Twitch Statistics
Twitch.tv began in 2011 as a platform primarily focused on live-streaming video games, and since then, it has grown into the leading platform for live content creation. Acquired by Amazon in 2014, Twitch has expanded beyond gaming to include a wide range of categories such as music, creative arts, and "Just Chatting" streams. Explore the latest Twitch statistics in 2025, including user demographics, revenue trends, and streamer statistics, with downloadable resources available here:
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Twitch Key Statistics & Insights
Over 1 million streamers earn money each month on Twitch.
Twitch users watched more than 1.3 trillion minutes of content in 2023.
Twitch’s top category was Just Chatting in 2024.
Twitch streamer Ibai holds the record for the highest number of peak concurrent viewers, with 3.44 million as of June 2024.
Users & Audience
Here are the most important Twitch statistics for users & audience:
26+ Twitch Statistics & Facts
Twitch had desktop traffic mostly from the USA (20.36%), followed by Germany (7.03%) and Russia (5.11%) as of March 2024.
Twitch.tv Desktop Traffic Statistics by Country
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Twitch has an average of over 2.5 million active viewers at any time.
Twitch Viewership Statistics
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Twitch generated approximately 27.68 million U.S. dollars through in-app purchases worldwide in the 4th quarter of 2024.
Twitch In-App Purchase Revenue Statistics (Q4 2024)
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Twitch hosts 7 million individual streamers each month.
Monthly Individual Streamers Statistics on Twitch
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Twitch's leading country for mobile app downloads was the United States, with 11.13 million installs, followed by Brazil with 5.07 million installs in 2023.
Twitch Mobile App Download Statistics by Country
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In the last quarter of 2024, Twitch's live streaming app was downloaded approximately 11.47 million times worldwide. The app saw 14.03 million downloads in Q1, 11.89 million in Q2, and peaked at 19.57 million in Q3.
Quarterly Twitch App Download Statistics (2024)
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Twitch usage in the UK among female social media users was less than 5%, while 11% of men reported using the platform as of March 2024.
Twitch Usage Statistics in the UK by Gender
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Twitch viewers spent about 253 million hours watching Just Chatting content, with an average of 347,000 viewers in October 2023.
Twitch Just Chatting Viewership Statistics
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Twitch had League of Legends as the most popular gaming category, with approximately 1.23 billion hours of content watched worldwide from January to December 2023.
Twitch Most Popular Gaming Category Statistics (2023)
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Twitch had 4.96% of its global desktop traffic come from social media platforms in late 2023, with over 89% of traffic coming from direct visits.
Twitch.tv received over 37% of its social media referral traffic from YouTube, while Twitter drove more than 34% as of December 2023.
Twitch users aged 25 to 34 made up the largest share of its global audience, accounting for 52.14% as of February 2024.
Twitch users aged 35 to 44 were the second-largest group, making up 21.88% by February 2024.
Twitch streamed Overwatch 2 events to an average of 21,500 viewers in July 2024.
Twitch had approximately 7.23 million active streamers in April 2024, down from a peak of 9.89 million in January 2021.
Twitch’s most followed live streamer was ninja (Richard Tyler Blevins), who had over 19.05 million followers as of June 2024.
Streamers earn 55% net revenue share by running at least 3 minutes of ads per hour through Ads Manager. There is no minimum streaming hours required to unlock this revenue.
Twitch featured GTA V as one of the most popular games, accounting for 5.5% of total hours watched on the platform in December 2023.
Twitch had Fortnite as the most popular game in terms of the average number of channels, with 5,373 channels streaming the game in October 2023.
Twitch streaming sessions increased from an average of 10,390 seconds in 2023 to 11,250 seconds, or roughly three hours, in 2024.
Twitch’s most viewed game in May 2024 was GTA V, attracting 8.2% of all average viewers. League of Legends ranked second with 7.3%.
Twitch had League of Legends events watched by an average of 121,000 viewers in July 2024, after a peak of 280,000 concurrent viewers in October 2021.
Twitch streamed Rocket League events to an average of 5,500 viewers in July 2024.
Twitch recorded around 6.4 million hours of EA Sports FC 24 content watched in July 2024. The game series was formerly known as FIFA.
Twitch generated over one million U.S. dollars in revenue from Turkey, peaking at 136.7 thousand U.S. dollars in January 2023 and recording 72.2 thousand U.S. dollars in January 2024.
Twitch streamers make $4.99 per Tier 1 sub, $9.99 per Tier 2 sub, and $24.99 per Tier 3 sub, while lifetime subscribers do not generate paid subscription revenue.
Twitch Timeline & History
- 2011 - Founding Year
Twitch was launched as a platform focused on live video game streaming, spun off from Justin.tv.
- 2014 - Acquisition by Amazon
Amazon acquired Twitch for $970 million, marking a major move into the live-streaming industry.
- 2016 - Twitch Prime Launch
Twitch Prime, a service bundled with Amazon Prime, was introduced, offering free monthly subscriptions and other perks to streamers.
- 2018 - Twitch Extensions
Twitch launched Extensions, allowing viewers to interact directly with streams through tools like polls and mini-games.
- 2020 - Massive Growth
Twitch experienced a surge in viewership due to the global pandemic, with record-breaking hours watched.
- 2021 - 10th Anniversary
Twitch celebrated its 10th anniversary, solidifying its status as the leading live-streaming platform.
- 2023 - Partner Plus Program
Twitch introduced the Partner Plus Program, offering streamers improved revenue sharing models to help grow their businesses.
- 2024 - Streamer Payout Changes
Twitch removed the $100K revenue cap and made updates to its subscription payout system, increasing revenue opportunities for streamers.
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