Livestreamed Gaming Gets 99% Coronavirus Bump Amid COVID-19, Says IDC

Twitch hours viewed in May were up 99% from December, said IDC Wednesday. The top 15 most popular games had 48% of global Twitch hours watched since the beginning of the year, said a report produced with Esports. Across 15 comparable tournaments, hours watched were up 114% in the post-pandemic period and the average number of viewers increased by two-thirds. Games playable on PCs and/or game consoles and/or mobile devices “significantly outperformed PC-only titles since the pandemic," said analyst Lewis Ward.