at the end of May. From June 1
In the ever-evolving landscape of video games, the impact of streaming platforms cannot be overstated. BattleBit Remastered, a game released on June 15th, 2023, has
Ibai Llanos has again broken records with his third edition of La Velada del Año this past Saturday with 3,499,999 peak viewers. This is the
We’ve rolled out some new features in the Stream Hatchet app, check them out: Audience Primary Location Audience demographics insights now located in the Channels
The newest live-streaming platform on the market, Kick, has been gaining traction among creators with their desirable 95/5 revenue split. Recently signing Twitch top creators,
This week so far, new video game release Diablo IV and almost 10-year-old game Rust have soared to the top of the live streaming charts,
Historically video game showcases have been some of the most anticipated events in live-streaming. In the cessation of major gaming showcases like E3 ceasing operations,
Diablo IV has quickly become one of the most popular games in livestreaming overtaking the Just Chatting category for 6 consecutive days in a row.
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival partnered with Amazon Music this year to broadcast a selection of the shows on Twitch. The three broadcasts generated over 400K
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The latest game to join the top 10 video game debut’s for live streaming was The Legend of
Live streaming is a burgeoning industry that saw incredible growth in the last several years, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 saw peak viewership
What is Omega Strikers Omega Strikers is a free-to-play footbrawler game developed and published by Odyssey Interactive. The action sport video game revolves around 3v3
Live-streaming has seen a spike in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, making it one of the largest new opportunities for brand
The Last of Us took live streaming by storm in Q1 2023. The use of video game IP outside of the gaming industry is on
April’s top gaming activations came from some of the biggest streamers on Twitch, IlloJuan, zackrawrr (Asmongold), and Doublelift. Disney- Speedstorm The top activation in live
On April 25th the closed beta for Ubisoft’s latest arena shooter XDefiant concluded after generating 7.3M hours watched across major live streaming platforms. What is
Stream Hatchet’s Video Game Live Streaming Trends Report for Q1 2023 is live! Download the report to understand trends on Twitch, YouTube Live, and for
The new live streaming service, Kick, has made a name for itself in the gaming space, quickly attracting some of the biggest names in the
Over Easter Weekend the Super Mario Bros. Movie was able to break box office records by becoming the highest-grossing domestic debut in 2023 with $106.1
TSM climbed to the top of the most-watched esports organizations leaderboards last month with 14.6M hours watched. TSM generated 13.5M hours watched in March through
Released 23rd Feb 2023 The horror survival game released in early access on the 23rd of February 2023 and in a month since its release
The Streamer Awards was one of the biggest events this year for both creators and their communities in live streaming. Overall the production of the
On Wednesday, March 22nd, Valve announced the upcoming summer release of Counter-Strike 2, to be built on Source 2. They also announced a limited test
The Kings League regular season wrapped up last weekend and teams are prepping for the playoffs starting Friday, March 24th in Barcelona. The entire season
NRG was February’s most watched esports organization generating 17.1M hours watched. NRG generated the bulk of their watchtime from their content creators; 12.5 of NRG’s
Apparel brands are showing signs of popularity in live streaming. Gucci The most mentioned apparel brand in February is Gucci. During February Gucci garnered over
The second annual Streamer Awards were held this Saturday in Los Angeles and broadcast live on Twitch. The event, hosted by QTCinderella, generated 2.19M hours
The second annual Twitch Rivals Squid Craft Games wrapped up on March 5th, crowning English-speaking creator sapnap, a member of the Dream Team, as the
February saw a lot of Gaming activations thanks to some popular game titles being released early on in the month. PlayStation The top of our
Stream Hatchet Starter is the newest release from data analytics firm Stream Hatchet, providing live streaming leaderboards, industry reports and insights, and trending videos and
Kai Cenat has set a new standard for marathon live streaming events with his record-breaking Mafiathon. In about a month’s time, Kai generated 46 million
February A brand new face joins February’s top games leaderboard. Hogwarts Legacy quickly became one of the most watched and most talked about games in
February Kai Cenat shot up to the top of February’s top live streamers leaderboard with a whopping 43M hours watched. At the beginning of February
Dark and Darker Steam Next Fest The Steam Next Fest generated a lot of buzz for some gaming titles that we can expect to play
On February 11th, Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) reached a peak of 1.320M players on Steam, breaking its previous record of 1.308M players set in
January The top 10 esports organizations in live streaming leaderboard saw some big changes in January 2023. This month saw a significant increase in representation
While Twitch is often thought of as a gaming-centric live streaming platform, the amount of non-gaming content is on the rise. As reported in our
Nintendo fans were treated to the latest “Nintendo Direct” last week, a biannual announcement from the publisher premiering upcoming video game releases, updates, and DLC
Popular live streaming creator, HasanAbi, has raised over $1 million for the Turkey-Syria earthquake relief effort after several days of live streaming on Twitch. Turkey-Syria
Hogwarts Legacy has broken the record for the highest peak concurrent viewership for a single-player game on Twitch with 1.3 million viewers watching on Tuesday.
Stream Hatchet is pleased to announce the release of our 2022 Yearly Video Game Live Streaming Trends Report. In the report, we cover game streaming
In the first week of the Dead Space remake release the game accumulated a total of 10.3M hours watched across major streaming platforms and reached
Top 3 Peak Female Streamers QTCinderella had the highest peak viewership for all female creators on Twitch in 2022. Her Streamer Awards event was able
The Esland Awards for 2023 has concluded setting this year’s highest peak viewership so far. The annual award show showcasing the Spanish-speaking community was able
Chess.com Chess has reached a new level of popularity in 2023. According to Chess.com, January 20th had the most active members playing chess on their
Headphones are a staple in both the gaming and live streaming space across all types of creators. Many influencers incorporate a gaming headset or a
Awesome Games Done Quick concluded last week with a whopping 9.3M hours watched on their Twitch channel during the week-long stream. What is Awesome Games
The Last of Us premiered on HBO January 15th to the delight of fans who have been eagerly waiting for the newest video game tv
Twitch and live streaming platforms have always been a place where people have discussed finance-related topics, especially crypto currencies. In the last few months, The
The Guard, a non-franchised American VALORANT team, have claimed their first victory of the year at the first North American Lan, the “Ludwig x Tarik
The “I’m Only Sleeping” category on Twitch has seen an incredible burst in viewership in the last two years. In 2020, the category only had
While Twitch has become categorized as a gaming focused platform, there are many other creatives who find value in being able to live stream their
Mobile games have become a staple in the gaming and entertainment industry because of their accessibility and the increasing quality of the games developed as
As livestreaming continues to expand, Ibai Llanos once again stands at the forefront of innovating the livestreaming experience with his new competition, the Kings League.
Some of the most popular video game events in recent years have included metaverse-like experiences, the newest craze in the gaming technology sphere. Virtual concerts
Tesla was the most mentioned car brand on Twitch in November. Tesla was able to generate 207K Twitch chat mentions last month which was a
Amazon Prime Video has purchased the rights to stream this year’s Thursday Night Football on Prime Video. Amazon has also opted in to allow Twitch
In the live streaming space it’s common knowledge just how dominant the Just Chatting category is on Twitch. However, when looking at the whole picture
The 2022 Game Awards premiere tonight on major live streaming platforms and will award the best of the best publishers, developers, designers, and more working
Luminosity was once again the top esports organization by combined esports and content creation hours watched in November. With almost 18 million hours watched in
Disney+ is November’s leader for video streaming services in Twitch chat, clocking in at 260K mentions last month. While also having the benefit of being
In its first week of release, Nintendo’s Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reached #1 in the live streaming charts with 36.8 million hours watched. It also
The Overwatch League concluded its 2022 run this month and garnered 12.5 million hours watched across live streaming platforms. The playoffs for OWL ran from
Ludwig hosted his Subathon 2.0 event on November 18-20. For 50 hours Ludwig was trapped inside a 12 x 12 ft glass box in the
Monster Energy partnered with EA for an Apex Legends tournament this week called “Monster Mayhem,” which garnered 89K hours watched across live streaming platforms. The
The newest game in the God of War series, Ragnarök, had an extremely successful launch this week, both in retail sales and across live streaming.
Gaules takes the Top Spot on the Streaming Leaderboards For the first time in 3 consecutive months, xQc has fallen from the #1 spot in
League of Legends Worlds Pushes Them to #1 League of Legends jumps up 2 spots to reclaim the top spot in gaming for all of
Stream Hatchet is pleased to announce the release of our Video Game Live Streaming Trends Q3 2022 Report. In the report, we cover game streaming
V Rising, the vampire survival game from Stunlock Studios, boosted its game engagement over the Halloween weekend with several marketing strategies deployed both in-game and
AMD leads the charts for the most-chatted about computer parts brand on Twitch in September with almost 160K mentions. AMD has held onto this spot
On October 21st YouTube Gaming live streamer Ludwig threw one of the largest Super Smash Bros. tournaments in live streaming. The event was able to
KaiCenat has quickly become one of the fastest growing content creators on Twitch in 2022. This year alone he’s gained over a million followers on
Overwatch 2 launched on October 4th for PC and all major consoles 3 years after its initial reveal at Blizzcon 2019. In the first week
The mobile game market is projected to grow to $338B by 2030, according to Straits Research. For brands looking to invest and advertise in the
The newest creator-made game show, Juiced, made its debut on September 30th to a peak audience of 124K viewers. The show, hosted by top Twitch
For the first time since May of this year, GTA V was knocked out of the top games in live streaming spot. The open-world game
Red Bull still leads the charts this month as the top energy drink by chat mentions on Twitch live streams with 148K mentions in September.
VCT Boosts Esports Live Streaming Viewership The Valorant Champions Tour, which wrapped up in September, had a big effect on the top esports organizations in
Twitter is an essential communication tool for gamers to keep their fingers on the pulse of gaming media. Whether it’s a Game Publisher, Tournament Organizer,
This week’s Live Streaming #Ads of the Week were dominated by Gundam Evolution and Coinbase. Gundam Evolution Takes the Top Spot Bandai Namco partnered with
CS:GO saw the highest percentage of viewership of any top 10 game in live streaming last quarter from esports. Over half of the game’s viewership
Twitch announced that they will begin banning certain gambling streams October 18th. The news comes after top streamers like Pokimane and Mizkif threaten to go
This week’s winners for Live Streaming #Ads of the Week are Ubisoft, NBA 2K23, and NordVPN. Ubisoft Forward Takes the Top Spot Ubisoft took the
Coinbase and VISA’s logos have seen a boost in live streaming presence in August. Combined, they took up 83% of the total credit card and
