Streams Charts continues to summarize the results of streaming in Q4 2022. In the new article, we will talk about the most-watched YouTube Live streamers, as well as look at the top gaming channels of the platform.
The platform's most-watched streamer from October to December was CazéTV, also known as casimito. He hosted the official World Cup broadcasts on his personal channel, garnering over 62.2M Hours Watched over the quarter. In addition, during the Brazil-Croatia match, the Brazilian streamer broke YouTube’s Peak Viewers record, exceeding 6.1M Peak Viewers.
The remaining streamers in the top 10 generated between 18M and 23M Hours Watched in Q4, about three times fewer than CazéTV. At the same time, many of them significantly improved their results compared to Q3.
For example, the runner-up VikiNiki saw some strong growth in October, increasing his Hours Watched per quarter by several times. This channel hosts several round-the-clock broadcasts aimed at children.
When it comes to Musica De Cumbia, home to many 24-hour broadcasts, its Hours Watched more than doubled in Q4. The same indicator of the Indian music channel Hemant Rohilla quadrupled. The musical channel Bachatas Romanticas and the news channel BOL News almost doubled the number of Hours Watched.
In addition to the above-mentioned CazéTV, two more channels without multicasts made it into the top 10: Yurik and FEYGIN LIVE. Curiously, they are both Russian-speaking and broadcast political topics.
Most popular YouTube Gaming channels in Q4 2022
Among the channels with broadcasts on gaming topics, the most watched was the American IShowSpeed. In Q4, it amassed over 9.5M Hours Watched by streaming a wide variety of games. In addition, IShowSpeed has become one of the breakout streamers of 2022.
Ranked second is DrDisRespect, who needs no introduction. From October to December, the popular creator spent only 289 hours on the air and generated almost 7.7M Hours Watched during this time, broadcasting mostly different versions of Call of Duty.
Closing the top 3 was the Japanese creator Kuzuha Channel. In Q4, he streamed a wide variety of games, but the most popular were Pokémon Karmesin und Purpur, Overwatch 2, and League of Legends.
American YouTuber Ludwig showed one of the largest quarterly increases in Hours Watched in this top (up 59%), which is due to an increase in airtime by almost a third. The biggest increase in the metric for the quarter was shown by a professional ML:BB player: Gustian REKT (up 228%).
IShowSpeed also became the leader by Average Viewers among gaming channels in Q4 2022. From October to December, his broadcasts were attended by 73K Average Viewers, over 80% more than any other creator in the top 10.
In addition to IShowSpeed, the top 10 by Average Viewers included six other top 10 creators by Hours Watched, which is quite a lot. Of those not previously mentioned, found here are only MARSHA OZAWA, jun channel, and DjMaRiiO – ranked second, third, and seventh, respectively.