Live-Streaming Viewership for Gaming Showcases Increase 144% in 2023
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,
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The winners for #ads of the week are Super People, Amazon Prime Video, and Fansly. Fansly Sets Its Sights on Twitch Fansly was the most
Who is Kyedae Kyedae Shymko, who goes by Kyedae on Twitch, is a popular live streamer and content creator for the esports organization 100 Thieves.
The winners for #Ads of the week are Two Point Campus, GameStop, and Papa John’s. Two Point Campus Two Point Campus takes first place in
Who is Shroud Michael Grezesik, better known as Shroud, is a living legend in esports. Shroud is a former professional CS:GO player and currently is
Tower of Fantasy is the sole winner of #ads of the week. Tower of Fantasy Sweeps Live Streaming Ads Tower of Fantasy is a shared
Who is Peter Park Peter Park is a popular Twitch streamer who joined the esports organization 100 Thieves as a content creator, part of their
This weeks #ads of the week winners are MultiVersus, Sony, and Honda. MultiVersus returns to ads of the week for the second week in a
As livestreaming and esports has become more mainstream, non-gaming brands are rushing into gaming to reach young consumers where it matters. According to NewZoo 70%
This weeks #ads of the week have been hijacked by PlayStation and Stray. Chimeraland has also returned to the top 3 for the second week
This week’s live streaming #ads of the week features two sponsors; Amazon Prime and Chimeraland. Ranking in first place, we have TwitchPresents who partnered with
Apex Legends has once again risen to one of the Top 10 Games in the live streaming space for the first time since Q3 2021.
In this weeks #ads of the week we see another dominating performance by The Quarry partnering with two members of OfflineTV as well as a
Big events have taken over this week’s live streaming #ads of the week. Incredible performances by Ludwig’s Mogul Money Live and Mizkif’s Smite Invitational propelled
On June 25th Spanish streamer Ibai broke Twitch’s viewership record with 3.3 million concurrent viewers during his boxing event. The previous record was held by