{"id":28165,"date":"2021-01-28T15:05:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T23:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.blog.logitech.com\/?p=28165"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:41:36","slug":"streamlabs-and-stream-hatchet-q4-live-streaming-industry-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/28\/streamlabs-and-stream-hatchet-q4-live-streaming-industry-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet Q4 Live Streaming Industry Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viewers watched 12 billion more hours of content in 2020 than 2019, Live Streaming Viewership Doubles Year-Over-Year, Streamers Broadcast 916 Million Hours of Content Across All Platforms<\/b><\/h4>\n
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Key Takeaways<\/b><\/h4>\n
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  1. Viewers watched 27.9 billion hours of content across all platforms in 2020, up 78.5% from 15.63 billion hours in 2019<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. In Q4 2020, viewership across all platforms reached 8.26 billion hours, nearly double the 4.16 billion hours watched this time last year.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Hours watched on YouTube Gaming doubled in 2020 compared to 2019 (6.19 billion vs. 3.15 billion)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Facebook Gaming nearly triples the number of hours watched in 2020 vs. 2019 (3.1 billion vs 1.09 billion)<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Twitch sets another record for most hours watched in one quarter with 5.44 billion hours<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    All Platforms Year in Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

    The live streaming industry continues to set record-breaking numbers. At the start of the global pandemic, numbers across all platforms sky-rocketed. The value of live streaming was thrust front and center as people turned to platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook to connect and interact with others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The numbers below suggest that the live streaming industry is sustaining the momentum it gained earlier this year. Despite a slight decrease in Q3, viewers watched a record 8.26 billion hours of content in Q4 alone, closing the year with a massive 27.89 billion hours watched in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Hours Watched<\/b><\/h4>\n