Twitch Stats and Facts

Here is a look at some amazing Twitch stats and facts including number of Twitch users and much more. You’ll find out more about the industry leader in video game streaming below. As always, I will be updating this post semi-regularly, so be sure to check back in the future for new and updated stats.

How many people watch Twitch?

140 million monthly unique viewers

Last updated 12/5/18

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Number of Twitch Daily active users:

30 million DAU

Last updated 10/26/21

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How many people stream on Twitch?

7 million monthly creators

Last updated 10/26/21

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Percentage of Twitch viewers that are aged 16-34:

70%

Last updated 10/26/21

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Most watched Twitch category:

Just Chatting

Last updated October 2020

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Number of games that had at least 1 billion hours watched on Twitch in 2021:

3- GTA V, League of Legends and Fortnite

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Number of first-time Twitch streamers in 2020:

13 million streamers

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Number of Twitch app installs in 2020:

81 million total installs

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Record for monthly Twitch viewing:

2 billion hours watched in March 2021

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Record for most concurrent viewers for a Twitch streamer:

TheGrefg (2.5 million concurrent viewers on January 11, 2021)

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Twitch’s increase in total watch hours once the coronavirus lockdowns began:

23%

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Twitch’s share of the video game streaming market:

72.2%

Last updated 7/15/19

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Number of Twitch partner channels:

27,000 partners

Last updated 12/5/18

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Amount that Amazon reportedly bought Twitch for:

$970 million

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Average amount of time spent by users on Twitch daily:

95 minutes

Last updated 3/23/19

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Number of inactive old Justin.tv Twitch usernames that were released in November 2017:

30 million

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Number of Twitch Affiliate Program members:

248,000 members

Last updated 12/18/18

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Total number of clips on Twitch:

124 million

Last updated 2/6/18

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Number of times Twitch users have interacted with extensions:

1.5 billion times

Last updated 3/21/18

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Amount of content viewed on Twitch in 2020:

1 trillion minutes

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Amount of content viewed on Twitch in 2018:

434 billion minutes

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Largest Twitch content viewing month to date:

November 2020 (1.7 billion hours)

Last updated 12/16/20

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Amount of hours Twitch affiliates broadcasted in 2017:

34.5 million

Last updated 4/24/18

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Number of chat messages that have been sent in Twitch affiliate channels:

5.7 billion messages

Last updated 4/24/18

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Number of times Twitch affiliate streamers have been clipped:

19.5 million

Last updated 4/24/18

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Number of monthly active Twitch viewers in the US for 2020:

40 million

Last updated 2/20/20

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Current number of Twitch viewers in the US:

37.7 MAU

Last updated 2/20/20

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Percentage of Twitch monthly viewership that is driven by esports:

9-17%

Last updated 10/25/18

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Percentage of Twitch users that are male:

81.5%

Last updated 2/17/18

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Percentage of Twitch users that are not male:

18.5%

Last updated 2/17/18

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Average age of a Twitch user:

21

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Number of channel views for Twitch’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers marathon:

12.9 million total channel views

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Peak number of viewers for Twitch’s Mighty Morphin Power Ranger marathon:

69,529

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Top 5 most-followed Twitch streamers (source):

1. 1. ninja
   2. shroud
   3. tfue
   4. imthemyth
   5. themyth

Last updated 6/10/19

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Top 5 most-viewed Twitch streamers (source):

1. 1. riotgames
   2. shadbasemurdertv
   3. ninja
   4. beyondthesummit
   5. esl_csgo

Last updated 6/10/19

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Amount of Teamfight Tactics Twitch users watched in its first week:

15.2 million hours

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Most popular game on Twitch in the first half of 2019:

League of Legends

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Total hours watched on Twitch in October 2020:

1.6 billion hours

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Total hours watched on Twitch in October 2019:

839 million hours

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