During the first quarter of 2023, YouTube was the leading platform to watch live streamed content for global users, with over 8.1 billion hours watched. Twitch ranked second, with users worldwide watching almost 5.3 billion hours of live streaming videos on the platforms. Chinese-based Nimo TV ranked third, with users watching approximately 350 million hours on the platform during the first quarter of 2023.
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Streams Charts. "Leading live streaming platform worldwide in 1st quarter 2023, by hours watched (in millions)." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379789/top-live-stream-platforms-by-hours-watched/
Streams Charts. (2023). Leading live streaming platform worldwide in 1st quarter 2023, by hours watched (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379789/top-live-stream-platforms-by-hours-watched/
Streams Charts. "Leading Live Streaming Platform Worldwide in 1st Quarter 2023, by Hours Watched (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379789/top-live-stream-platforms-by-hours-watched/
Streams Charts, Leading live streaming platform worldwide in 1st quarter 2023, by hours watched (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379789/top-live-stream-platforms-by-hours-watched/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Leading live streaming platform worldwide in 1st quarter 2023, by hours watched (in millions) [Graph], Streams Charts, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379789/top-live-stream-platforms-by-hours-watched/