YouTube Gaming vs Twitch Viewership Statistics 2026

Live streaming hit 36.4 billion hours watched in 2025, just short of the 2021 pandemic peak of 37.1 billion. Twitch finished the year with 19.2 billion hours but lost 8.3 percentage points of market share. YouTube Gaming posted its best year ever at 8.8 billion hours, a 12% annual gain. This article breaks down the […]
How the Development of the Metaverse in 2025 Opens New Opportunities for Gamers

Back in the day, gaming was simple stuff. You’d grab a controller, sit on the couch, and get whisked away on a magical console. Fast forward to 2025—it’s a whole new era of gaming. Gaming has now become a much more immersive affair. It is more social in nature, and quite literally, it has become […]