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How Twitch game genres compare by real streaming activity over the last 4 weeks.

Wondering which game genres are most popular on Twitch right now? The charts below rank every genre we track by real streaming activity over the last 4 weeks - not just viewer counts, but how many streams happened, how many distinct streamers took part, and how many hours they broadcast. Each genre is broken down by broadcast language - English, French and German - so you can see where its audience actually is. For indie game developers, that shows where an engaged streamer audience already exists for games like yours, and which genres are worth focusing your outreach on. The data is rebuilt daily from live Twitch streams.

Streams per genre

Streams per genreHorizontal bar chart of streams per genre over the last 4 weeks, split by broadcast language.AdventureEnglish: 2,166,2192,166,219French: 242,485242,485German: 242,449242,449ShooterEnglish: 2,003,5152,003,515French: 211,890211,890German: 199,930199,930Role-playing (RPG)English: 1,464,4641,464,464French: 164,829164,829German: 168,833168,833SimulatorEnglish: 1,448,1171,448,117French: 140,898140,898German: 173,723173,723StrategyEnglish: 1,064,3791,064,379French: 108,256108,256German: 118,893118,893IndieEnglish: 849,248849,248French: 99,76799,767German: 94,19094,190TacticalEnglish: 559,345559,345French: 79,18979,189German: 68,16068,160SportEnglish: 453,934453,934French: 45,98845,988German: 46,88646,886RacingEnglish: 339,038339,038French: 65,40865,408German: 62,74062,740ArcadeEnglish: 373,302373,302French: 35,74735,747German: 50,33050,330PlatformEnglish: 298,606298,606French: 27,16627,166German: 18,43218,432PuzzleEnglish: 246,084246,084French: 27,16927,169German: 22,84122,841Hack and slash/Beat 'em upEnglish: 188,468188,468French: 17,70117,701German: 17,75917,759MOBAEnglish: 156,848156,848French: 28,58128,581German: 26,43226,432FightingEnglish: 143,275143,275French: 11,03911,039German: 8,7898,789Turn-based strategy (TBS)English: 95,86395,863French: 12,49112,491German: 8,2598,259Card & Board GameEnglish: 73,81373,813French: 7,6187,618German: 7,6567,656MusicEnglish: 51,71851,718French: 3,8383,838German: 2,6002,600Real Time Strategy (RTS)English: 33,24633,246French: 5,1375,137German: 6,4836,483Point-and-clickEnglish: 27,66327,663French: 2,2782,278German: 2,0762,076Visual NovelEnglish: 23,89123,891French: 1,4041,404German: 661661Quiz/TriviaEnglish: 12,70112,701French: 2,1312,131German: 2,6522,652PinballEnglish: 352352French: 3939German: 77EnglishFrenchGerman
Streams per genre
GenreEnglishFrenchGerman
Adventure2,166,219242,485242,449
Shooter2,003,515211,890199,930
Role-playing (RPG)1,464,464164,829168,833
Simulator1,448,117140,898173,723
Strategy1,064,379108,256118,893
Indie849,24899,76794,190
Tactical559,34579,18968,160
Sport453,93445,98846,886
Racing339,03865,40862,740
Arcade373,30235,74750,330
Platform298,60627,16618,432
Puzzle246,08427,16922,841
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up188,46817,70117,759
MOBA156,84828,58126,432
Fighting143,27511,0398,789
Turn-based strategy (TBS)95,86312,4918,259
Card & Board Game73,8137,6187,656
Music51,7183,8382,600
Real Time Strategy (RTS)33,2465,1376,483
Point-and-click27,6632,2782,076
Visual Novel23,8911,404661
Quiz/Trivia12,7012,1312,652
Pinball352397

Number of streams in the last 4 weeks that played at least one game of each genre, split by broadcast language. A stream spanning several genres counts toward each.

Streamers per genre

Streamers per genreHorizontal bar chart of streamers per genre over the last 4 weeks, split by broadcast language.AdventureEnglish: 549,119549,119French: 52,54552,545German: 50,30450,304ShooterEnglish: 512,628512,628French: 47,97847,978German: 41,35941,359SimulatorEnglish: 444,048444,048French: 38,05838,058German: 41,47441,474Role-playing (RPG)English: 369,792369,792French: 36,74536,745German: 35,83235,832StrategyEnglish: 302,986302,986French: 28,27528,275German: 28,75828,758IndieEnglish: 270,403270,403French: 28,91528,915German: 26,52926,529TacticalEnglish: 171,255171,255French: 20,46820,468German: 16,54416,544SportEnglish: 167,393167,393French: 15,23515,235German: 13,76113,761ArcadeEnglish: 137,620137,620French: 12,31712,317German: 14,93614,936RacingEnglish: 111,437111,437French: 17,18017,180German: 15,64915,649PlatformEnglish: 117,630117,630French: 10,28010,280German: 7,6247,624PuzzleEnglish: 106,265106,265French: 10,61510,615German: 8,9638,963Hack and slash/Beat 'em upEnglish: 66,67866,678French: 5,7645,764German: 5,4375,437FightingEnglish: 50,44850,448French: 3,5973,597German: 2,7552,755MOBAEnglish: 39,58639,586French: 7,1207,120German: 5,8175,817Turn-based strategy (TBS)English: 34,11934,119French: 3,9303,930German: 2,9422,942Card & Board GameEnglish: 28,13828,138French: 2,7402,740German: 2,9662,966MusicEnglish: 20,22620,226French: 1,5751,575German: 1,0361,036Point-and-clickEnglish: 13,98613,986French: 1,1971,197German: 1,0521,052Real Time Strategy (RTS)English: 10,23510,235French: 1,4391,439German: 1,7921,792Visual NovelEnglish: 11,52911,529French: 698698German: 367367Quiz/TriviaEnglish: 6,2196,219French: 1,0611,061German: 1,3461,346PinballEnglish: 191191French: 2323German: 66EnglishFrenchGerman
Streamers per genre
GenreEnglishFrenchGerman
Adventure549,11952,54550,304
Shooter512,62847,97841,359
Simulator444,04838,05841,474
Role-playing (RPG)369,79236,74535,832
Strategy302,98628,27528,758
Indie270,40328,91526,529
Tactical171,25520,46816,544
Sport167,39315,23513,761
Arcade137,62012,31714,936
Racing111,43717,18015,649
Platform117,63010,2807,624
Puzzle106,26510,6158,963
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up66,6785,7645,437
Fighting50,4483,5972,755
MOBA39,5867,1205,817
Turn-based strategy (TBS)34,1193,9302,942
Card & Board Game28,1382,7402,966
Music20,2261,5751,036
Point-and-click13,9861,1971,052
Real Time Strategy (RTS)10,2351,4391,792
Visual Novel11,529698367
Quiz/Trivia6,2191,0611,346
Pinball191236

Distinct streamers who broadcast at least one game of each genre in the last 4 weeks, split by broadcast language.

Hours streamed per genre

Hours streamed per genreHorizontal bar chart of hours per genre over the last 4 weeks, split by broadcast language.AdventureEnglish: 7,059,8867,059,886French: 773,912773,912German: 825,204825,204ShooterEnglish: 6,324,6156,324,615French: 631,895631,895German: 660,382660,382Role-playing (RPG)English: 5,079,7125,079,712French: 534,606534,606German: 599,193599,193SimulatorEnglish: 4,182,6754,182,675French: 404,023404,023German: 543,538543,538StrategyEnglish: 3,158,0103,158,010French: 309,029309,029German: 365,856365,856IndieEnglish: 2,486,1302,486,130French: 285,251285,251German: 289,026289,026TacticalEnglish: 1,612,9491,612,949French: 209,686209,686German: 207,864207,864RacingEnglish: 1,021,8211,021,821French: 201,793201,793German: 202,509202,509SportEnglish: 1,118,3861,118,386French: 110,682110,682German: 127,043127,043ArcadeEnglish: 1,010,6221,010,622French: 97,13897,138German: 139,329139,329PlatformEnglish: 778,817778,817French: 64,60864,608German: 44,24244,242PuzzleEnglish: 683,173683,173French: 70,28470,284German: 61,65461,654Hack and slash/Beat 'em upEnglish: 648,491648,491French: 57,07357,073German: 66,31766,317MOBAEnglish: 505,227505,227French: 78,46578,465German: 78,99178,991FightingEnglish: 406,633406,633French: 28,37228,372German: 26,22926,229Turn-based strategy (TBS)English: 327,492327,492French: 35,75335,753German: 23,59223,592Card & Board GameEnglish: 207,099207,099French: 18,91718,917German: 19,20419,204Real Time Strategy (RTS)English: 108,447108,447French: 14,89714,897German: 20,18120,181MusicEnglish: 114,399114,399French: 7,8707,870German: 5,0565,056Point-and-clickEnglish: 109,397109,397French: 7,1187,118German: 8,0848,084Visual NovelEnglish: 65,98165,981French: 3,4403,440German: 1,7641,764Quiz/TriviaEnglish: 24,40924,409French: 4,1184,118German: 4,9554,955PinballEnglish: 661661French: 6464German: 1414EnglishFrenchGerman
Hours streamed per genre
GenreEnglishFrenchGerman
Adventure7,059,886773,912825,204
Shooter6,324,615631,895660,382
Role-playing (RPG)5,079,712534,606599,193
Simulator4,182,675404,023543,538
Strategy3,158,010309,029365,856
Indie2,486,130285,251289,026
Tactical1,612,949209,686207,864
Racing1,021,821201,793202,509
Sport1,118,386110,682127,043
Arcade1,010,62297,138139,329
Platform778,81764,60844,242
Puzzle683,17370,28461,654
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up648,49157,07366,317
MOBA505,22778,46578,991
Fighting406,63328,37226,229
Turn-based strategy (TBS)327,49235,75323,592
Card & Board Game207,09918,91719,204
Real Time Strategy (RTS)108,44714,89720,181
Music114,3997,8705,056
Point-and-click109,3977,1188,084
Visual Novel65,9813,4401,764
Quiz/Trivia24,4094,1184,955
Pinball6616414

Total hours broadcast per genre in the last 4 weeks, split by broadcast language. Each stream's time is split across the genres it actually played; non-game time (e.g. Just Chatting) is excluded.

Frequently asked questions

Which game genres are most streamed on Twitch?
The charts above rank genres by number of streams, distinct streamers, and hours broadcast over the last 4 weeks. The leading genres shift over time, so the data is recomputed daily from live Twitch streams rather than fixed all-time totals.
How is genre streaming activity measured?
We poll live Twitch streams every 20 minutes via the official Helix API and record the game, viewer count, and time of each snapshot. Each stream's time is split across the genres it actually played, and non-game time such as Just Chatting is excluded.
How often is the genre data updated?
Genre trends are recomputed daily and always cover a rolling 4-week window, so they reflect current streaming activity rather than all-time totals.
Which languages are included in the genre trends?
Each chart splits a genre's activity across the three broadcast languages we currently track - English, French and German. Streams in other languages aren't counted, so the totals reflect those three audiences.
How can indie developers use genre trends?
A genre with many active streamers and hours streamed is one where an engaged audience already exists. Indie developers can use these trends to focus outreach on the genres - and the streamers - that best match their game.