Report: Twitch sets records for hours watched in second quarter


Twitch posted 5.07 billion hours watched from April 1 through June 30 to secure a nearly 68% share of the market relative to Mixer, YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming. — Dreamstime/TNS

The closed beta for Riot Games’ new tactical shooter Valorant and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic helped Twitch notch a record for hours watched in the second quarter of 2020, according to a Streamlabs report on July 1.

Twitch posted personal bests for any quarter across all of the major metrics, from average concurrent viewership and hours watched to unique channels and hours streamed.

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