Most of the top women on Twitch are gaming-focused, but the list also includes a Canadian chess champion and an American wildlife rehabilitator. (StreamElements/Rainmaker report) Last year was transformative for the international livestreaming scene, with Mixer bowing out, Twitch’s meteoric rise, and the continued growth of Facebook Gaming. In 2021, the landscape continues to heat up, with women on Twitch finding new audiences and a sudden resurgence of interest in chess. That’s according to data from the monthly State of the Stream report for February 2021, produced by Israeli firm StreamElements, a provider of tools and services for VOD production, in conjunction with its analytics partner Rainmaker.gg. (StreamElements’ previous analytics partner, Arsenal.gg, merged with Rainmaker early last month.) One key takeaway from the report has to do with the increasing prominence of women in livestreamed broadcasting. Even though women make up 41% of U.S. video gamers, only two women were among the top 200 streamers on Twitch last year. That number has grown to nine so far in 2021, most of whom are gaming-focused streamers. This includes Imane “Pokimane” Anys, who was the most-watched woman on Twitch in February, and is currently the seventh most-followed streamer on the site. Her…
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Livestreaming market report: Women increase their presence on Twitch, and everyone's playing …
