What do viewers like to see on the stream? Only a few new releases are among the most popular games in 2016 on TwitchTV.
TwitchTV provides fans of video games with a platform to watch other gamers play. This includes both streams that players send from their homes and broadcasts of major events like the League of Legends World Championship.
In a huge directory, games of various genres are listed, where viewers can then watch a live channel and interact with the stream’s chat. This way, one can see the gameplay of new games without having to buy them. Or one simply follows their favorite streamer.
CS:GO and LoL fight for 1st place
Some games have a large fan base on TwitchTV and are watched regularly. On the Githyp website, the statistics of Twitch are summarized and evaluated. This results in, among other things, the most popular games on the streaming platform.
In the top 5 of the most popular games (sorted by most viewers at the same time), according to information from Githyp, there is only one game that was released in 2016. The game is Battlefield 1. The other four spots are occupied by games that have been on the market longer and are mostly streamed among themselves.
The top 5 most popular Twitch games of 2016 – Sorted by most viewers at peak:
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with 985,434 viewers
- League of Legends with 931,460 viewers
- Dota 2 with 588,619 viewers
- Battlefield 1 with 354,264 viewers
- Hearthstone with 338,861 viewers
After the hype around Battlefield 1 has subsided, the game has fallen back. Blizzard’s Overwatch is in 6th place with just over 280,000 viewers. No Man’s Sky even reached 10th place with about 208,000 viewers. If the list is sorted by average viewers per hour, then the top 5 changes and Counter-Strike has to give up the lead.
The top 5 most popular Twitch games of 2016 – Sorted by average viewers per hour:
- League of Legends with 116,997 viewers per hour
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with 59,730 viewers per hour
- Dota 2 with 56,127 viewers per hour
- Hearthstone with 53,820 viewers per hour
- Overwatch with 23,515 viewers per hour
Battlefield 1 is in 15th place with about 6,700 viewers per hour. In this category, No Man’s Sky does not perform as well. With about 2,100 viewers per hour, the game is in 44th place.
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