It looks like Twitch may finally be turning the tide on its declining viewership. In June, the platform saw its first signs of growth in months, with increases in both average viewership and the number of active channels. The peak number of channels surged by an impressive 17%, driven by a special in-game event and the launch of Fortnite’s new season. Also, for the second month in a row, Twitch set a new record for the number of unique games streamed.
In June, Twitch treated its audience to a wealth of entertainment, ranging from themed streamer events to live broadcasts of major esports tournaments. The highlight was undoubtedly the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, which propelled Counter-Strike into the platform’s top three most-watched categories. Meanwhile, in early June, Fortnite kicked off its new season with a special in-game event, during which the game’s Twitch category peaked at over 52,100 concurrent channels!
League of Legends also delivered plenty of excitement, with everything from the EMEA Masters Spring 2025 matches to the kickoff of the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational. The IRL category stood out with nearly a 29% HW increase over May, rising three spots in the rankings. Much of this boost came from funnymike’s Streamer Prom event and the many streams hosted by those who attended.
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The rest of the category rankings remained largely stable with no major shake-ups. New releases like Mario Kart World, Elden Ring: Nightreign, Dune: Awakening, Peak, Rematch, and Death Stranding 2 all stayed outside the top 10. That said, many of these titles simply haven’t had enough time yet to rise further up the charts.
In June, the most-watched Twitch channel was BLASTPremier, which ran the official English broadcast of the Counter-Strike Major all month long. Joining the top three were Zack ‘’zackrawrr’’ Hoyt and Hasan ‘’HasanAbi’’ Piker, who both amassed large viewership by covering political topics like the Israel-Iran conflict and the U.S. role in the situation.
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German streamer Elias ‘’Eliasn97’’ Nerlich boosted his watch hours through his annual StreamingWoche marathon, featuring several other well-known creators. Meanwhile, Marc Robert ‘’Caedrel’’ Lamont provided extensive coverage of League of Legends esports, including Los Ratones’ matches at the EMEA Masters Spring 2025 and the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational, among others.
Nicholas ‘’Jynxzi’’ Stewart climbed the charts with an extensive broadcast celebrating the release of the Rainbow Six X expansion. Kai Cenat made waves with a joint marathon stream alongside Darren ‘’IShowSpeed’’ Watkins Jr, where they played through New Super Mario Bros together.
Japanese streamer Chikara ‘’Fps_Shaka’’ Kawakami entertained fans with the Red Bull Legendus show tournament for Street Fighter 6. Max ‘’Shadowkekw’’ Pavlov emerged as one of the most popular community casters during BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, and Jason ‘’jasontheween’’ Nguyen delivered a standout stream from the Streamer Prom event we covered earlier.
KaiCenat topped Twitch in peak concurrent viewers, hitting 384,000 during his joint stream with IShowSpeed. The three channels following him were all dedicated to covering the Austin Major 2025, underscoring that the tournament was the platform’s biggest esports event of the month.
Emily ‘’Emiru’’ Schunk held onto her position as Twitch’s most popular female streamer. While she was the clear leader in May, in June she nearly got caught by Wendy Ortiz, who consistently streamed in the IRL category — including her trip to Hawaii with Darryl Dwayne ‘’DDG’’ Granberry Jr and her appearance at the Streamer Prom. Overall, the female top rankings saw significant changes compared to the previous month, with only Emiru and Shylily maintaining their spots in the top 10.
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Notably, the channel vedal987 ranks highly thanks to streams featuring Neuro Sama, an AI-generated female VTuber. There’s still quite a bit of debate online about whether it’s fair to include this channel in these rankings. We’d love to hear your opinions on this in social media!
