The world of video gaming has evolved from a single player experience to a social occasion where players can meet to play games together and watch others play online. In the first quarter of 2021, a total of 8.8 billion hours of video game live streams were watched across the world, up from merely 3.6 billion hours two years previously.
Number of hours of video game live streams watched on streaming platforms worldwide in Q1 2019 to Q1 2021
(in billions)
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Stream Hatchet. (April 7, 2021). Number of hours of video game live streams watched on streaming platforms worldwide in Q1 2019 to Q1 2021 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125469/video-game-stream-hours-watched/
Stream Hatchet. "Number of hours of video game live streams watched on streaming platforms worldwide in Q1 2019 to Q1 2021 (in billions)." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125469/video-game-stream-hours-watched/
Stream Hatchet. (2021). Number of hours of video game live streams watched on streaming platforms worldwide in Q1 2019 to Q1 2021 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125469/video-game-stream-hours-watched/
Stream Hatchet. "Number of Hours of Video Game Live Streams Watched on Streaming Platforms Worldwide in Q1 2019 to Q1 2021 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125469/video-game-stream-hours-watched/
Stream Hatchet, Number of hours of video game live streams watched on streaming platforms worldwide in Q1 2019 to Q1 2021 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125469/video-game-stream-hours-watched/ (last visited January 16, 2022)
