The MAU of streamers on the YouTube Gaming platform increased by 343% in 2017. This is reported by the analytical company Streamlabs in the report on the state of the gaming stream industry for the 4th quarter of last year.
The monthly active Twitch audience increased slightly less over the past year — by 197%.
Despite the advance in growth dynamics, YouTube Gaming is noticeably lagging behind Twitch in terms of key indicators.
- The number of active streamers on YouTube Gaming is 293 thousand people.
- The number of active streamers on Twitch is 814 thousand people.
Monthly active audience on streaming platforms in 3-4 quarters of 2017, Streamlabs
Twitch is significantly ahead of YouTube Gaming in terms of the number of simultaneous streams. The peak online rate on Twitch in the last quarter of 2017 was 27 thousand broadcasts against 7 thousand. YouTube Gaming.
Leaders by hours viewed by users on Twitch:
- PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATLLEGROUNDS – 4.2 million hours;
- League of Legends – 3.2 million hours;
- Fortnite – 2.7 million hours.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, viewers transferred $24 million to streamers on all sites. In addition to Twitch and YTG, these include streaming services Facebook, Mixer and Periscope. In general, over the year, the authors received $101 million worth of translations from viewers.
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