Top Games by Esports and Total Viewing Hours on Twitch

Twitch Rankings: Most Watched Games on Twitch by Esports and Total Hours. These new rankings from Newzoo will be updated every month. 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Share: Today,marketintelligencefirmNewzooislaunchingnewmonthlyrankingsfortheMostWatchedGamesonTwitchbyEsportsandTotalHours.Esportshoursconsistofcontentfromprofessionallyorganizedesportscompetitionsorevents,anddoesnotincludeindividual(pro-player)streamsnorhoursspentwatchingbroadcastsofotherconsumers.Alltogether,thesemakeupthetotalTwitchviewinghours.Inanswertotheeverincreasinginterestinvideogamingcontentandinvestmentsofbrandsintoesports,theserankingshighlightthemostpopulargamesontheworld’sbiggestonlinegamestreamingplatform.Accordingtoajust-releasedstudyfromTwitch,exposureontheplatformcanhaveadirectpositiveimpactonplayerretentionandgamesales. Newzoo’sTwitchTrackerisoneofmanysolutionswithinitsesportsintelligenceportfolio.Together,theypowerNewzoo’slandmarkGlobalEsportsMarketPremiumserviceandcomplementNewzoo’sEsportsConsumerInsightsservicecovering26countries. Trending:TheImpactofMajorTournamentsonViewership   LeagueofLegends,CS:GO,andDota2consistentlyrackupthemostesportshourswatched.Above,weshowtheirmonthlyperformancesinceAugust2015,highlightingthemajoreventsthatcontributedtoaviewershipspike.Thestand-outperformancecomesfromLeagueofLegendsinOctober,whenitsWorldChampionshipgeneratedalmost60millionhoursofviewership.Overthepast11months,viewersspentalmost264millionhourswatchingLoLesportscontentonTwitch,thehighestofanytitle.PeakviewershipforCS:GOcamelastAugustduringESLOneinCologne,wheremorethan40millionhourswerespentwatchingthetitle.Weexpecttoseeasimilareffectinnextmonth’srankingasESLOneColognekicksoffonJuly5th.MLGMajorColumbus,whichwasspreadbetweenMarchandApril,alsomassivelyboostedviewershipforthegame.TheManillaMajor,ESLOneFrankfurt,andqualifiersforTheInternational2016ensuredthatJunewasDota2’sbestmonth. Capcom’sStreetFighterEntersat#7 Dota2wasthetoptitleforesportsinJune.ThisisfollowinganequallysuccessfulMayforthegame,where10millionhourswerespentviewingtheEpicentertournamentalone.Meanwhile,thestartofLeagueofLegends’summersplitseasonsgainedthetitleaspotatthecostofCounter-Strike:GlobalOffensive(CS:GO).ThelackofmajortournamentsforCS:GOmeantthatthetimespentonesportscontentsawonlyaslightincreaseonMay.StreetFighterVis#7inJune,provingCapcom’sdecisiontomakethisversionofStreetFighteratrueesportstitleispayingoff.TheextremelypopularheroshooterOverwatchfromBlizzardalmostenteredtheranking,standing at#11.Ittakesspotfiveintheoverallviewershiprankingbelow.AccordingtoourPCGameRanking,it’sthefourthmostplayedPCtitleamongcoregamersintheUSandEurope.Overwatchgenerateddecentviewershipwithsomeofitsfirstevents,butitsesportssceneisstilllaggingbehinditsplayerbasewithesportsclaimingjust1%ofallhourswatched. HorrorGameDeadbyDaylightDebutsat#6 WewillalsoprovidemonthlyinsightsintotheTop20watchedtitlesoverall.Thisexcludescontentsuchasgamingtalkshows,musicandcreativechannels,orgamessuchaspoker. InJune,LeagueofLegendsremainedthemostwatchedgameonTwitch.Dota2managedtogainaposition,whichisunsurprisingconsideringitsesportscontentperformedsostronglyinJune,accountingfor58%oftotalhourswatched.ThedropininterestafterthefirstmonthofHearthstone’slatestexpansionmeantthatitsviewershipdecreasedbyalmost15millionhours.ThenewlyreleasedDeadbyDaylightcameinat#6forthefirsttime.Thegamebelongstotheincreasinglypopularhorrorgenre.ItsriseingeneralviewershipcameatthecostofH1Z1,anotherhorrorgame.NBA2K16alsodebutedinthetop20at#14.Thiscomesasnosurprise,asthegameconsistentlyhasperformedwellonTwitchthisyearandhasseenasteadyriseinviewershipoverthepastsixmonths.HeroesoftheStormbenefitedfromtheSummerChampionshipsAmericaandDreamhackSummertournaments,reenteringthetop20at#17afteraone-monthabsence.FIFA16droppedsevenplacesto#18,possiblyduetosoccerfanswatchingtheEuropeanCuporCopaAmericainstead. 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