GTA V Was the Most-Watched Game on Twitch in 2021 - IGN

What were people watching on Twitch in 2021? Certainly not a whole lot of brand new games, apparently. In fact, the most popular game on ... FortniteGTA5LeagueofLegendsMinecraftValorantGTAVWastheMost-WatchedGameonTwitchin2021NewWorldwasthemostwatchednewgame,butonlythe18thmost-watchedoverall.By RebekahValentinePosted:23Dec20215:00pmWhatwerepeoplewatchingonTwitchin2021?Certainlynotawholelotofbrandnewgames,apparently.Infact,themostpopulargameonTwitchthisyearbyhourswatchedwasGrandTheftAutoV.GTAVhadatotalof2.1billionhourswatchedin2021accordingtoRainmaker.ggandStreamElements'StateoftheStream2021yearinreviewreport.That's1.3billionmorehoursthanlastyear,whenitonlyreached764millionhourswatched.LoadingOverall,GTAVwasthesecondmost-watchedcategoryonTwitch,followingtopcategory"JustChatting,"whichbroadlyfeaturesstreamerstalkingtotheiraudienceswithoutplayinggames.Insecondplacethisyearwaslastyear'sNo.1gamingcategory,LeagueofLegends,with1.8billionhourswatchedupfromlastyear's1.4billion.Thesewerefollowedby,inorder:Fortnite,Valorant,Minecraft,CallofDuty:Warzone,Counter-Strike:GlobalOffensive,ApexLegends,andDota2.HaveyouplayedFortnite?YESNOThemostpopularbrandnewgamein2021onTwitchwasNewWorld,butitonlyhad259millionhourswatchedandwasthe18thmost-watchedTwitchgame.Intotal,Twitchalsoboosteditsoverallhourswatchedthisyearfromlastyear,rising45%from17billionhourslastyeartoover24billionhourswatchedin2021.FacebookGamingsawsimilargrowth,rising47%from3.6billionhourswatchedlastyearto5.3billionthisyear.GTAOnline-Franklin&Dr.DreStoryExpansionScreenshots37IMAGESGrandTheftAutoVanditsongoingOnlinecomponenthavebeenwildlysuccessfulforpublisherTake-Twosinceitwasfirstreleasedtwoentireconsolegenerationsago.In2020,thegamehaditsbestyearofsalessinceits2013launch,yetinspiteofitscontinuedpopularity,peopleseemtobeprettysickofhearingaboutit.Inthenews,anyway.OnTwitch,atleast,peoplecan'tgetenough.RebekahValentineisanewsreporterforIGN.YoucanfindheronTwitter@duckvalentine.Wasthisarticleinformative?YESNOInThisArticleFortnitePrepareyourhomebaseforanonslaughtofmaraudersinFortnite,agameprojectcreatedbyEpicGames.ESRB:TeenViolence,In-GamePurchases,UsersInteractDevelopersEpicGames,EpicGames--PolandPublishersEpicGamesFeaturesOnline,Cross-PlatformSaves,Cross-PlatformPlayReleaseDateJuly25,2017PlatformsMacintosh,XboxOne,PC,PlayStation4,iPhone,Android,NintendoSwitch,XboxSeriesX|S,PlayStation5GenresAction,BattleRoyale,Free-to-PlayOnDisney+onWednesday:EternalsReviewStrangeNewWorlds:TheWeirdestPlanetsDiscoveredinOurUniverseLoadingPokémonLegends:Arceus-AWorldofAdventureAwaitsinHisuiTrailerTop10Animeof2022IGNLogoRecommendsSonyIsSaidtoBeMakingMorePS4stoHelpWithPS5Shortages1hago-Thisstrategyissaidto"fillthesupplyvacuumandkeepgamerswithinthePlayStationecosystem."PlayStation5AdamBankhurst21PlayStation5AdamBankhurst21BenAffleckSaysMattDamonHelpedHimQuitBatman8hago-Theactorsayshedidn'tlikebeingonthesetofJusticeLeague.BatmanvSupermanLoganPlant121BatmanvSupermanLoganPlant121TheBestAnimeSeriesonNetflixRightNow9hago-CheckoutourlistonthebestanimeonNetflix.BeastarsRoMoore831BeastarsRoMoore831HowaDexter:NewBloodSeason2CouldPlayOut9hago-Plus,howDextercouldcontinueifSeason2happens.Dexter:NewBloodMattFowler59Dexter:NewBloodMattFowler59#SaveRedDeadOnlineIsaCryForSupportFromRedDeadOnlineFansToRockstar10hago-TheRedDeadOnlinecommunityisaskingforthesameattentionshowntoGTAOnline.GTAOnlineRebekahValentine69GTAOnlineRebekahValentine69AppleMacBookProReview15hago-ReturnoftheMacAppleMacbookProJasonCipriani61AppleMacbookProJasonCipriani61ForeverSkiesIsaNext-GenSurvivalGameAbouttheHorrorsofClimateChange16hago-Thestudio'sdebuttitletakesplaceonadestroyedEarthinthewakeofaclimatedisaster.ForeverSkiesRebekahValentine113ForeverSkiesRebekahValentine113The100BestGamesEver11dago-Ourfirstrefreshsince2019featuressomebigchanges.Portal2IGNStaff1.9kPortal2IGNStaff1.9k