Valorant global streaming engagement 2021, by hours watched

First released on June 2, 2020, Valorant is a free-to-play tactical shooter game that puts ten gamers against each other in two teams per session. Between September 2020 and January 2021, video content created by gamers playing Valorant has grown in popularity with audiences worldwide. In January 2021, the game's global viewership reached more than 61 million hours watched across leading live streaming platforms, an increase of 27 percent compared to the previous month. In March 2021, Valorant was among the most streamed games on Twitch, with 3.26 million hours streamed on the platform worldwide.