Streams Charts summarizes the month on Twitch. In August, the platform's key metrics experienced a slight decline compared to July. This is most apparent in the Peak Viewers number, which dropped by a significant 34%. Among other highlights, American streamer Tarik reached over 10 million Hours Watched thanks to a community-driven Valorant casting, helping the Riot Games shooter surpass League of Legends in the top of the categories.
We should remind you that in July, Spanish streamer ibai hosted another boxing show match La Velada Del Año III, where a new platform record for Peak Viewers was set. There were no such high-profile events in August, which is why there was such a big drop in the metric. We should also note that August, with 4 million Peak Viewers, is still Twitch's worst month so far by this metric. In 2023, this metric has not yet fallen below 4.3 million.
Most watched Twitch categories in August 2023
Small changes have been seen in the Top 3 most popular categories on Twitch. The categories Just Chatting and Grand Theft Auto V have maintained their positions but have lost 7% and 24% of the total Hours Watched compared to the previous month, respectively. The third spot in the Top 3 was taken by Valorant, a shooter game from Riot Games, which accumulated over 100 million Hours Watched, surpassing League of Legends from the same company. Valorant Champions 2023 broadcasts played a significant role in this. It is worth noting that this is Valorant's second-best performance this year, with only May having more Hours Watched (103 million).
League of Legends and CS:GO round out the Top 5 categories. While League of Legends lost 12% in Hours Watched, Valve's shooter game gained around 5% in the same metric compared to the previous month, thanks to the Gamers8 2023 and IEM Cologne 2023 tournaments.
Among the reshuffles in the second half of the Top, we can note the debut of Baldur's Gate 3 in sixth place. The single-player game from Larian Studios racked up 45.5 million Hours Watched last month.
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In addition, Fortnite and Minecraft saw a slight increase in viewership, while Dota 2, on the other hand, lost approximately 19% of its Hours Watched. As for global changes, Teamfight Tactics and Apex Legends dropped out of the Top 10, making way for BG3 and Escape from Tarkov. The latter gained a few positions thanks to another round of drops, which attracted both streamers and viewers.
Most watched Twitch channels in August 2023
Most watched Twitch channels in August 2023
In August 2023, Tarik became the most watched Twitch streamer — his channel accumulated over 10.8 million HW. This achievement was made possible thanks to his work on Valorant Champions 2023, where Tarik became one of the most popular community casters of the tournament.
Gaules follows the leader closely, accumulating 9.9 million HW in August, which is roughly consistent with his July results. As usual, Gaules actively covered CS:GO tournaments throughout the month and practically hosted streams on his channel around the clock (including replays).
German streamer Eliasn97 takes third place in the ranking, accumulating 8.6 million HW in the month, which is a 76% increase compared to July. Traditionally, Eliasn97's content mainly consisted of interesting collaborative streams, unusual challenges, marathons, and more. Throughout the month, Eliasn97 played various titles, recorded reactions, engaged with guests, and even hosted a subathon.
The official Valorant channel has accumulated 7.1 million HW thanks to the Valorant Champions 2023 broadcasts. The RTA in Japan festival channel takes fifth place with approximately 5.7 million HW in just one month. You can read more about it here.
In the second half of the top channels are the streamers Cellbit, Jynxzi, and kato_junichi0817, as well as the tournament channels ESLCS and RocketLeague, where the CS:GO and Rocket League world championships took place. They all accumulated between 5.6 million and 4.8 million HW, respectively.
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Most watched Twitch streamers in August 2023
Most watched Twitch streamers in August 2023
If we hadn’t considered the channels of organizations and tournament operators, then the Top 10 most watched channels would have included streamers HasanAbi, fps_shaka, handongsuk, and IlloJuan. Of this group, it's worth noting the Japanese streamer fpsshaka, who lost about 62% of the total Hours Watched in a month. Last month, he switched from Grand Theft Auto V to Escape from Tarkov, which viewers liked less than GTA RP content. The Japanese streamer's views dropped significantly, and he streamed for 35% fewer hours in August.
Additionally, it is also necessary to highlight Kai Cenat and ElSpreen, who conducted several major broadcasts in August, with the latter even setting a record on the channel.
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Most watched female Twitch streamers in August 2023
Most watched female Twitch streamers in August 2023
Rivers_gg from Mexico has once again become the leader among female streamers. In August, her channel accumulated 2.9 million HW, which is 20% fewer than in July. Despite this, Riversgg still maintains a significant lead over other female streamers in the Top of the ranking.
Japanese female content creator Tororo takes second place in the rankings. In the month, she increased her July performance by almost 80%, accumulating 1.4 million HW in August. During her streams, she mainly played Escape from Tarkov.
American streamer JenFoxxx takes third position with a total of 1.2 million HW. This is fewer compared to her result in July, but JenFoxxx's channel content has become much more diversified. For example, last month, she played Baldur's Gate 3 and Armored Core IV.
Most of the positions in the female Top of the ranking continue to be held by female YouTubers from Japan and South Korea. It is worth noting Junnytty's drop from the Top 10, as her total Hours Watched decreased by 36%.
