Annual live streaming hours watched on major platforms 2019-2020

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Jessica Clement,
Jun 15, 2022
In 2020, live streaming took off as a popular online entertainment option as the global COVID-19 pandemic forced people to stay at home and look at new ways to occupy their time. Live streams had already been a mainstay in online gaming, and user engagement reached new dimensions with a total of 27.9 billion viewing hours across all major platforms in 2020, representing a 78.5 percent increase compared to the previous year.

Total annual hours watched across leading live streaming platforms in 2019 to 2020 (in billions)

CharacteristicNumber of hours in billions
2020 27.89
2019 15.63
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January 2021

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Worldwide

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2019 to 2020

Special properties

Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Facebook Gaming, and Mixer combined

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