StreamElements & Rainmaker.gg - State of the Game Streaming Market in December 2023
Twitch is showing stable results; new stars are raising on the platform.
Twitch had a mostly stable year in 2023, with a 3% increase in the number of hours watched in Q4.
The average daily hours on Twitch in December reached 57.7 million hours, marking the highest figure since April 2023.
💬 Co-founder of StreamElements, Or Perry, notes: "One notable takeaway is that streaming cutbacks from top talent who now share time on other platforms did not significantly impact viewership. This has also opened the door for other stars to take the throne, such as Japan’s fps_shaka landing top streamer for the first time. One avenue for Twitch to accelerate its growth is to encourage its creators to multi-stream, given the existing broader gaming audience".
Grand Theft Auto V (162 million hours - +59% MoM), Fortnite (101 million hours - -9% MoM), and League of Legends (94 million hours - -22% MoM) were the leaders on Twitch in December 2023.
Call of Duty: Warzone experienced significant growth - a 349% increase, thanks to the release of Season 1. The game garnered 38 million hours of views in December.
fps_shaka - the top streamer in December on Twitch. The Japanese-speaking streamer has never claimed the top spot before. He streamed Grand Theft Auto V the most, totaling 239 hours.