Great game from what I’ve heard, but the demand for Picross streams simply isn’t there. When this subject comes up on my stream, I oftentimes use Picross S as an example. Odds are, if no one’s streaming it, that’s because no one wants to watch it. Click on the data to view the sourceĬonversely, you can’t just pick a game that no one is streaming and expect a fast track to success. It’s physically impossible to browse Twitch and find that one streamer in a saturated category. Would you scroll all the way to the bottom of a results page that has 10,000+ results to find that diamond in the rough Fortnite streamer? Probably not.Įven when you flip the sorting, you’re still lost in a sea of thousands of 0-viewer Fortnite streamers. When you’re looking for streamers, you’re seeing six-to-nine different streams at a time based on how the listing pages are laid out and based on what device you’re using. To amplify the point about viewers finding you, take a look at the Fortnite category. On average, there are 10,000+ streamers broadcasting Fortnite at any given time Though it’s exceedingly difficult to break into that 0.1%, new streamers reach that plateau every day. Viewers are going to gravitate to the streamers they think are the best, which will always create an imbalance. Yet another way that the odds are stacked against up-and-coming streamers.Įven in a world where every stream was equally accessible, viewers wouldn’t split evenly. The other 5+ million streamers are fighting for the much smaller 26% of the pie. Twitch’s top 5,000 streamers pull in 74% of all watch time. Streams are listed by category based on concurrent views, meaning that those at the top are much more likely to stay at the top because it’s physically easier for viewers to access the top streams. Speaking of those top streamers, the Twitch ecosystem is one that’s built heavily in their favour. The top 0.1% of all streamers get 74% of all watch time Numbers really put into perspective how hard it is to climb the mountain and how much higher the plateau is for those at the very top. By that same token, I’m nowhere near close to making this a career. On average, my stream is performing better than 97.5% of all streams on Twitch. Averaging 8 viewers per stream may not seem like much, but I also have to put that into perspective. Where I rank will fluctuate, but I generally land between the top 1.5% and 2.5% of all streamers on Twitch. Click on the chart to view the sourceĪs of the time of this screenshot, my stream that was averaging 8 concurrent viewers per stream was in the top 2.31% of all streamers on Twitch. If you’re aiming to hit an average viewership near 1,000, you’re in rarefied air with 0.03% of the Twitch population. If you want to reach Partner-level (averaging about 75 concurrent viewers), you’re aiming to be somewhere higher than the top 0.5% of Twitch. That said, 20 viewers may not be what you’d hope to reach. In reality, being in the top 1% of any field is amazing. If you average about 20 viewers per stream, you’re roughly in the top 1% of all streamers on Twitch. I have blurred this streamer’s identity out, but you can verify yourself by searching for streamers on Twitch Tracker. The top 1% of Twitch have an average concurrent viewership of roughly 20 viewers If you’re streaming to an empty room or to an audience that is smaller than the thousands of adoring fans you were hoping for, welcome to the club. Even for streamers who have achieved Affiliate or Partner status, streaming to a viewer count at or below 5 is the reality. For the vast majority, their audience is incredibly small or non-existent. The vast majority of active streamers broadcast to an average of 0-5 viewersĮach month, millions of streamers broadcast on Twitch. Hope they do the same for you on your journey!īy The Numbers Click on the chart to view the source When I think about the realities of growing my channel on Twitch, these particular factoids go a long way to put things into perspective for me. In this post, let’s focus on the hard data. How feasible is it to actually turn your gaming hobby into a streaming career? Though I am far from a Twitch expert – particularly when it comes to growth – there are tidbits of knowledge I’ve picked up from my personal experience, from streaming gurus, and from publicly available data on sights like Twitch Tracker and Sully Gnome. You saw Ninja make millions by playing video games on Twitch and want to do the same.
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