In a MeinMMO survey, we wanted to know how often you watch streams on Twitch and YouTube. The result was clear.
What was it about? Streaming has evolved into a large entertainment industry in recent years. Millions of people watch others play, draw, mix music, or engage in other activities on Twitch and YouTube every day.
Therefore, we wanted to know in a survey how often you start a stream. Numerous users participated in the survey, and the result was clear.
Here are the results: A total of 4067 users participated in the survey. Each person could cast only one vote. The survey ended on July 31.
This is how the vote distribution looks for the question of how often you watch streams on Twitch and YouTube:
- Daily: 51.83% (2108 votes)
- Regularly (at least once a week): 23.24% (945 votes)
- Rarely (at least once a month): 10.43% (votes)
- Only at events (E3, gamescom): 7.6% (309 votes)
- Never: 6.91% (281 votes)
The survey clearly shows that for a significant part (75.07%) of you, streaming has practically become a weekly program. You watch streams at least once a week, with over 50% tuning in daily.
Just over 10% rarely turn on Twitch and YouTube, while another 7.6% only watch streams for major events or announcements from publishers like Sony and Microsoft regarding their new consoles.
The smallest group of respondents, at 7.6%, does not watch any streams, whether from individual entertainers or major publishers.
Here’s what you said in the comments: Unlike the actual voting, the comments under the survey were rather negative. Many readers’ comments explained that they have no interest in streams because they prefer to play themselves rather than watch others. There was a lot of confusion about why one should watch streamers.
The behavior and conduct of well-known streamers like Ninja or Tyler1 was also criticized, as they misbehave, often freak out, and are actually poor role models for their young viewers.
Streaming is just for kids nowadays. Most streamers do it for the money. Most of them are fake anyway and act “always positive”; adults just can’t stand them. Especially those who overreact and scream over every little thing are the worst.
MeinMMO reader chack
Another part of the readers explained in the comments that streaming does not necessarily mean “watching others play.” Nowadays, there is a wide variety of different types of streams, including art and body painting. Several people in the comments mentioned that they enjoy music streams:
I watch Twitch every day, especially music. There are really great artists. Some stream almost daily, produce great music, and have 100 viewers […]
MeinMMO reader Havanna
How does it look in other communities?
Our dear colleagues from GameStar conducted a survey on streams in their community as well. The results vary significantly from those on MeinMMO. A total of 5890 readers participated in the GameStar survey:
- Daily: 29.76%
- Regularly: 18.88%
- Rarely: 14.33%
- Only at events: 13.85%
- Never: 23.19%
Compared to MeinMMO, slightly less than a third of GameStar’s readers watch streams daily. Regular stream viewers are also less, at 18.88%.
In contrast, a whopping 23.19% of GameStar readers claim they are not fans of streaming and hardly ever turn on Twitch and YouTube. This is a stark contrast to the mere 6.91% from MeinMMO.
However, our communities do not always have such differing opinions. We asked you which gaming launchers you use, and here the results turned out differently.
