{"id":6912,"date":"2021-02-09T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/?p=6912"},"modified":"2022-03-31T09:27:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:27:06","slug":"the-number-of-twitch-streamers-surged-by-150-yoy-to-9-9-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safebettingsites.com\/2021\/02\/08\/the-number-of-twitch-streamers-surged-by-150-yoy-to-99-million\/","title":{"rendered":"The Number of Twitch Streamers Surged by 150% YoY to 9.9 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years, Twitch has grown to be one of the largest streaming platforms globally, with 2.1 million average viewers in 2020 who watched more than 1 trillion minutes combined. Besides an impressive growth of its fan base, Twitch also witnessed a surge in the number of streamers in the last year.<\/p>\n

According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites<\/a>, the number of Twitch streamers jumped by 150% year-over-year and hit almost 9.9 million in January.<\/p>\n

New 5.9 Million Active Streamers in a Year<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe entire gaming market exploded in 2020, as millions of people turned to video games as their favorite at-home entertainment amid the lockdown. Besides playing more, millions of eSports<\/a> fans also started spending a lot more time watching the gaming titles on the popular video-sharing platform, which created a huge space for new streamers.<\/p>\n
In January, the number of active streamers on Twitch amounted to over 3.9 million, revealed the Twitch Tracker data. After slipping to 3.7 million in February, this figure surged to over 7.2 million in April last year and continued rising.<\/p>\n