According to a report recently released by SuperData Research, gaming video content is now even more popular than all of the biggest movie/TV streaming services combined, including HBO and Netflix.
As you can see below, YouTube's gaming video content alone was estimated at 517 million viewers in 2016 while Twitch brought in 185 million. For comparison, HBO is sitting at 130 million, Netflix at 93 million, ESPN at 90 and Hulu at 12.
Viewers are estimated to be 666 million around the globe, with 52% of them living in North America. 46% of them are women, by the way.
Are you among the regular viewers of gaming video content and if so, which platform do you usually favor? Let us know in the comments!
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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