Streamlabs Releases Quarterly Report On State Of Streaming

Streamlabs has released their quarterly report on the state of the industry once again, with some results that are to be expected, and some that are a bit surprising. One of the not so surprising stats is the increase in active streamers on quite a few platforms. Twitch saw an increase in 23% (1.37M to 1.63M), while Facebook saw an increase of 55.3% (45K to 70K). One of the big surprises was Mixer, which saw an increase of 31,7% (53K to 70K).

Fortnite is still dominating the streaming scene, with 5.2 times more hours of live streamed content that the runner up, League of Legends (19M vs 3.6M), while PUBG has fallen with a 30% decrease in hours streamed this quarter. The increase for Twitch comes despite recently being banned in China.

Additionally, World of Warcraft is making a comeback, becoming one of the most live streamed games this quarter. This is likely in large part due to the new expansion, but it comes at an opportune time for the game, rising to become the fourth most streamed game this quarter. This increase appears to be coming from a more dedicated fan base than other games however, as despite it rising to the 4^th spot and beating games such as Overwatch, World of Warcraft has nearly 100,000 less unique streamers than the other popular Blizzard game. Overwatch itself seems to have stagnated a bit, according to the report, with an increase in the number of streamers overall, but a decrease in the hours streamed. This could be due to the off-season for the Overwatch League, as interest in the game slowly fades without the constant professional reminder.

You can check out the entire report on the official website, here.