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Gaming video content viewers worldwide 2016-2018
Number of gaming video content (GVC) viewers worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in millions)
by Christina Gough,
last edited
Apr 5, 2019
The statistic shows the estimated number of gaming video viewers worldwide from 2016 to 2018. According to the calculations, there were 850 million people watching gaming content videos in 2018.
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by Christina Gough,
last edited
Apr 5, 2019
The statistic shows the estimated number of gaming video viewers worldwide from 2016 to 2018. According to the calculations, there were 850 million people watching gaming content videos in 2018.
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Statistics on "Gaming video content worldwide"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Gaming video content (GVC) revenue worldwide from 2016 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)Gaming video content revenue worldwide 2016-2019
- Gaming video content (GVC) market revenue worldwide in 2017, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)Gaming video content market revenue worldwide in 2017, by segment
- Number of gaming video content (GVC) viewers worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in millions)Gaming video content viewers worldwide 2016-2018
- Revenue of leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Gaming video content platforms revenue worldwide 2018
- Leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2018, by revenue shareLeading gaming video content platforms worldwide 2018, by revenue share
- Viewing habits
The most important statistics
- Average number of concurrent viewers on YouTube Gaming Live and Twitch from 2nd quarter 2017 to 2nd quarter 2019 (in 1,000s)Average number of viewers on YouTube Gaming Live and Twitch Q2 2017-Q2 2019
- Leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2017, by number of viewers (in millions)Leading gaming video content platforms worldwide 2017, by viewer count
- Leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2017, by viewer reachLeading gaming video content platforms worldwide 2017, by viewer share
- Distribution of gaming video content (GVC) viewers in the United States in 2017, by genderDistribution of gaming video content (GVC) viewers in the U.S. 2017, by gender
- Distribution of time spent watching video content related to selected games worldwide in 1st quarter 2018, by platformDistribution of time spent watching selected games online Q1 2018, by platform
- Average amount gamers spent on gaming and related content worldwide as of March 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars)Average gaming-related expenditures per gamer worldwide 2018, by type
- Streaming and tipping
The most important statistics
- Average number of concurrent streamers on YouTube Gaming Live and Twitch from 2nd quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2018 (in 1,000s)Average number of streamers on YouTube Gaming Live and Twitch in Q2 2017-Q4 2018
- Number of quarterly active streamers on Mixer worldwide from 1st quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2018 (in 1,000s)Active streamers on Mixer worldwide 2018
- Video streaming tipping volume recorded on Twitch from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2017 (in million instances)Quarterly video streaming tipping volume recorded on Twitch from 2016-2017
- Video streaming tipping revenue recorded by Streamlabs from 2nd quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Video streaming tipping revenue in Streamlabs 2017-2018
- Video streaming tipping volume recorded by Streamlabs from 2015 to 2018 (in million instances) Video streaming tipping volume in Streamlabs 2015-2018
- Number of hours of gaming video content (GVC) viewed on selected streaming platforms worldwide in 2018 (in million)Number of hours of gaming streams viewed on selected platforms worldwide in 2018
- Share of gaming video content creators who are not paid for their work in selected countries worldwide as of March 2018, by genderShare of gaming video content creators not paid for their work worldwide 2018
- YouTube
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- Number of quarterly active streamers on YouTube Gaming worldwide from 1st quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2018 (in 1,000s)Active streamers on YouTube Gaming worldwide 2018
- Most viewed YouTube channel owners of all time as of June 2019, by views (in billions)All-time most viewed YouTube channel owners 2019
- Most popular YouTube gaming channels as of April 2019, ranked by number of subscribers (in millions)YouTube: most subscribed gaming channels 2019
- Leading Overwatch League teams on YouTube worldwide as of February 2018, by number of followers (in 1,000s)Leading Overwatch League teams on YouTube, by follower count
- Twitch
The most important statistics
- Number of minutes spent watching content on Twitch worldwide from 2012 to 2018 (in billions)Number of minutes spent watching Twitch content worldwide 2012-2018
- Number of quarterly active streamers on Twitch worldwide from 1st quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)Active streamers on Twitch worldwide 2018
- Leading games on Twitch in 2018, by number of hours viewed (in millions)Leading games on Twitch in 2018, by hours viewed
- Leading gaming content on Twitch worldwide from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019, by hours watched (in millions)Leading gaming content on Twitch H1 2019, by hours watched
- Leading gaming content on Twitch worldwide from July 1 to July 7, 2019, by number of hours viewed (in millions)Leading games on Twitch as of July 2019, by hours viewed
- Share of Twitch viewership worldwide as of December 2018, by countryTwitch users worldwide 2018, by country
- Distribution of Twitch users worldwide as of 2017, by genderTwitch global user share 2017, by gender
- Most popular Twitch channels as of July 2019, ranked by number of followers (in millions)Twitch: most subscribed channels 2019
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Statistics on "Gaming video content worldwide"
- Gaming video content (GVC) revenue worldwide from 2016 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Gaming video content (GVC) market revenue worldwide in 2017, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of gaming video content (GVC) viewers worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in millions)
- Revenue of leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2018, by revenue share
- Average number of concurrent viewers on YouTube Gaming Live and Twitch from 2nd quarter 2017 to 2nd quarter 2019 (in 1,000s)
- Leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2017, by number of viewers (in millions)
- Leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide in 2017, by viewer reach
- Distribution of gaming video content (GVC) viewers in the United States in 2017, by gender
- Distribution of time spent watching video content related to selected games worldwide in 1st quarter 2018, by platform
- Average amount gamers spent on gaming and related content worldwide as of March 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars)
- Average number of concurrent streamers on YouTube Gaming Live and Twitch from 2nd quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Number of quarterly active streamers on Mixer worldwide from 1st quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Video streaming tipping volume recorded on Twitch from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2017 (in million instances)
- Video streaming tipping revenue recorded by Streamlabs from 2nd quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Video streaming tipping volume recorded by Streamlabs from 2015 to 2018 (in million instances)
- Number of hours of gaming video content (GVC) viewed on selected streaming platforms worldwide in 2018 (in million)
- Share of gaming video content creators who are not paid for their work in selected countries worldwide as of March 2018, by gender
- Number of quarterly active streamers on YouTube Gaming worldwide from 1st quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Most viewed YouTube channel owners of all time as of June 2019, by views (in billions)
- Most popular YouTube gaming channels as of April 2019, ranked by number of subscribers (in millions)
- Leading Overwatch League teams on YouTube worldwide as of February 2018, by number of followers (in 1,000s)
- Number of minutes spent watching content on Twitch worldwide from 2012 to 2018 (in billions)
- Number of quarterly active streamers on Twitch worldwide from 1st quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)
- Leading games on Twitch in 2018, by number of hours viewed (in millions)
- Leading gaming content on Twitch worldwide from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019, by hours watched (in millions)
- Leading gaming content on Twitch worldwide from July 1 to July 7, 2019, by number of hours viewed (in millions)
- Share of Twitch viewership worldwide as of December 2018, by country
- Distribution of Twitch users worldwide as of 2017, by gender
- Most popular Twitch channels as of July 2019, ranked by number of followers (in millions)
- Distribution of gaming video content (GVC) revenue on Twitch in 2017, by source
- Gaming video content (GVC) revenue worldwide in 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)
- Frequency of watching gaming video content (GVC) in the United States as of 2019, by age group
- Frequency of watching eSports videos among gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender
- Frequency of watching eSports live streams among gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender
- Frequency of watching eSports live streams among gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by age group
- Weekly time spent with video content among Asian Americans in the United States as of the 3rd quarter of 2018, by device (in hours.minutes)
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- Monthly time spent with video content among Hispanics in the United States in 3rd quarter 2016, by platform and age (in minutes)
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- Share of adults who watch video via a connected TV device daily in the United States in 2nd quarter 2017, by age
- Leading devices used to watch streamed or downloaded video content according to consumers in the United States in 2014
- During which of these periods did you watch original digital video yesterday?
- Video penetration rate in the Middle East and Africa in 2015, by type
- Weekly time spent with video content among Baby Boomers in the United States from 1st quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2016, by platform (in minutes)
- Percentage of multiple sclerosis health apps that have select game elements as of 2017*
- Number of employees working for gaming contents in South Korea from 2010 to 2014 (in 1,000s)
- Distribution of time spent with video in the United States in 2013, by content type and age
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