Distribution of battle royale viewership 2021, by share of hours watched
player spending on battle royale games worldwide reaching several billion U.S. dollars in September 2020.
In February 2021, Twitch was the go-to live streaming platform for battle royale enthusiasts worldwide. With 276 million hours of content watched on this specific gaming genre, Twitch accounted for approximately 51 percent of genre watchtime. Youtube Gaming generated only 21 percent of the total watched hours of battle royale content, with the remaining 27 percent share going to Facebook's own live streaming platform for gamers. Battle royale is one of the most popular genres among gamers, with