People spent 24 billion hours on the platform this year. 2021 saw a few improvements after the dumpster fire that was 2020, but people still largely spent their free time inside their homes. With the pandemic ongoing indefinitely, the masses are incredibly thankful to have so many streaming options to keep them entertained as more events see cancellations and more mandates are announced. Twitch, in particular, continues to grow year after year, with 2021 seeing a 45 percent increase from 2020, amounting to over 24 billion hours of content being streamed to stir-crazy viewers. These new statistics were tallied by Rainmaker.gg, the analytics partner of SteamElements. Three games managed to accumulate over a billion hours of viewership: Grand Theft Auto 5, League of Legends, and Fortnite. GTA 5 was the most-watched game of the year, seeing a 175 percent boost from 2020 to over 2.1 billion hours. League saw 1.8 billion hours of viewership, while Fortnite fell to the third position with around 1 billion hours streamed. As many know, Twitch isn’t only for streaming games–the 24 billion hour figure includes Just Chatting, presentations, tournament streams, and award shows. The Game Awards 2021 saw 3.35 million viewers on the platform…
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Twitch Viewership Sees 45% Increase in 2021 – Gameranx
