The first quarter of 2026 delivered a diverse spread of livestreaming content, from high-intensity sports broadcasts to special challenges and variety gaming content. With millions of viewers across Twitch, YouTube Live, and Kick, Streams Charts takes a look at the top content of the quarter.
Most watched livestreamed content of Q1 2026 by Peak Viewers
The most popular livestreamed event of the quarter by peak concurrent viewers was the inaugural Ring Royale boxing event. Organized by Mexican influencer Poncho de Nigris and featuring many local celebrities and icons, the first-ever Ring Royale took place on March 15 to over 5.78M Peak Viewers. Viewership reached its peak for the climactic bout, which saw television presenter Marcela Mistral face Karely Ruiz, an influencer with over 11M Instagram Followers.
In second place was the All-American Halftime Show, organized by Turning Point USA. The quasi-protest, alternative show, which aired opposite the Super Bowl halftime show, was headlined by Kid Rock. At its peak, the event generated over 4.86M Peak Viewers for Turning Point USA. While not able to match the popularity of the Super Bowl’s official show, it still became one of the most significant moments in livestreaming for 2026.
On the southern side of the Americas, sports content continues to dominate the Brazilian livestreaming scene. Ge tv, the digital sports channel of Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Globo, recorded over 4.85M Peak Viewers for its broadcast of an international friendly between Brazil and France, two of football’s most legacied nations.
CazéTV, another Brazilian sports broadcaster, has often dominated our rankings thanks to the channel’s consistent and constant broadcasting. Created by Casimiro Miguel, CazéTV has since evolved to become a major sports channel. It reached 4.17M Peak Viewers for a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game between rivals Corinthians and Flamengo. While Flamengo is undoubtedly having the better season at the moment, their match against Corinthians saw Flamengo receive a red card and tie the game 1-1.
Rounding out the top five, the Dominican digital sensation Alofokeradioshow recorded 2.13M Peak Viewers for a Mr. Beast-style challenge, the last to take their hands off an SUV gets to keep it. Known for reality-show content and chaos, the radio program has built a huge following in the Americas.
Most watched livestreamed content of Q1 2026 by Hours Watched
While peak concurrent viewers supplies a single look into a moment of intense popularity, watch time offers a more comprehensive view of the creators who topped the livestreaming industry throughout the quarter.
At the top of the watch time ranking is CazéTV, having generated over 151.4M Hours Watched: three times more than the next-most popular content of Q1. The CazéTV channel has become one of the most recognisable brands in livestreamed sports broadcasting, and streamer Casimiro Miguel continues to dominate livestreaming with his consistent coverage of football matches across all kinds of events.
Second place of the watch time ranking was also taken by a Brazilian streamer, but a totally different flavour of one. Frei Gilson has become a true celebrity in Brazil, having exploded in popularity after offering digital mass services during the COVID-19 lockdowns and afterwards. This digital, from-home worship has gained massive popularity in recent years, and now, Frei Gilson is one of livestreaming’s most watched content creators.
In third place is TheBurntPeanut, one of the fastest-growing stars in the world. The American streamer, who keeps his identity private and makes use of a virtual avatar, began his streaming journey years ago, but the end of 2025 marked a turning point where he went viral. In Q1 2026, the virtual creator generated over 45M Hours Watched through his variety gaming content, which he multistreams across the three major platforms in North America: Twitch, YouTube Live, and Kick.
Fourth place goes to Hani “Absi” Al-Qablan, a popular Jordanian streamer and the only Arabic-language creator here. His content for the quarter largely focused on a wide spread of gaming and Just Chatting content. He streams a good portion of shooter titles, such as CS2 or PUBG Mobile, but he also streams many other casual party games, such as Among Us. Absi has built a loyal following that helped him secure 34.4M HW in the quarter, solidifying his place as a major force in Arabic-language livestreaming.
Last but not least, the final place here goes to Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart, a North American creator who has become one of Twitch’s biggest stars. He is widely recognised for his time streaming in Rainbow Six: Siege, but as part of his challenge to stream every day for two years, he has been branching out into new games to great success.
The start of 2026 marked the beginning of Jynxzi’s second year of streaming every day, and it already seems that this challenge will rocket Stewart to the top of the livestreaming charts by the end of the year. As one of livestreaming’s most dedicated creators, keep an eye on Jynxzi’s viewership as he gets closer to his ultimate 730-day goal.
