Veronika Mikhailova

Newzoo: Fortnite views on Twitch dropped in the first quarter due to Apex Legends

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Newzoo and StreamLabs revealed the most popular games on Twitch for the first quarter of this year. The leader on the site is still Fortnite. But the competition with the new EA title turned into a loss of views for her.

Fortnite vs Apex Legends

According to analysts, although Fortnite is still leading the tops, interest in it on Twitch has noticeably dropped. Game views decreased by 9% over the quarter. In the last three months of 2018, it was viewed for 337.2 million hours.

Fortnite views drop
According to StreamLabs, the release of new items from Respawn could lead to a decrease in the popularity of Fortnite on the site.

Apex Legends was released in February, that is, in the middle of the quarter. But she has already managed to catch up with the most popular game on Twitch.

Apex Legends proved that Fortnite is no longer inviolable.

From the Newzoo and Streamlabs report

The most streamed games in the first quarter:

  • Fortnite — 23.9 million hours;
  • Apex Legends — 9 million hours;
  • League of Legends — 5.8 million hours.

The most viewed games in the first quarter:

  • Fortnite — 304 million hours;
  • League of Legends — 298 million hours;
  • Apex Legends — 180 million hours.

Popularity of games on Twitch in the first quarter
However, the performance of Apex Legends gradually stabilized after a rapid takeoff.

The hype around her has gone down. And despite the success of this game, Electronic Arts still failed to push Epic Games from the position of the most popular publisher on Twitch.

Top Publishers on Twitch in the first quarter

By the way, the most successful publishers for viewing their games were:

  • Epic Games — 304.6 million hours;
  • Riot Games — 298.2 million hours;
  • Valve — 263.6 million hours;
  • Electronic Arts — 252.4 million hours;
  • Blizzard Entertainment — 217.1 million hours;
  • PUBG Corp. — 67.5 million hours;
  • Activision — 35.2 million hours.

The popularity of publishers on Twitch in the first quarter
Newzoo and Streamlabs analysts also evaluated the performance of the Twitch service itself, as well as YouTube Live and Mixer streaming platforms.

You can read the material about it here.

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