YouTube Gaming is the only platform experiencing growth in both hours streamed and the number of unique channels on the platform.
Twitch is experiencing fluctuations, possibly due to ongoing competition from other platforms or seasonal changes. Despite this, Twitch remains relatively stable and continues to represent the majority of live content, although YouTube Gaming is catching up in terms of hours watched.
Kick is experiencing rapid growth in viewership on their site, although the number of streaming hours and unique channels has decreased.
Total Hours Watched Across All Platforms
The total hours watched across all platforms increased from Q3 to Q4, rising from19,632,109,610to20,643,271,375, showcasing a5.15% growth.
Total Hours Streamed
The total hours streamed across all platforms increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024, growing from257,287,605to264,670,551hours. This represents an overall rise of approximately 2.87%.
Q4 2024 Unique channels
The total number of unique channels across all platforms experienced a slight increase from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024, growing from 10,715,572 to 10,962,339, representing a 2.3% increase.
Kick
Key Takeaways
The total hours watched on Kick have consistently increased across all reported quarters, showcasing steady platform growth.
Q4 2024 saw a slight decline in hours streamed from the previous quarter but remained higher than earlier periods, indicating the platform’s sustained growth over time.
The number of unique channels on Kick has stabilized, showing little change over the past three quarters.
Kick Total Hours watched
In Q4 2024, total hours watchedroseby10.74%compared to the previous quarter, increasing from533,907,913to591,211,753hours, a gain of57,303,840hours.
Comparing year-over-year data from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024, the total hours watchedroseby121.49%, increasing from266,971,005to591,211,753hours, againof324,240,748hours.
The highest recorded growth was between Q1 2024 and Q2 2024, with total hours increasing by nearly 98.5 million.
Overall, the platform saw a remarkable growth of 415,379,312 hours watched from Q2 2023 to Q4 2024.
Kick Total Hours Streamed
In Q4 2024, total hours streameddecreasedby approximately4.75%compared to the previous quarter, dropping from7,785,859to7,415,811hours, adeclineof370,048hours between the two quarters.
Comparing year-over-year data from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024, the total hours streamedroseby23.74%, increasing from5,992,898to7,415,811hours, a gain of1,422,913hours.
Notable increases occurred from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024, with streams rising by over 1.3 million hours.
While Q4 2024 saw a slight decline from the previous quarter, the total hours streamed remained higher compared to earlier periods, indicating the platform’s growth over this timeframe.
Kick Unique Channels
There is a slight decline from 404,706 channels in Q3 2024 to 395,018 in Q4 2024, indicating some fluctuation but an overall stabilization compared to earlier quarters.
Twitch
Key Takeaways
Despite quarterly and year-over-year declines in hours streamed, the overall performance on Twitch demonstrates relative stability, indicating that the platform continues to maintain a strong foothold in the streaming industry.
Both hours streamed, and the number of unique channels displays periodic fluctuations, suggesting that Twitch’s ecosystem is subject to seasonal factors and cyclical market dynamics.
Twitch Total Hours Watched
In Q4 2024, total hours watched remained flat compared to the previous quarter, from5,142,762,709to5,147,090,171hours, representing marginal growth of approximately 4.33 million hours.
Comparing year-over-year data from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024, the total hours watcheddeclinedby 6.26%, decreasing from5,490,972,225to5,147,090,171hours, a decline of343,882,054hours.
Overall, while there has been a slight decrease in hours watched since the peak of the COVID surge, numbers have remained relatively stable.
Twitch Total Hours Streamed
In Q4 2024, total hours streameddecreasedby approximately 1.52%compared to the previous quarter, dropping from 211,849,644to 208,628,570 hours, adeclineof3,221,074hours between the two quarters.
Comparing year-over-year data from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024, the total hours streameddecreasedby 4.43%, declining from 218,319,665 to 208,628,570hours, a decline of9,691,095hours.
Overall, despite some minor declines, hours streamed on Twitch have remained relatively stable in recent years.
Twitch Unique Channels
Comparing Q4 2024 to Q3 2024, there is a slight decrease in the number of unique channels on Twitch, from 9,169,727 to 8,936,963. This represents a decline of 232,764 channels, indicating a downward trend as the year ended.
Overall, the trend appears cyclical, with periodic rises and falls in the number of unique channels. Seasonal factors, specific content creation trends, or broader engagement shifts within the streaming community may influence this variability.
YouTube Gaming
Key Takeaways
Massive Growth in Total Hours Watched:The total hours watched experienced an impressive80% growth, increasing by nearly 981 million hours compared to the previous period. This highlights a substantial surge in viewer engagement on the platform.
Substantial Increase in Hours Streamed:Total hours streamed saw a remarkable82.6% quarter-over-quarter growthand an even more striking207.3% year-over-year growth, underscoring a rapid influx of content being produced by creators.
Boom in Unique Channels:The number of unique channels streaming rose by69.4%compared to the previous quarter and204.9% year-over-year, reflecting a significant expansion in the creator base actively contributing to the platform’s ecosystem.
YouTube Gaming Total Hours Watched
In Q4 2024, total hours watchedroseby13% compared to the previous quarter, increasing from1,942,749,479to2,195,485,093hours, a gain of252,735,614hours.
Comparing year-over-year data from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024, the total hours watchedroseby 80%, increasing from 1,214,539,857 to 2,195,485,093 hours, againof980,945,236hours.
YouTube Gaming Total Hours Streamed
In Q4 2024, total hours streamedroseby82.6%compared to the previous quarter,increasingfrom14,464,876to26,405,521hours, a gain of11,940,645hours.
Comparing year-over-year data from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024, the total hours streamedroseby207.3%, increasing from8,591,226to26,405,521hours, againof17,814,295hours.
YouTube Gaming Unique Channels
In Q4 2024, the number of unique channels streamingroseby69.4%compared to the previous quarter,increasingfrom14,464,876to723,096hours, a gain of501,554channels.
Comparing year-over-year data from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024, the number of unique channels streamingroseby204.9%, increasing from823,057to1,224,650hours, againof17,814,295hours.
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