Facebook Gaming grows 210% in 2019 as it battles Twitch, YouTube

In the livestreaming-platform wars, Facebook Gaming is having the most noteworthy growth spurt. The company’s live gaming videos saw a huge increase in hours watched. It also grew across a number other key metrics, according to data from StreamElements and Arsenal.gg.

Facebook Gaming had an increase of 210% in hours watched in December 2019 compared to December 2018. That was enough to give it an 8.5% share of the overall hours-watched market. That’s up from 3.1% during the same period last year. The video service also saw the average number of viewers per hour streamed jump 78%.