
Gaming video content worldwide - Statistics & Facts
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- Gaming video content (GVC) revenue worldwide
- 9.3bn USD

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Gaming video content revenue worldwide 2016-2020
- Number of gaming video content viewers worldwide
- 1.2bn

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Gaming video content viewers worldwide 2016-2020
- Leading platform for watching gaming video content by revenue
- Twitch

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Leading gaming video content platforms worldwide 2020, by revenue share
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Most popular Twitch categories worldwide 2022, by hours watched
- Basic Statistic Most popular live streaming platform in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading games on streaming platforms 2022, by monthly hours watched
- Basic Statistic Top genres watched on mobile gaming streams worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular types of Twitch streams in the U.S. 2022
Overview
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Most popular Twitch categories worldwide 2022, by hours watched
Most popular Twitch categories worldwide 2022, by hours watched
Most popular categories on Twitch worldwide from January to November 2022, by hours watched (in millions)
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Most popular live streaming platform in the U.S. 2021
Most popular live streaming platform in the U.S. 2021
Most popular platform to watch live streams according to gamers in the United States as of February 2021
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Leading games on streaming platforms 2022, by monthly hours watched
Leading games on streaming platforms 2022, by monthly hours watched
Most popular video games watched on streaming platforms worldwide in October 2022, by live hours watched (in millions)
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Top genres watched on mobile gaming streams worldwide 2022
Top genres watched on mobile gaming streams worldwide 2022
Leading mobile gaming genres watched on live streaming platforms worldwide in September 2022 (in million hours)
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Most popular types of Twitch streams in the U.S. 2022
Most popular types of Twitch streams in the U.S. 2022
Most popular types of Twitch streams among users in the United States as of October 2022
Usage
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- Premium Statistic Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Video game streaming sites usage in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Video game streaming sites usage in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Germany 2022
- Premium Statistic Video game streaming sites usage in Germany 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Brazil 2022
- Premium Statistic Video game streaming sites usage in Brazil 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used video game streaming sites by brand in China 2022
- Premium Statistic Video game streaming sites usage in China 2022
Usage
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Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the U.S. 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the U.S. 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the U.S. in 2022
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Video game streaming sites usage in the U.S. 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in the U.S. 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in the U.S. in 2022
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Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the UK 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the UK 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in the UK in 2022
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Video game streaming sites usage in the UK 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in the UK 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in the UK in 2022
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Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Germany 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Germany 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Germany in 2022
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Video game streaming sites usage in Germany 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in Germany 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in Germany in 2022
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Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Brazil 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Brazil 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in Brazil in 2022
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Video game streaming sites usage in Brazil 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in Brazil 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in Brazil in 2022
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Most used video game streaming sites by brand in China 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in China 2022
Most used video game streaming sites by brand in China in 2022
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Video game streaming sites usage in China 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in China 2022
Video game streaming sites usage in China in 2022
Twitch
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- Premium Statistic Hours watched on Twitch worldwide Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours streamed on Twitch worldwide Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Unique channels on Twitch Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Concurrent viewers on Twitch Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Twitch: most followed channels 2023
- Premium Statistic Number of minutes spent watching Twitch content worldwide 2012-2023
- Premium Statistic Active streamers on Twitch worldwide 2023
- Premium Statistic Leading games on Twitch 2023, by weekly hours viewed
- Basic Statistic Most popular weekly Twitch games worldwide 2023, by average viewers
Twitch
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Hours watched on Twitch worldwide Q3 2022
Hours watched on Twitch worldwide Q3 2022
Number of hours watched on Twitch worldwide from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in billions)
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Hours streamed on Twitch worldwide Q3 2022
Hours streamed on Twitch worldwide Q3 2022
Number of hours streamed on Twitch worldwide from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Unique channels on Twitch Q3 2022
Unique channels on Twitch Q3 2022
Number of unique channels on Twitch worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Concurrent viewers on Twitch Q3 2022
Concurrent viewers on Twitch Q3 2022
Average number of concurrent viewers on Twitch from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Twitch: most followed channels 2023
Twitch: most followed channels 2023
Most popular Twitch channels worldwide as of August 2023, ranked by number of followers (in millions)
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Number of minutes spent watching Twitch content worldwide 2012-2023
Number of minutes spent watching Twitch content worldwide 2012-2023
Number of minutes spent watching content on Twitch worldwide from 2012 to 2023 YTD (in billions)
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Active streamers on Twitch worldwide 2023
Active streamers on Twitch worldwide 2023
Number of active streamers on Twitch worldwide from January 2018 to July 2023 (in millions)
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Leading games on Twitch 2023, by weekly hours viewed
Leading games on Twitch 2023, by weekly hours viewed
Leading games on Twitch in August 2023, by weekly number of hours watched (in millions)
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Most popular weekly Twitch games worldwide 2023, by average viewers
Most popular weekly Twitch games worldwide 2023, by average viewers
Most popular games on Twitch worldwide in June 2023, by average weekly viewers (in 1,000s)
YouTube Gaming
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- Premium Statistic Hours watched on YouTube Gaming Live worldwide Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Unique channels on YouTube Gaming Live Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Concurrent viewers on YouTube Gaming Live Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic YouTube: most subscribed gaming channels 2023
- Premium Statistic Amount of gaming video content viewed on YouTube 2018-2020
- Basic Statistic Top games viewed on YouTube 2020, by views
YouTube Gaming
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Hours watched on YouTube Gaming Live worldwide Q3 2022
Hours watched on YouTube Gaming Live worldwide Q3 2022
Number of hours watched on YouTube Gaming Live worldwide from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
Hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
Number of hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Unique channels on YouTube Gaming Live Q3 2022
Unique channels on YouTube Gaming Live Q3 2022
Number of unique channels on YouTube Gaming Live worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Concurrent viewers on YouTube Gaming Live Q3 2022
Concurrent viewers on YouTube Gaming Live Q3 2022
Average number of concurrent viewers on YouTube Gaming Live from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)
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YouTube: most subscribed gaming channels 2023
YouTube: most subscribed gaming channels 2023
Most popular YouTube gaming channels as of June 2023, ranked by number of subscribers (in millions)
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Amount of gaming video content viewed on YouTube 2018-2020
Amount of gaming video content viewed on YouTube 2018-2020
Hours of gaming video content watched on YouTube worldwide in 2018 and 2020 (in billions)
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Top games viewed on YouTube 2020, by views
Top games viewed on YouTube 2020, by views
Most watched games on YouTube worldwide in 2020, by views (in billions)
Facebook Gaming
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- Premium Statistic Hours watched on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Unique channels on Facebook Gaming Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Concurrent viewers on Facebook Gaming Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Most streamed Facebook Gaming channels worldwide Q2 2021
Facebook Gaming
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Hours watched on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
Hours watched on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
Number of hours watched on Facebook Gaming worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
Hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide Q3 2022
Number of hours streamed on Facebook Gaming worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Unique channels on Facebook Gaming Q3 2022
Unique channels on Facebook Gaming Q3 2022
Number of unique channels on Facebook Gaming worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Concurrent viewers on Facebook Gaming Q3 2022
Concurrent viewers on Facebook Gaming Q3 2022
Average number of concurrent viewers on Facebook Gaming from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Most streamed Facebook Gaming channels worldwide Q2 2021
Most streamed Facebook Gaming channels worldwide Q2 2021
Most popular Facebook Gaming channels worldwide in 2nd quarter 2021, by hours watched (in millions)
Spotlight: streamer impact on purchasing behavior
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- Basic Statistic Distribution of live streaming viewing hours on leading global platforms Q3 2021
- Basic Statistic Global internet users following gaming influencers 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Most popular platforms for U.S. and British users to follow gaming influencers 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. player motivations to start a new video game 2022
- Premium Statistic Gameplay preview influence on purchase in the U.S. 2022, age group
- Premium Statistic YouTube influencer contest & giveaway videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic YouTube influencer branding & awareness videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic YouTube influencer download or install videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
Spotlight: streamer impact on purchasing behavior
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Distribution of live streaming viewing hours on leading global platforms Q3 2021
Distribution of live streaming viewing hours on leading global platforms Q3 2021
Distribution of live streaming viewing hours on leading platforms worldwide in 3rd quarter 2021, by influencer tier
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Global internet users following gaming influencers 2021, by age group
Global internet users following gaming influencers 2021, by age group
Share of internet users who follow gaming influencers worldwide as of July 2021, by age group
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Most popular platforms for U.S. and British users to follow gaming influencers 2021
Most popular platforms for U.S. and British users to follow gaming influencers 2021
Share of internet users following video gaming streamers and influencers on selected online platforms in the United States and Great Britain as of July 2021
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U.S. player motivations to start a new video game 2022
U.S. player motivations to start a new video game 2022
Motivations to start a new video game among gamers in the United States as of August 2022
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Gameplay preview influence on purchase in the U.S. 2022, age group
Gameplay preview influence on purchase in the U.S. 2022, age group
Importance of gameplay videos when making a gaming purchase decision according to gamers in the United States as of October 2022
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YouTube influencer contest & giveaway videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
YouTube influencer contest & giveaway videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
Distribution of YouTube influencer marketing contest and giveaway videos in the United States and Canada in 1st quarter 2022, by industry
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YouTube influencer branding & awareness videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
YouTube influencer branding & awareness videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
Distribution of YouTube influencer marketing branding and awareness videos in the United States and Canada in 1st quarter 2022, by industry
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YouTube influencer download or install videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
YouTube influencer download or install videos in the U.S. & Canada 2022, by industry
Distribution of YouTube influencer marketing download or install videos in the United States and Canada in 1st quarter 2022, by industry
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