Top 5 most watched games on Twitch 2021

Fans have been terming the previous as the most successful year for gaming as the year saw new game arrivals, eSports athletes and the dominance of the streaming platform, Twitch. This article takes a look at the most watched games on Twitch in 2021.

Twitch continues to be the favorite platform for prominent streamers and internet personalities. From game streaming to casual interaction of prominent streamers with their fans, Twitch has been dominant streaming platform competing edge to edge with YouTube. Even though, some personalities have chosen YouTube, there are certain games that contributed towards the hard-earned growth of Twitch.

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Most watched games on Twitch (2021)

5) Valorant

Watch hours: 862,137,386

Published by Riot Games, Valorant is a first-person shooter game that gained popularity in fans due to excellent game play mechanics and the competitive scenario of its eSports. The game that is close to its mobile release has been the top choice for FPS lovers. Streamers such as Shroud and ShahZaM have been considered as the face of Valorant on Twitch.

4) Fortnite

Watch hours: 901,765,654

It has been four years since Epic Games released the battle-royale Fortnite, however, the game continues dominate charts in every aspect. With addition of Spiderman skins and announcement of new collaborations and emotes, Fortnite ranked fourth in the list of most watched games on Twitch.

3) League of Legends

Watch hours: 1,645,446,017

A slightly different game, League of Legends that was released in 2009 continues to retain its fanbase. With the arrival of Arcane series, the game nearly broke the internet, thanks to the Twitch streamers such as Tyler, TFBlade who clocked in thousands of followers with each update, news, they covered on the game.

2) GTA V

Watch Hours: 1,765,560,428

GTA V or Grand Theft Auto dominated in the list of most watched games on Twitch in the previous year. This action-adventure game has millions of fans as well as streamers. What’s more interesting that the game is absolutely free to play and renowned streamers such as loud_coringa, xQc made the game a lot more enjoyable.

1) Just Chatting

Watch Hours: 2,763,186,824

The most watched category is however, not a game but Just Chatting. It is a popular streaming category on Twitch where streamers casually interact with their fans, giving their opinions on different games or trends. Streamers such as xQc, Hasanbi and others with millions of followers clock in nearly 20-30k viewers with their Just Chatting streams.

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