If you look at the following list, you will notice a surprising variety in the types of games played. Indeed a few of the top categories on Twitch aren’t gaming-related at all. You will see fighting games, sports games, battle royales, MMORPGs, and even gambling games. Obviously, the popular games that streamers play on Twitch change over time, sometimes from day to day. Therefore, we have used Twitch Stats data to select the most popular games on Twitch during the current year. These represent the average viewers of a Twitch game. We also show overall rankings for those games that rank in Twitch’s All-time Top 50.
Most Viewed Games on Twitch:
1. Just Chatting (All-time #NA)
Average Viewers: 353,264 Average Channels: 1,620 Total Streamers: 482,413 Highest Viewers: 2,300,349 Most Channels: 6,340 Most Popular Streamers: ADINROSS / HASANABI / MIZKIF / CASIMITO / ELIASN97 / NMPLOL / YOURRAGEGAMING / WOOWAKGOOD Somewhat surprisingly, we have started this list of most viewed games on Twitch with something that isn’t a game at all. But the fact that “Just Chatting” is now the most popular channel on Twitch is too important to ignore. As its name clearly states, Just Chatting is about streamers chatting with their viewers rather than playing games. This proves that Twitch isn’t just for gaming. Interestingly, it also emphasizes that Twitch is not just used by Western-centric teenagers. The top broadcast language in the Just Chatting channel is Spanish, followed by English, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian.
2. Grand Theft Auto V (All-time #4)
Average Viewers: 160,419 Average Channels: 818 Total Streamers: 128,317 Highest Viewers: 581,113 Most Channels: 2,837 Most Popular Streamers: LOUD_CORINGA / JLTOMY / REBIRTHZTV / BUDDHA / ZERKAA / LUQUET4 / GABEPEIXE / EWROON Grand Theft Auto V is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Set within the fictional state of San Andreas (based on Southern California), Grand Theft Auto Online allows you to explore its open-world environment and engage in cooperative or competitive game matches.
3. League of Legends (All-time #1)
Average Viewers: 182,206 Average Channels: 876 Total Streamers: 178,031 Highest Viewers: 3,104,989 Most Channels: 3,671 Most Popular Streamers: LEC / LCK / LCS / CBLOL / LOLTYLER1 / LLA / LVPES / LOL_WOOLF League of Legends (LoL), commonly referred to as League, is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Two teams of five players battle in player versus player combat, each team occupying and defending their half of the map.
4. Fortnite (All-time #2)
Average Viewers: 63,995 Average Channels: 806 Total Streamers: 247,100 Highest Viewers: 781,964 Most Channels: 4,213 Most Popular Streamers: CLIX / NINJA / TFUE / AMAR / SYPHERPK / NICKEH30 / JELTY / AUSSIEANTICS Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. Fortnite Battle Royale is a free-to-play battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing.
5. Call of Duty: Warzone (All-time #NA, but Call of Duty: Black Ops III #17)
Average Viewers: 42,177 Average Channels: 557 Total Streamers: 99,943 Highest Viewers: 582,285 Most Channels: 2,387 Most Popular Streamers: SWAGG / AYDAN /CHOWH1 / DIAZBIFFLE / SYMFUHNY / TEEPEE / HUSKERRS / ITS_IRON Call of Duty: Warzone is a free-to-play battle royale video game released in 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. The game is a part of 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and is connected to 2020’s Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War. Warzone allows online multiplayer combat among 150 players, although some limited-time game modes support 200 players.
6. VALORANT (All-time #NA)
Average Viewers: 128,340 Average Channels: 1,096 Total Streamers: 260,179 Highest Viewers: 1,179,205 Most Channels: 3,661 Most Popular Streamers: VALORANT_JPN / TARIK / VALORANT / FPS_SHAKA / VALORANT_BR / JASPER7SE / MIXWELL / KYEDAE VALORANT is a free-to-play first-person hero shooter developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows. Players play as one of a set of agents, characters designed based on several countries and cultures worldwide. Players are assigned to either the attacking or defending team, with each team having five players on it.
7. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (All-time #3)
Average Viewers: 82,150 Average Channels: 272 Total Streamers: 81,115 Highest Viewers: 1,635,124 Most Channels: 1,133 Most Popular Streamers: GAULES / ESL_CSGOB / ELISAESPORTS / IZAKOOO / BYSL4M / BYSTAXX / OHNEPIXEL / CCT_EN Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. Although it was first released in 2012, Valve still regularly updates the game, both with smaller balancing patches and larger content additions.
8. Apex Legends (All-time #NA)
Average Viewers: 71,089 Average Channels: 829 Total Streamers: 164,573 Highest Viewers: 553,890 Most Channels: 4,661 Most Popular Streamers: NICKMERCS / TSM_IMPERIALHAL / ACEU / IITZTIMMY / SWEETDREAMS / DALTOOSH / SHIVFPS / FAIDE Apex Legends is a free-to-play hero battle royale game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 2019. The game is set in the same science fiction universe as Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall series. Apex Legends features two gameplay modes: Battle Royale and Arenas.
9. Rust (All-time #11)
Average Viewers: 32,815 Average Channels: 103 Total Streamers: 22,658 Highest Viewers: 918,348 Most Channels: 572 Most Popular Streamers: SUMMIT1G / HJUNE / COCONUTB / AGUSTABELL212 / ISVOLCANO / PANPOTS / MENDO / WARRIORRUST Rust is a multiplayer-only survival video game developed by Facepunch Studios. The objective of Rust is to survive in the wilderness using gathered or stolen materials. Players must successfully manage their hunger, thirst, and health or risk dying.
10. Dota 2 (All-time #5)
Average Viewers: 61,906 Average Channels: 179 Total Streamers: 30,577 Highest Viewers: 1,035,415 Most Channels: 642 Most Popular Streamers: NIX / ESL_DOTA2 / GORGC / JUST_NS / TOPSONOUS / STRAY228 / EPIC_D2CL / YBICANOOOOBOV Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Valve. The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA). Dota 2 is played in matches between two teams of five players, with each team occupying and defending their own separate base on the map. Each of the ten players independently controls a powerful character, known as a “hero,” all of whom have unique abilities and differing play styles.
11. Escape from Tarkov (All-time #NA)
Average Viewers: 30,757 Average Channels: 284 Total Streamers: 36,214 Highest Viewers: 361,405 Most Channels: 1,468 Most Popular Streamers: LVNDMARK / PESTILY / DEADLYSLOB / GLORIOUS_E / DUNDUK / WILLERZ / HUTCHMF / BULLSEYE Escape from Tarkov is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game in development by Battlestate Games for Windows. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region, where a war is taking place between two private military companies (United Security “USEC” and the Battle Encounter Assault Regiment “BEAR”). Players join matches called “raids” to fight other players for loot and aim to survive and escape; dying results in losing all items the player used and found during that raid with only a few exceptions.
12. World of Warcraft (All-time #7)
Average Viewers: 37,945 Average Channels: 300 Total Streamers: 40,395 Highest Viewers: 507,658 Most Channels: 1,481 Most Popular Streamers: ZACKRAWRR / METHOD / ESFANDTV / GINGITV / UNGESPIELT / JOKERDTV / SCRIPE / METASHI12 World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Set in the Warcraft fantasy universe, World of Warcraft takes place within the world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events of the previous game in the series, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. World of Warcraft has had eight major expansion packs.
13. FIFA 23 (All-time #NA, but FIFA 16 #49)
Average Viewers: 57,738 Average Channels: 108 Total Streamers: 9,378 Highest Viewers: 472,666 Most Channels: 498 Most Popular Streamers: ELIASN97 / TRYMACS / CASTRO_1021 / GAMERBROTHER / TISISCHUBECH / RUNTHEFUTMARKET / SIDNEYEWEKA / ROCKY_ FIFA 23 is the 28th installment in the FIFA series, released on 9 October 2020. The game features more than 30 official leagues, over 700 clubs, and over 17,000 players. FIFA is a series of association football video games developed and released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label.
14. Music (All-time #15)
Average Viewers: 3 Average Channels: 1 Total Streamers: 60,172 Highest Viewers: 228,216 Most Channels: 1,161 Most Popular Streamers: SINTICA / YEJUNIVERSE / ANASTASIA_ROSE_OFFICIAL /DWPRESENTS / HERMANLI / LEEKBEATS / JUST_LINA / DIRKNEUENFELS Twitch music channels are another non-gaming category. Twitch describes Twitch Music as being a place where music creators can share their art with a community of millions and build a place to connect with their most passionate fans. With Twitch, anyone can broadcast themselves live over the internet to millions of viewers. It has an amazing community of musicians - instrumentalists, DJs, rappers, singers, and music producers. Viewers can request songs, ask questions, and exchange ideas.
15. Slots (All-time #NA)
Average Viewers: 48,030 Average Channels: 79 Total Streamers: 12,014 Highest Viewers: 282,177 Most Channels: 182 Most Popular Streamers: TRAINWRECKSTV / ROSHTEIN / SCURROWS / AYEZEE / DEUCEACE / YASSUO / HUDSONAMORIM1 / XPOSED Slots is a section of Twitch devoted to gambling. In this section, streamers play a variety of online gambling games. Some of the streams are merely spinning slots with no voice commentary. One of the reasons for the popularity of this category is that it allows people to see how a game operates before they lose real money through not understanding game mechanics.
16. Dead by Daylight (All-time #NA)
Average Viewers: 25,601 Average Channels: 549 Total Streamers: 103,484 Highest Viewers: 149,203 Most Channels: 2,101 Most Popular Streamers: OTZDARVA / AUGUSTINUNAPLAY8 / TAKESIPON / SAL_GU / THEJRM_ / SKERMZ / TRU3TA1ENT / SPOOKYLOOPZ Dead by Daylight is an asymmetric survival horror video game developed by Behaviour Interactive. It was first released in 2016. The game is played as a one-versus-four online multiplayer where one player takes on the role of a savage killer and the other four play as survivors trying to escape the killer and avoid being caught and sacrificed to a malevolent force known as the Entity.
17. Hearthstone (All-time #6)
Average Viewers: 23,774 Average Channels: 71 Total Streamers: 10,382 Highest Viewers: 105,934 Most Channels: 367 Most Popular Streamers: SILVERNAME / LENAGOLOVACH / NL_KRIPP / THIJS / DOGDOG / RDULIVE / SUPERJJ102 / FLURRY1989 Hearthstone is a free-to-play online digital collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It builds upon the existing lore of the Warcraft series by using the same elements, characters, and relics. The game is played as an eSport, with high-level tournaments such as Blizzard’s official World Championship featuring a prize pool of up to $1 million.
18. Rocket League (All-time #12)
Average Viewers: 13,933 Average Channels: 162 Total Streamers: 64,245 Highest Viewers: 325,456 Most Channels: 732 Most Popular Streamers: ROCKETBAGUETTE / KAYDOP / RIZZO / FAIRYPEAK / FORKY / NENECREATIVE / LECHEPS / ALPHAKEP Rocket League is a vehicular soccer video game developed and published by Psyonix, first released in 2015. It has been described as “soccer, but with rocket-powered cars.” It has up to eight players assigned to each of the two teams, using rocket-powered vehicles to hit a ball into their opponent’s goal and score points over the course of a match.
19. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (All-time #10)
Average Viewers: 28,778 Average Channels: 1,441 Total Streamers: 10,698 Highest Viewers: 274,608 Most Channels: 3,637 Most Popular Streamers: R6ESPORTSBR / BEAULO / PENGU / KINGGEORGE / R6ESPORTSBR2 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control of an attacker or a defender in different gameplay modes, such as rescuing a hostage, defusing a bomb, and taking control of an objective within a room.
20. Resident Evil Village (All-time #NA)
Average Viewers: 1,070 Average Channels: 15 Total Streamers: 12,885 Highest Viewers: 109,444 Most Channels: 206 Most Popular Streamers: DISTORTION2 / BAWKBASOUP / QTTSIX / CARCINOGENSDA / MAXYLOBES Resident Evil Village is a first-person survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It is a sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The game now features a recently released online multiplayer mode.
