The Among Us effect: Most-watched games on Twitch in 2020

Twitch saw some changes in 2020. In 2019, the majority of the most popular games were competitive shooters like Fortnite. While these games still reign supreme in popularity, other genres crept into the top 10 this year. There was a big change to the popular genres of 2020, thanks in part to COVID-19. The list of the top 10 games on Twitch in 2020 can vary depending on your parameters. If you’re measuring the top 10 most-streamed titles and look at the entire year, the games remain the same: Fortnite, League of Legends, and similar competitive games. The real changes appear when looking at the most-watched games, trending games, or changing the date to the latter half of the year instead of the full year. Among Us creeps into the top 10 for every other category. First, let’s look at the metrics for the year. We’ll get to Among Us’ numbers after. Most-watched games of 2020 Image via Twitch SullyGnome tracks Twitch metrics up to the last 365 days. It looks at categories, channels, trends, streamed games, watched games, and more.  When looking at the most-watched and trending games over the year, we’re skipping Twitch’s Just Chatting category. It’s always…
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