State of the Stream: Twitch viewership up in May

Twitch viewership grew in May according to StreamElements’ latest State of the Stream report. Data from Rainmaker.gg shows that Twitch brought in 1.764 billion hours watched last month. May outperformed both April and March’s monthly totals by 5.7% and 3.4% respectively.

“Covering streaming viewership trends is a complex art since there are many variables at play, from the number of days in a month to how far into it a game launches and how many hours influential creators decide to stream. Instead, you have to look for patterns,” said Gil Hirsh, CEO and cofounder of StreamElements. “With Twitch, May has always been stronger than March until last year when there was the expected post-pandemic decline, but this year May is back on top which could signal a welcome return to the platform’s regular ebb and flow.”