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.

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.

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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.

Hero shooter Valorant is one of the top eSports games worldwide and one of the most-watched video games on streaming platform Twitch. In April 2025, Valorant gaming streams averaged approximately 81,200 viewers. The free-to-play game is developed and published by Riot Games and was officially released in June 2020.

Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play team-based online shooter video game published by Blizzard Entertainment. The player can choose between 35 varied heroes, all of whom have different skills, and each character fulfills a specific role. The game was released in October 2022 on multiple gaming platforms. Overwatch 2 events on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of 25,000 viewers in April 2025.

Apex Legends is an online royal battle game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released in February 2019 for Xbox One, Windows and PlayStation 4. Apex Legends events on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of over 21,800 viewers in April 2025.

Fortnite is an online battle royale video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. Fortnite events on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of 49,000 viewers in June 2025. Engagement with the game spiked after the re-release of the original map in November 2023 as part of the OG season, as well as the launch of Lego Fortnite in December 2023.

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 6.7 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.

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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.

Genshin Impact is a cross-platform action-role-playing game developed by miHoYo. It is a free-to-play, open world game and available on PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, and Android devices. In April 2025, Genshin Impact gaming streams on the video streaming platform Twitch were watched by an average of 4,560 viewers.

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 2022, there were around 33.2 million Twitch users in the United States and this figure is estimated to rise to 36.7 million by 2025.

Rocket League is a sports video game developed by Psyonix and released in July 2015 on Xbox One, Windows and PlayStation 4. The game combines elements from both racing and soccer games - each player controls a vehicle which is used to strike a ball with the aim of scoring in the opposing goal. Rocket League events on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of 8,247 viewers in April 2025.

First developed by Markus Persson, Minecraft it is a sandbox video game which officially released in November 2011. The game immerses players in a dynamically created world composed of blocks representing different materials such as earth, sand, stone, water, lava or minerals, forming various structures and animals or monsters. Minecraft events on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of 38,700 viewers in April 2025.

Dota 2 is an online battle arena multiplayer game developed and published by Valve Corporation. Games are played between two teams of five players - each team has a base located in the corner of the map containing a building, the destruction of which leads to victory for the opposing team. Dota 2 events on the video streaming service Twitch were watched by an average of 55,000 viewers in April 2025.

Youngmulti was the most popular Twitch streamer in the Polish language as of May 5, 2024, with nearly 14 thousand concurrent viewers. Twitch streamer xmerghani ranked second with 9.54 thousand average live viewers.

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.

As of February 2024, the Korean Twitch channel with the highest average viewership was Aine with around 11,918 average concurrent viewers. Twitch shut down its service in South Korea on February 27th in 2024 due to high operating costs caused by South Korea's network rules that increased costs for all video streaming platforms. Streaming via streaming platforms is common even among professional e-sports gamers and has become a popular form of irregular income for players.

Who watches online streams?

Twitch, well-known for its video game streams, had a large potential audience base in South Korea, where almost three out of four people play video games themselves. According to a survey in 2021, South Korean gamers spent up to three hours watching others players game via streams. While gamers had a higher interest in watching other people's gaming streams than, there are also streams of other categories to appeal to the sizeable Twitch community.

Popular content to stream

Aside from live streams of content creators on platforms such as Twitch or AfreecaTV, movie and TV streaming services were the most paid-for streaming content by South Koreans monthly. Accordingly, internet video viewership was high. While most people did not prefer any genre of online video in particular, domestic video content was widespread across all platforms.