Despite the presence of several streamer-based and competitive esports events, the third quarter of 2024 was slow for YouTube Live. The overall viewership drop throughout Q3 was reflected in its list of most-watched channels, with only the top two seeing green in terms of overall watch time across the period.
Top YouTube Channels in Q3, 2024
Online superstar CazéTV is atop both YouTube Live lists, reinforcing his status as the pre-eminent content creator on the red platform, especially in the Sports category. His streams of the football scene in Brazil, be it at the grassroots or the highest level, receive millions of viewers, making him one of the game's most influential voices in the South American nation.
There are four channels from the News & Politics genre, their locations spanning across Asia and South America. AlJazeera Arabic, Todo Noticias, Aaj Tak, and LA NACION represent agencies that bring to the world the latest news, photos, and videos from around the world, with Argentina's dual representatives showing why YouTube remains such a huge draw in the LATAM community.
There are two entertainment channels in Disney Jr. and ABS-CBN Entertainment geared towards completely different demographics (the former for children between two and seven years of age and the latter for adults craving entertainment and celebrity news and features). Mexico's Claro Sports is the lone sports representative, with SrPedro providing the video gaming content and Lofi Girl non-stop music based on the popular production quality of the same name.
CazéTV, also known as casimito, tops the PV list as well, with the leaderboard also consisting of names from fields like gaming, IRL, and People & Blogs. ABC News and NBC News owe their presences to the ongoing US presidential elections and the recent debates involving Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris.
IShowSpeed is on thanks to his record-setting trips across Europe and Southeast Asia and various collaboration streams like the ones with Kai Cenat. MPL Indonesia gets on thanks to the official channel's coverage of the highly popular MPL Indonesia, with Season 14 set to end sometime in October.
Special mention must go to KAROL G, the Colombian Grammy and Billboard-winning singer and songwriter. Her official channel's single live stream of a concert from Real Madrid's iconic Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in July, the final stop of her "Mañana Será Bonito" world tour, attracted over a million Peak Viewers.
Top YouTube Organization Channels in Q3, 2024
The watch time list is full of names already mentioned above, except Al Arabiya News. It is a political news channel broadcasting from Lusail City, Qatar, that covers, presents, and deeply analyzes events and news.
Among the most popular organization channels that still need to be covered are two from the News & Politics segment. UOL and SBT News are Brazilian news agencies bringing news about the country and the world to thousands of viewers.
Thai Lottery, meanwhile, is the nation's official portal for all news related to lottery results, real-time news, and draws, with this September 16 broadcast ending as its second-most popular ever.
Top YouTube Gaming Streamers in Q3, 2024
IShowSpeed is the most-watched name in the YouTube Gaming segment in the third quarter of 2024 and is the only North American on the leaderboard. Similarly, the sole South American to make the list is Gaules, whose esports broadcasts on YouTube have been as successful as fans would expect.
There are also four VTubers here, led by Kuzuha Channel in second. Miko Ch., Pekora Ch., and Subaru Ch. are the other names to find spots here, with their gaming content covering titles like Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, and Apex Legends.
A few Indonesian creators are also present, with set1awanade, R7 Tatsumaki, and Windah Basudara emerging as popular options for fans to catch everything related to Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, which remains highly popular in the country. Indian Battlegrounds Mobile India streamer LoLzZz Gaming is the last personality to be mentioned, with his coverage of events and gameplay videos attracting thousands of Hindi-speaking viewers.
Top YouTube Gaming Organization Channels in Q3, 2024
MLBB continues to be the game atop such tables, with the official MPL Indonesia channel being the only one to pass the 20M HW mark. The other official channel that covers the most successful regional league on the Mobile Legends Professional League calendar —Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Indonesia — comes in fourth position.
LCK, the biggest regional league on the League of Legends circuit, is second, with its official Vietnamese channel finishing sixth. Liên Quân Mobile eSports-Garena, the official channel for Arena of Valor in Vietnam, is the other name on the podium, while the official Thai channel came in tenth place.
KRAFTON INDIA ESPORTS is the BGMI representative here, with the channel seeing a few records set during the Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series 2024. Dota2, ESL Counter-Strike, and VALORANT Champions Tour, the official channels of various popular esports offerings, also make appearances in the fifth to tenth positions.
Top YouTube North American Streamers in Q3, 2024
The leaderboard for the most watched NA channels has a lot of renowned entries, including Typical Gamer, TimTheTatman, and Ludwig. They are known to be some of the most influential creators out of America and Canada, with their reputations also ensuring they have successfully ventured outside the live-streaming bubble.
There's also Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the official channel of the former President of Mexico, which continues to be a prominent source of news for the Hispanic community. Padre Jose Arturo Lopez Cornejo is another figure from the Spanish-speaking circle, with his YouTube channel helping the ordained priest reach as many religious viewers as possible.
There's also King Akademiks, a Jamaican-American podcaster 'dedicated to bringing you exciting Real Urban News stories in a Satirical Manner.' Last comes Radoukens, a Korean-origin streamer who mostly makes funny content on gaming and IRL situations, making him a favorite among fans of the genre.
Top YouTube Brazilian Streamers in Q3, 2024
Among the top Brazilians in the third quarter this year, quite a few creators make content designed to entertain with video gaming. They include NOBRU, CEROL, and JotinhaTM, with the former two among the most popular Free Fire players and content creators globally.
There is also a channel of a politician in the form of Fábio Teruel, a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. Religious content is represented via Bispo Bruno Leonardo and Frei Gilson / Som do Monte - OFICIAL, with the latter also creating spiritual music that has become a hit around the world.
Esports broadcasting gets a look in thanks to the efforts of BaianoTV and Gaules, who remain two of the most trusted video gaming influencers in the Portuguese-speaking community. While the former's channel covers all things related to competitive LoL, the latter is perhaps the biggest name when it comes to worldwide Counter-Strike co-casting.
Top YouTube Asian Channels in Q3, 2024
When looking at the most watched Asian channels, it is clear that News & Politics takes high precedence among viewers. The genre is represented by seven of the ten entries, with India accounting for a lot of these names, including prominent agencies like Aaj Tak, Zee News, and Republic Bharat.
A religious channel also makes this top ten list in the form of SGPC, Sri Amritsar, which airs a live broadcast of Gurbani Kirtan (traditional singing of Holy Sikh verses) daily. It remains the top choice for Sikhs not only in India but the rest of the world.
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