Twitch Sets Record In December 2022 For Most Games Streamed (40,376)

According to data compiled by Best Sport Betting Canada from Stream Charts, Twitch set a record for the most games streamed in a single month in December 2022.

Here are the highlights from the data.

• December Sets Twitch Record For Most Games Streamed (40,376)
• Active Twitch Channels Grow By 6% in December 2022
• Peak Twitch Channels Jump By 50% Month-Over-Month
• Peak Twitch Viewers Drop 22%, Hit Lowest Total Since August 2020
• Average Twitch Viewers Decline For Third Time In Last Four Months (6% Decline)

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December Sets Twitch Record For Most Games Streamed

December 2022 set a Twitch record for the most games streamed on the platform in a single month. Twitch users streamed a whopping 40,376 games in December, up 5.42 percent from the previous month.

The jump marked the second-largest month-over-month increase in games streamed. August 2022 previously held the record after games streamed increased by 10.9% to 40,116 towards the end of the summer.

Active Twitch Channels Grow By 6% In December 2022

Following three consecutive down months, Twitch saw its active channels grow by 6% month over month in December.

Twitch set a record for active channels on the platform with over 5 million active channels in August but that number declined in September (-8%), October (-2%), and November (-1%).

Despite the recent drop, the number of active Twitch channels are still up nearly 25 percent compared to July and up nearly 14% since January.

Peak Twitch Channels Jump By 50% In December 2022

The online streaming platform enjoyed its best month of the year in December with the peak number of channels reaching 200,696, the highest total since December 2021.

December has historically been the best month for the metrics.

In fact, December has posted the highest peak number of channels of any month in each of the past three years dating back to 2020.

Peak Twitch Viewers Drop 22%, Hit Lowest Total Since August 2020

Following a strong November, the peak number of viewers on Twitch fell by 22 percent in December 2022.

In December, Twitch reached a peak of 4.13 million viewers, down from 5.31 million in November.

Not only was the mark the lowest number posted in any month during 2022 but it also represents the lowest total since August 2020.

The peak number of viewers reached an all-time high in June 2022 at 6.64 million.

Average Twitch Viewers Decline For Third Time In Last Four Months

The average number of Twitch viewers also declined in December 2022, falling 6% month-over-month to just 2.27 million.

The drop marked the third time in four months that the average number of Twitch viewers declined.

The total number of hours watched on the platform also fell by 3%.