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Key Takeaways
- More people are streaming this quarter compared to the previous, but viewership declines slightly.
- Viewership across all platforms declines 19% compared to this time last year
- Facebook Gaming experienced a 34% decrease in hours watched compared to the previous quarter, the only platform to experience a decrease in hours watched this quarter.
- Facebook Gaming viewership is at the lowest point in two years
Hours Watched Per Quarter Across All Platforms Combined
- Viewers watched 7.27 billion hours of content across all platforms, down from 7.36 billion hours in the previous quarter.
- Hours watched across all platforms decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours watched across all platforms decreased by 19% from 8.99 billion hours in Q3 2021.
Hours Streamed Per Quarter Across All Platforms Combined
- Streamers broadcasted 226 million hours of content across all platforms, up from 220 million in the previous quarter.
- Hours streamed across all platforms in Q2 increased by 2.7% compared to the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours streamed across all platforms decreased by 8.9% from 248 billion hours in Q3 2021.
Twitch
Hours Watched in Q3 2022
- Viewers watched 5.7 billion hours of live streams on Twitch in Q3, up from 5.6 billion hours in the previous quarter.
- Hours watched on Twitch in Q3 increased by 1.8% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours watched declined by 1.7% from 5.8 billion hours in Q3 2021.
- Twitch represents 78.6% of the market share for hours watched, up 1.9% from the previous quarter.
Hours Streamed in Q3 2022
- Viewers broadcasted 210.4 billion hours of live streams on Twitch in Q3, up from 204.2 billion hours in the previous quarter.
- Hours streamed on Twitch in Q3 increased by 3% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours streamed declined 5% from 222.9 billion hours in Q3 2021.
- Twitch represents 93% of the market share for hours watched, up 0.3% from the previous quarter.
Unique Channels in Q3 2022
- 10 million unique channels streamed on Twitch in Q3, up from 9.6 million in the previous quarter.
- Unique channels streaming on Twitch in Q3 increased by 4.1% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, unique channels on the platform declined by 3.8% from 10.4 million in Q3 2021.
Platform Average Concurrent Viewership
- An average of 2.64 million concurrent viewers watched Twitch in Q3, up from 2.58 million in the previous quarter.
- Average concurrent viewership on Twitch in Q3 decreased 2.3% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, average concurrent viewership decreased 0.8% from 2.62 million concurrent viewers in Q3 2021
YouTube Gaming
Hours Watched in Q3 2022
- Viewers watched 1.176 billion hours of live streams on YouTube Gaming in Q3, up from 1.131 billion hours in the previous quarter.
- Hours watched on YouTube Gaming in Q3 increased by 4% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours watched declined by 4% from 1.13 billion hours in Q3 2021.
- YouTube Gaming represents 16.2% of the market share for hours watched, up 0.8% from the previous quarter.
Hours Streamed in Q3 2022
- Viewers broadcasted 8.4 million hours of live streams on YouTube Gaming in Q3, up from 8 million hours in the previous quarter.
- Hours streamed on YouTube Gaming in Q3 increased by 2.5% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours streamed declined 2.4% from 8.4 million hours in Q3 2021.
- YouTube Gaming represents 3.6% of the market share for hours watched, down 0.1% from the previous quarter.
Unique Channels in Q3 2022
- 443 thousand unique channels streamed on YouTube Gaming in Q3, up from 432 thousand in the previous quarter.
- Unique channels streaming on YouTube Gaming in Q3 increased by 2.5% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, unique channels on the platform declined by 18.9% from 547 thousand in Q3 2021.
Platform Average Concurrent Viewership
- An average of 644 thousand concurrent viewers watched YouTube Gaming in Q3, up from 518 thousand in the previous quarter.
- Average concurrent viewership on YouTube Gaming in Q3 increased by 5% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, average concurrent viewership increased by 6.3% from 512 thousand viewers in Q3 2021.
Facebook Gaming
Hours Watched in Q3 2022
- Viewers watched 382 million hours of live streams on Facebook Gaming in Q3, down from 580 million hours in the previous quarter.
- Hours watched on Facebook Gaming in Q3 decreased by 34% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours watched declined by 70.5% from 1.293 billion hours in Q3 2021.
- Facebook Gaming represents 5.3% of the market share for hours watched, down 2.6% from the previous quarter.
Hours Streamed in Q3 2022
- Viewers broadcasted 7.5 million hours of live streams on Facebook Gaming in Q3, down from 7.9 million hours in the previous quarter.
- Hours streamed on Facebook Gaming in Q3 decreased by 5.1% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, hours streamed declined 56.1% from 17.1 million hours in Q3 2021.
- Facebook Gaming represents 3.3% of the market share for hours watched, down 0.3% from the previous quarter.
Unique Channels in Q3 2022
- 238 thousand unique channels streamed on Facebook Gaming in Q3, down from 283 thousand in the previous quarter.
- Unique channels streaming on YouTube Gaming in Q3 decreased by 16% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, unique channels on the platform declined by 46% from 440 thousand in Q3 2021.
Platform Average Concurrent Viewership
- An average of 173 thousand concurrent viewers watched Facebook Gaming in Q3, down from 265 thousand in the previous quarter.
- Average concurrent viewership on Facebook Gaming in Q3 decreased by 35% from the previous quarter.
- Year-over-year, average concurrent viewership increased by 70.5% from 586 thousand viewers in Q3 2021.
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Stream Hatchet is the global leader in live-streaming gaming viewership analytics across all major video distribution platforms. The organization provides robust consumer insights to leading publishers, brands, agencies, and teams..Stream Hatchet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Engine Media Holdings, Inc, a publicly-traded company under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: GAME) (TSX-V: GAME). Engine Media provides premium social sports and esports gaming experiences, as well as unparalleled data analytics, marketing, advertising, and intellectual property to support its owned and operated direct-to-consumer properties while also licensing these serves to enable its clients and partners.