In June 2024, content creator KaiCenat the highest number of average viewers among the most popular streamers across several platforms, with over 120,000 average viewers on twitch. YouTuber iShowSpeed ranked second, counting approximately 79,000 average viewers on the popular video platform when engaging in a live stream. Kick streamer n3on ranked third, with almost 57,000 average video viewers.

In March 2025, video streaming platform Twitch had approximately *** million active streamers, down from a peak of **** million in January 2021. The platform experienced a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many new users used the platform to connect with friends or try their hand at livestreaming. However, this trend normalized again towards the end of the year, and the streaming space has also grown more competitive as platforms apart from Twitch have evolved to attract streamers and viewers. Popular content categories on Twitch In 2024, most of the leading content categories on Twitch were all gaming-related – except for the top spot: Just Chatting. The general conversation category accumulated *** billion hours of viewing time in the measured period. In March 2025, global Twitch audiences spent around *** million hours watching Just Chatting content on Twitch, with the average viewer count of such content reaching *** thousand. HasanAbi was the most popular Just Chatting streamer on Twitch in the most recently measured month. Game streamers Twitch is very popular with gamers and gaming audiences, and the ranking of the most popular Twitch streamers reflects this. Ninja (real name: Richard Tyler Blevins), the top-ranked streamer on Twitch, had **** million followers in April 2025. Ninja saw a meteoric rise to fame when he was one of the first top-ranked players to stream the then-newly released Fortnite Battle Royale at the end of 2017. Second-ranked ibai (real name: Ibai Llanos Garatea) was ranked second with ***** million followers on Twitch. With more than **** million followers, Imane Anys, better known as Pokimane, was the only woman among the most-followed Twitch streamers worldwide. Overall, women only accounted for **** percent of the top-ranked Twitch channels.

First founded in 2011, the live streaming video platform, Twitch, is one of the most popular ways in which viewers watch their favorite gamers play a variety of online video games. Streamer ibai (real name: Ibai Llanos) currently holds the record with the highest number of peak concurrent viewers in 2025 with 710,473.

Twitch is an online video streaming service which allows eSports and gaming fans to watch their favorite gamers play a variety of online video games. The most popular game on the service among streamers in April 2025 was ******** — the battle royale game attracted roughly ******* streamers in the preceding ** days.

Streaming platform Twitch is an online traffic powerhouse and has set some impressive viewing figures. As of April 2025, the highest number of peak viewers (PV) for any individual stream stood at *** million. This record was set by Spanish streamer ibai during the fourth edition of his popular streamer boxing event, La Velada del Año IV, in July 2024.

As of April 2025, **************************************** was the most followed live streamer on Twitch with **** million followers. ***** saw a meteoric rise to fame when he was one of the first top-ranked players to stream the then newly released Fortnite Battle Royale at the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018. Spanish streamer ************************************* was ranked second with ***** million followers on Twitch. The top games on Twitch Despite being released way back in 2013, GTA V is still among the most popular games on Twitch. The action adventure classic accounted for *** percent of total hours watched on the platform in February 2025. In contrast, the most popular game on Twitch in terms of average number of channels was Fortnite - the battle royale title had ***** channels streaming the game in April 2025. Other top-ranked games include Valorant, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Twitch - how it all began Founded in 2011, Twitch was initially launched as a spin-off of the general-interest streaming platform Justin.tv. The site primarily focuses on video gaming, including play through of video games, broadcasts of e-sports competitions, and more recently, creative content. Twitch Creative, the outlet for creative content, was launched on October 28, 2015. The launch included a marathon of Bob Ross ' "The Joy of Painting". Some of the most popular channels on Twitch are owned by YouTube gaming personalities, who are taking advantage of the website’s live-streaming capabilities to interact more with their audiences. Users are able to participate in a live chat during the video broadcast, with broadcasters frequently reacting to and replying to comments and questions from the chat in real time. In August 2014, Twitch was acquired by Amazon for *** million U.S. dollars. It was the company’s fifth most expensive acquisition of all time.

League of Legends is a free online battle arena game. The objective of this game, in almost all game modes, is to destroy the enemy Nexus. The game is not only popular among players, but also among eSports viewers. League of Legends events on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of 109,000 viewers in April 2025 after peaking at 280,000 average concurrent viewers in October 2021, when the animated series Arcane, which is based on the game, was released on Netflix.

Live streaming has taken China by storm, changing the online entertainment and shopping scene. With a user base of *** million in China, the sector has become a lucrative business for many. Popular live streamers can earn a decent amount of money from advertising, virtual gifts, and tips, as well as product endorsements. A convenient way to relax In China, live streaming has become the go-to platform for mobile entertainment. Two-thirds of internet users reported watching live streams on smartphones. The targeted audience was usually between ** and ** years old. E-commerce, food shows, and news were the most streamed content types. Fusing with social events and e-commerce But live streaming is more than just a way to pass time in China; it is also a social experience. From online shopping, gaming, to watching sports and concerts, viewers can connect with other internet users in real-time. Among all market segments, livestreaming e-commerce registered the highest penetration rate, raking in over **** trillion yuan of gross merchandise value in 2024.

In 2024, Twitch audiences watched nearly ** billion hours of video content on the streaming platform, down from an all-time high of **** billion hours of watch time in 2021.

Twitch is an online video streaming service which allows eSports and gaming fans to watch their favorite gamers play a variety of online video games. In July 2025, the most popular game was battle royale title Fortnite. The game was streamed on ***** channels on average in the preceding 30 days. Second-ranked Valorant netted an average of ******channels.

As of February 2025, GNMaroditsky was the most followed Twitch streamer in Indonesia, with a total of approximately *** thousand followers. Garitdewana was the second most followed streamer on the platform, with around ** thousand followers.

In June 2024, Twitch content creator Emiru had the highest number of average viewers among the most popular female streamers across several platforms. The internet personality and cosplayer, which also streams gaming content from multiplayer online battle League of Legends, had over 17,600 average viewers in the examined period. YouTuber and Twitch streamers Alondrissa ranked second, with approximately 16,000 average viewers. In comparison, internet personality, model, and content creator Valkyrae was the most popular live streamer on YouTube, with 9,700 average viewers in June 2024.

Twitch is the most popular live streaming platform worldwide, drawing millions of viewers who are interested in watching their favorite gamers play online games. In the third quarter of 2022 there were an average of **** million concurrent viewers watching content on Twitch, a *** percent increase from the previous quarter.

First founded in 2011, the live streaming video platform, Twitch, is one of the most popular ways in which viewers watch their favorite gamers play a variety of online video games. The number of concurrent live channels on the platform has been growing significantly over the past years, reaching ******* worldwide in 2021 before declining for the first time to ****** thousand in 2022 before increasing again to ****** in early 2025.

As of December 2022, the leading Twitch streamer in the Minecraft category is YANGDDING with around *** thousand followers. Her average views were around *** thousand views during her latest ** streams. Twitch stopped operating in South Korea in *************.

The eSports market has boomed in recent years with more and more viewers tuning in to watch their favorite games being played by some of the best gamers in the world. Players can compete against each other, individually or in teams, in multiplayer video game tournaments across the world. According to a 2019 report, concurrent viewers of eSports on the online streaming platform Twitch are estimated to reach more than *** million in 2023.

Counter Strike is a series of first-person shooter video games in which two teams compete to perpetrate or prevent a terrorist act (bomb attack, hostage taking, etc.). One of the latest games in the series, Counter Strike 2, is popular with gamers and viewers alike. Streams regarding the 2023 sequel to Counter Strike: Global Offensive on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of 87,000 viewers in April 2025.

Video game streaming platforms such as Twitch have been getting traction in France over the past few years, emphasizing the ever-evolving video game consumption habits of French gamers. Kamet0 was the most-watched French-language Twitch channel, with 4.02 million hours watched in the past 30 days. Nasdas_off and the League of Legends streamer otplol_ followed with 3.62 and 3.33 million hours watched in the past 30 days, respectively. However, Squeezie was the most-followed French-language channel with more than 5.29 million followers, followed by Gotaga and Locklear. Twitch – ahead of the game Twitch is a live video streaming service well known to French gamers. Although originally general, the platform has specialized in the live broadcasting of video games and esports competitions. Indeed, watching video games online is a hobby more and more widespread among French gamers, who see it as a way to exchange and create a community around a common passion. eSports in France The rise of esports has been facilitated by the online broadcasting of numerous international and regional competitions. Professional players and amateurs alike compete against each other in front of large numbers of spectators, sometimes winning very high prizes. This new electronic sport, although it sometimes struggles to find its legitimacy among the general public, has been a leading figure in the video game industry, which organizes tournaments and sponsorships for the enjoyment of many players.

Call of Duty is a series of war first-person shooter video games. The series was created in 2003 by the studio Infinity Ward and published by Activision. Some of the first games in the series take place during the Second World War, while many of the following releases revolve around more fictional modern conflicts. Call of Duty: Warzone was released to the public in March 2020 as a free-to-play battle royale version of the beloved franchise. Streaming events of the shooter game were watched by an average of 66,100 viewers in April 2025.

YoungMulti was the leading Polish-speaking Twitch streamer by the number of peak viewers in the past 30 days as of May 5, 2024, which reached over 26 thousand. Twitch streamer IzakOOO ranked second with approximately 22 thousand peak users.