Hours watched on YouTube Gaming Live worldwide Q3 2022
In the third quarter of 2022, YouTube Gaming Live generated a cumulative 1.17 billion hours of content watched, representing a four percent decrease from the corresponding quarter of the previous year. In January 2021, notable streamer Valkyrae (real name: Rachel Hofstetter) left Twitch for an exclusive streaming contract on YouTube and in May 2022, she re-signed with YouTube, signaling a vote of confidence in the platform. Despite YouTube Gaming's efforts to retain talent, the platform experienced its lowest number of hours watched since the beginning of 2020.