Fortnite lost the lead to the new battle royale.
Apex Legends
For almost a year Fortnite was the most popular game on Twitch.
But February has become the month of Apex Legends. The new battle royale from Respawn turned out to be the leader in views on Twitch.
In February, viewers watched Apex Legends streams for a total of 122.1 million hours. The maximum number of simultaneous viewers in its first month reached 657 thousand people.
Fortnite was watched for 82.76 million hours in the same month, and its maximum audience is 615 thousand people. As a result, the game from Epic Games moved to the third line of the February top 10 most viewed games on Twitch. Between Apex Legends and Fortnite, League of Legends is located with 94.7 million viewing hours.
Top 10 Most Viewed Games on Twitch in February
1. Apex Legends
2. League of Legends
3. Fortnite
4. Dota 2
5. CS:GO
6. Overwatch
7. World of Warcraft
8. PUBG
9. Hearthstone
10. Grand Theft Auto V
According to Newzoo, Apex Legends managed to become the first game that topped this top in its release month. There are several reasons for this success. Electronic Arts played on the surprise effect by scheduling the announcement and release of Apex Legends for one day. This is a very unusual strategy for such large publishers. In addition, EA worked closely with streamers when preparing an advertising campaign for Apex Legends.
Last week, the number of players in Apex Legends was 50 million. Nevertheless, according to analysts, the hype around the title on Twitch is gradually waning. Interest in the game is uneven: it drops sharply and rises sharply. The Fortnite audience is much more stable. However, its release was not the same as that of Apex Legends: the popularity of the title from Epic Games grew gradually over several months. Now Fortnite has an audience of 200 million players.
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