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Video game live streaming hours watched 2019-2021

Published by
J. Clement,
Jul 29, 2022
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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Release date

April 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Q1 2019 to Q1 2021

Special properties

Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Mixer, and Facebook

Supplementary notes

Mixer was included up including Q1 2020 data. The Microsoft-owned streaming platform was closed in July 2020.

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8

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8

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6

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5

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