GTA 5 is the most-watched game on Twitch for December so far: Report

GTA 5 is one of the most successful entries in Rockstar Games’ long-running video game series, and its popularity only continues to grow after all these years. According to a recent report by statistics website TwitchMetrics on December 22, 2023, Grand Theft Auto 5 has been the most watched game on Twitch in December 2023 so far.

The game reportedly accrued over 137 million viewer watch hours, beating contenders like Fortnite and League of Legends.

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GTA 5 dominates Twitch ahead of Christmas

A screenshot of TwitchMetrics website displaying Twitch charts for the month (Image via TwitchMetrics)

As seen in the above screenshot, TwitchMetrics shared Twitch data for December 2023, reporting the current statistics of the viewer hours on the platform. As per their report, GTA 5 on Twitch is currently dominating the video game charts and even beating games like Call of Duty Warzone and World of Warcraft.

Here are the top 25 things on Twitch with the most viewer hours in December so far:

Just Chatting: 246+ million
Grand Theft Auto 5: 137+ million
Fortnite: 101+ million
League of Legends: 91+ million
World of Warcraft: 69+ million
Valorant: 45+ million
Counter-Strike: 42+ million
Minecraft: 36+ million
Dota 2: 34+ million
Teamfight Tactics: 28.9+ million
Lethal Company: 28.5+ million
Rust: 27+ million
EA Sports FC 24: 26+ million
Call of Duty Warzone: 25+ million
Special Events: 22+ million
Call of Duty Modern Warfare III: 22+ million
Casino Jackpot: 21+ million
Overwatch 2: 17+ million
Path of Exile: 17+ million
Apex Legends: 16+ million
Pokemon Community Game: 14+ million
Slots: 14+ million
Dead by Daylight: 14+ million
PUBG BATTLEGROUNDS: 13+ million
Sports: 12+ million

A part of this success goes to the hype created by the release of the GTA 6 trailer and Nopixel 4.0 RP update. Additionally, Rockstar Games gave 600,000+ subscriptions to the Grand Theft Auto 5 RP community between December 15-21, 2023.

The recent GTA 6 controversy might have also boosted the hype of the current game, leading to more viewers on Twitch.

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