Anyway, viewers are more than fond of these extraordinary moments. As soon as an anthology competition looms on the horizon, an announcement is teased by an emblematic streamer of the platform, or an enticing partnership is revealed, in the same movement thousands of viewers rush to the channel where the festivities in question will take place.
Streamers and development studios have understood this well. This is why each year they go to great lengths to organize large-scale events, supposed to bring together a large number of viewers.
Biggest viewership spikes on Twitch
You can find below the ranking of the 20 biggest viewership peaks ever on Twitch, according to Twitch Stats.
Ranking | Chain | Spectators | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | TheGrefg | 2,390,718 | 2021 |
2 | Ibai | 1,538,645 | 2021 |
3 | Elxokas | 1,144,536 | 2022 |
4 | eLeague TV | 1,130,760 | 2018 |
5 | TheGrefg | 1,066,622 | 2022 |
6 | eLeague TV | 1,025,493 | 2017 |
7 | playstation | 993 630 | 2020 |
8 | RiotGames | 854 781 | 2021 |
9 | Dota2TI_ru | 790 224 | 2021 |
10 | ZeratoR | 707,071 | 2021 |
11 | Fortnite | 696 749 | 2018 |
12 | RiotGames | 669 912 | 2020 |
13 | MLG | 666 287 | 2016 |
14 | DreamHackCS | 663 651 | 2015 |
15 | saplings | 652 254 | 2022 |
16 | tommyinnit | 650 237 | 2021 |
17 | PGL | 649,414 | 2017 |
18 | RiotGames | 637 369 | 2019 |
19 | PGL | 631 325 | 2022 |
20 | LCK Korea | 628 851 | 2021 |
Source: Twitch Stats