Streams Charts compiled the lists of the most watched worldwide streamers for the first quarter of 2024 across various categories. The leaders were content creators from Brazil, Spain, United States, and Japan. Most frequently, top positions in the charts were held by streamers who actively engage as community casters in tournaments for games such as League of Legends, Counter-Strike 2, and Valorant.
Most Watched Live Streamers in Q1 2024
| #
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Streamer
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Platform
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Hours Watched
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1
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YouTube + Twitch
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110 292 751
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| 2
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Twitch + YouTube
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37 166 394
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| 3
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Twitch
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29 285 478
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| 4
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YouTube
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27 827 461
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| 5
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NimoTV
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26 445 129
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| 6 | xQc
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Kick + Twitch | 26 198 336
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| 7 |
Kick
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25 901 985
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| 8 |
Twitch
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24 626 865
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| 9 |
Twitch
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23 428 625
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| 10 |
YouTube
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21 684 909
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The absolute leader among streamers in terms of watc time was the Brazilian streaming star Casimito: in the first quarter of 2024, he amassed over 110 million Hours Watched on Twitch & YouTube. This is three times more than Gaules, his closest competitor in the ranking. Casimito achieved such a result thanks to his broadcasts of professional football matches in Brazil. One of these streams gathered over 2.4 million Peak Viewers.
The most popular streamer on NimoTV was the Vietnamese creator MixiGaming. He accumulated over 26.4 million HW mainly due to broadcasts of Grand Theft Auto V. Gaules emerged as the leader on Twitch, while Adin Ross became the most watched streamer on Kick.
Most Watched Twitch Streamers of Q1 2024
The most watched Twitch streamer in the first quarter of 2024 was Gaules, a popular community caster for Counter-Strike 2. Thanks to tournament broadcasts that practically ran around the clock on his channel, Gaules accumulated over 34.6 million HW in three months. Top 3 also features Jynxzi and Kai Cenat, who gathered 29.3 million and 24.6 million HW, respectively. Interestingly, Jynxzi and Kai Cenat held several joint streams where they played Rainbow Six Siege together. It seems that such collaborations benefited both streamers.
Two representatives from Japan made it into the top 10, thanks to broadcasts from RP servers in Grand Theft Auto V, as well as streams of Valorant, Minecraft, and Street Fighter 6. The most watched streamer among Europeans was Ibai, he amassed over 20 million HW.
Most Watched Kick Streamers of Q1 2024
The most-watched Kick streamer in the first quarter of the year was Adin Ross; he reached almost 26 million HW. With a significant gap from the leader, xQc secured the second spot. Also making it into the top 10 were Mellstroy, WestCol, and ROSHTEIN. It's also worth noting Amouranth, who became the only female streamer in the platform's top 10.
Most Watched IRL Streamers of Q1 2024
Among IRL streamers, the most watched content creator was Kai Cenat, who excels at entertaining his audience with themed shows and streaming marathons. He also frequently invites popular guests such as rap artists, stand-up comedians, and comedians.
Most Watched European Streamers of Q1 2024
At the top of the most watched European streamers is the Spanish streamer ibai with over 20.7 million HW for the quarter. His compatriots auronplay and IlloJuan also made it to the top. Interestingly, Germans emerged as the leaders in terms of the number of representatives, with five streamers from this country in the top 10.
The entire top consists of Twitch streamers. The only exception is the Belarusian streamer Mellstroy, who conducts his broadcasts on Kick.
Most Watched North American Streamers of Q1 2024
Among streamers from North America, the most watched one was Jynxzi, the star of Rainbow Six accumulated almost 29.3 million HW over three months. Interestingly, the top 10 included three representatives from the Kick: Adin Ross, xQc, and n3on. In the tenth position was the YouTube channel of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the President of Mexico.
Most Watched SEA Streamers of Q1 2024
There was no match for the MixiGaming in Southeast Asia. YouTube channels of streamers from Indonesia predominantly occupied the remaining positions in the top 10; their content mainly focuses on news, politics, sports, humor, and entertainment. Interestingly, only one gaming channel made it to the top, with no esports channels at all.
Most Watched Hispanic Streamers of Q1 2024
The top of Hispanic streamers remains unchanged, ibai confidently leads in total Hours Watched, thanks to community casting of League of Legends, Kings League, and hosting his own entertaining events. Following him are auronplay and Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Most Watched French-speaking Streamers of Q1 2024
The french-speaking list is topped by kamet0, a popular streamer and owner of the esports organization Karmine Corp. In the first quarter of the year, he accumulated over 14 million HW: almost twice as much as JLTomy, his closest competitor in the rankings. Interestingly, all streamers in the top 3 have their own esports clubs, whose matches they regularly cover.
Most Watched German-speaking Streamers of Q1 2024
Unlike other rankings, the German ranking saw the fiercest competition for first place — the difference between Papaplatte and eliasn97 was less than one million Hours Watched. Another distinctive feature of the German top is the almost complete absence of esports content. Among the listed streamers, only Tolkin somewhat regularly covers esports, specifically matches of League of Legends.
There are many popular community casters and owners of esports organizations in other rankings, but German content creators prefer to entertain their audience differently. For example, several participants in this ranking were ambassadors for the German media football league, Baller League.
Most Watched Grand Theft Auto Streamers of Q1 2024
The most watched GTA 5 channels were fps_shaka and auronplay — both accumulated over 13 million HW. Interestingly, the top 10 included four streamers from Japan: RP servers have become very popular there recently.
Most Watched League of Legends Streamers of Q1 2024
Baiano accrued the highest number of Hours Watched in the League of Legends section: Brazilian streamer actively covers leagues such as CBLOL, LCS, LCK, and LPL. Last year, he also hosted his own show event, CBOLÃO, featuring professional players and streamers from Brazil.
Caedrel, ibai, and kamet0 also made it to the top: the most popular streamers from the United Kingdom, Spain, and France, respectively. All of them focus on professional League of Legends coverage, which enabled them to attain top positions in their respective national rankings.
