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The world record for the most viewed Twitch stream is a coveted achievement, and has been held by the biggest names on the platform over the years. Here’s the highest peak viewership on a livestream ever, both on Twitch and YouTube.
January 11, 2021 was a historic day for Twitch, as Spanish streaming sensation David ‘TheGrefg’ Cánovas Martínez shattered the record for most concurrent viewers, as he revealed his very own Fortnite skin.
However, on June 25, 2022, another Spanish streamer Ibai shattered that record, drawing in over 3 million viewers to watch his second boxing event. Meanwhile, over on YouTube, Sidemen set a new record there.
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North American streamers still make up the bulk of this list, but non-English speaking streams are growing rapidly on Twitch. Expect to see more streamers from other regions fight for a place among the most-viewed streams ever.
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Ibai Ibai drew in over to 3 million viewers during his La Velada Del Año II event.
Most viewed Twitch streams ever
Ibai: 3,356,464 TheGrefg: 2,470,347 Ibai: 1,502,295 ELXOKAS: 1,208,144 ELEAGUETV: 1,088,063 PlayStation: 1,014,646 Squeezie: 1,018,187 Riot Games: 854,781 DOTA2TI_RU: 845,224 Gaules: 707,648 Zerator: 707,071 Fortnite: 700,529 Tommyinnit: 650,237 PGL: 649,414 LCK_KOREA: 623,617 Ninja: 616,693 Auronplay: 602,308 ESL_CSGO: 562,080 Axozer: 557,151 WEPLAYCSGO_RU: 550,725
As you can see, Spanish streamer Ibai comfortably holds the record for peak viewers on a livestream, with 3.3 million viewers. This was achieved during his ‘La Velada Del Año II event.’
In second place is fellow Spaniar, TheGrefg. He was revealing his new Fortnite skin at the time, attracting viewers around the world. As the stream starting hitting record numbers, more people joined just to be part of the frenzy.
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This list, via Twitch Tracker, includes streams from companies, rather than just individual creators.
See below for the list for solo streamers only.
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YouTube: Ninja / Epic Games Ninja was the previous record holder, thanks to his popularity at the peak of Fortnite.
Most viewed streams for a solo Twitch streamer (companies excluded):
Ibai: 3,356,464 TheGrefg: 2,470,347 Ibai: 1,502,295 ELXOKAS: 1,208,144 Squeezie: 1,018,187 Gaules: 707,648 Zerator: 707,071 Tommyinnit: 650,237 Ninja: 616,693 Auronplay: 602,308 Axozer: 557,151 N3KOGLAI: 543,743 Casimito: 534,644 Shroud: 516,289 XTEARS88: 512,246 BAKZERA: 506,797 OLLIEGAMERZ: 459,316 Asmongold: 448,161 INOXTAG: 436,418 Asmongold: 427,880
Twitch might still be considered the home of video game livestreaming for now, but YouTube has been making up major ground in this area.
YouTube YouTube Gaming is the home of livestreams on the platform, and directly competes with Twitch
YouTube peak viewers record
Here are the highest viewership peaks on YouTube livestreams, via PlayBoard:
SpaceX: 4 million Apple: 3.6 million Law & Crime Network: 3.5 million Fluminese Football Club: 3.5 million NEXT Sports: 2.7 million BTS: 2.6 million Sidemen: 2.5 million VTV Thể Thao: 2.5 million Dynamo Gaming: 2.4 million Deddy Corbuzier: 2.4 million Bein Sports: 2.3 million Sandy & Junior: 2.3 million Jorge & Mateus: 2.2 million NASA: 2.2 million FLA TV: 2 million Gusttavo Lima: 2 million Bruno E Marron: 1.9 million Free Fire Esports India: 1.8 million ABC News: 1.8 million Villa Mix: 1.6 million
Note: Deleted livestreams and video previews are not counted in this list.
SpaceX currently holds the record for the most viewed livestream on either YouTube or Twitch, with a launch of a test flight into space, showing the view inside the cockpit, on May 27, 2020.
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When Ninja set the Twitch record by playing Fortnite with Drake and Travis Scott, it immediately elevated the streaming space more widely, paving the way for more records to be set. As livestreaming in general grows in popularity, we could see more streamers crack the 1 million viewers mark.
We’ll keep you updated when new records are set and these rankings change, but Ibai has secured his spot at number one on Twitch for a long time to come.
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