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 the heightened output of new and pre-existing streamers saw the medium rise to new popularity in 2020. In total, 916 million hours of content were streamed across all major platforms in 2020, representing a 45.4 percent increase from the 629 million hours of content broadcast in 2019.
Total annual hours streamed across leading live streaming platforms in 2019 to 2020
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Streamlabs. (January 31, 2021). Total annual hours streamed across leading live streaming platforms in 2019 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264250/annual-live-streaming-hours-streamed/
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Streamlabs. (2021). Total annual hours streamed across leading live streaming platforms in 2019 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264250/annual-live-streaming-hours-streamed/
Streamlabs. "Total Annual Hours Streamed across Leading Live Streaming Platforms in 2019 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264250/annual-live-streaming-hours-streamed/
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Total annual hours streamed across leading live streaming platforms in 2019 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Streamlabs, January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264250/annual-live-streaming-hours-streamed/