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Genre Trends in English

How Twitch game genres compare in English-language streams over the last 4 weeks.

Which game genres are most popular with English-language streamers on Twitch? The charts below rank every genre we track by how many streams played it, how many distinct streamers took part, and how many hours they broadcast in English over the last 4 weeks. For indie game developers, that shows where an engaged English-speaking streamer audience already exists for games like yours. The data is rebuilt daily from live Twitch streams.

Streams per genre

Streams per genre, English-language streamsHorizontal bar chart of streams per genre over the last 4 weeks, English-language streams, highest first.AdventureAdventure: 2,113,4122,113,412ShooterShooter: 1,905,7091,905,709Role-playing (RPG)Role-playing (RPG): 1,416,4561,416,456SimulatorSimulator: 1,372,6501,372,650StrategyStrategy: 1,008,7441,008,744IndieIndie: 843,765843,765TacticalTactical: 496,083496,083SportSport: 381,485381,485ArcadeArcade: 291,416291,416PuzzlePuzzle: 278,660278,660PlatformPlatform: 278,026278,026RacingRacing: 251,663251,663MOBAMOBA: 181,041181,041Hack and slash/Beat 'em upHack and slash/Beat 'em up: 169,569169,569FightingFighting: 108,910108,910Turn-based strategy (TBS)Turn-based strategy (TBS): 85,61485,614Card & Board GameCard & Board Game: 58,90158,901MusicMusic: 49,03149,031Point-and-clickPoint-and-click: 33,72733,727Real Time Strategy (RTS)Real Time Strategy (RTS): 32,28032,280Visual NovelVisual Novel: 23,46123,461Quiz/TriviaQuiz/Trivia: 13,39513,395PinballPinball: 498498

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

Streams per genre, English-language streams
GenreStreams
Adventure2,113,412
Shooter1,905,709
Role-playing (RPG)1,416,456
Simulator1,372,650
Strategy1,008,744
Indie843,765
Tactical496,083
Sport381,485
Arcade291,416
Puzzle278,660
Platform278,026
Racing251,663
MOBA181,041
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up169,569
Fighting108,910
Turn-based strategy (TBS)85,614
Card & Board Game58,901
Music49,031
Point-and-click33,727
Real Time Strategy (RTS)32,280
Visual Novel23,461
Quiz/Trivia13,395
Pinball498

Streamers per genre

Streamers per genre, English-language streamsHorizontal bar chart of streamers per genre over the last 4 weeks, English-language streams, highest first.AdventureAdventure: 519,298519,298ShooterShooter: 486,145486,145SimulatorSimulator: 418,658418,658Role-playing (RPG)Role-playing (RPG): 361,759361,759StrategyStrategy: 293,945293,945IndieIndie: 251,998251,998TacticalTactical: 154,343154,343SportSport: 140,756140,756PlatformPlatform: 110,850110,850PuzzlePuzzle: 109,494109,494ArcadeArcade: 103,537103,537RacingRacing: 82,14982,149Hack and slash/Beat 'em upHack and slash/Beat 'em up: 60,38860,388MOBAMOBA: 47,18547,185FightingFighting: 37,19137,191Turn-based strategy (TBS)Turn-based strategy (TBS): 29,84929,849Card & Board GameCard & Board Game: 22,62622,626MusicMusic: 17,56617,566Point-and-clickPoint-and-click: 17,02717,027Visual NovelVisual Novel: 11,83111,831Real Time Strategy (RTS)Real Time Strategy (RTS): 9,6969,696Quiz/TriviaQuiz/Trivia: 6,6936,693PinballPinball: 334334

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

Streamers per genre, English-language streams
GenreStreamers
Adventure519,298
Shooter486,145
Simulator418,658
Role-playing (RPG)361,759
Strategy293,945
Indie251,998
Tactical154,343
Sport140,756
Platform110,850
Puzzle109,494
Arcade103,537
Racing82,149
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up60,388
MOBA47,185
Fighting37,191
Turn-based strategy (TBS)29,849
Card & Board Game22,626
Music17,566
Point-and-click17,027
Visual Novel11,831
Real Time Strategy (RTS)9,696
Quiz/Trivia6,693
Pinball334

Hours streamed per genre

Hours streamed per genre, English-language streamsHorizontal bar chart of hours per genre over the last 4 weeks, English-language streams, highest first.AdventureAdventure: 7,196,3697,196,369ShooterShooter: 6,347,7556,347,755Role-playing (RPG)Role-playing (RPG): 5,153,7765,153,776SimulatorSimulator: 4,124,0244,124,024StrategyStrategy: 3,114,0493,114,049IndieIndie: 2,618,2792,618,279TacticalTactical: 1,481,5291,481,529SportSport: 929,577929,577PuzzlePuzzle: 821,500821,500RacingRacing: 775,556775,556ArcadeArcade: 774,770774,770PlatformPlatform: 762,180762,180MOBAMOBA: 623,541623,541Hack and slash/Beat 'em upHack and slash/Beat 'em up: 572,940572,940FightingFighting: 319,648319,648Turn-based strategy (TBS)Turn-based strategy (TBS): 308,975308,975Card & Board GameCard & Board Game: 175,740175,740Point-and-clickPoint-and-click: 133,682133,682Real Time Strategy (RTS)Real Time Strategy (RTS): 112,358112,358MusicMusic: 109,412109,412Visual NovelVisual Novel: 64,62464,624Quiz/TriviaQuiz/Trivia: 32,94132,941PinballPinball: 1,0201,020

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

Hours streamed per genre, English-language streams
GenreHours
Adventure7,196,369
Shooter6,347,755
Role-playing (RPG)5,153,776
Simulator4,124,024
Strategy3,114,049
Indie2,618,279
Tactical1,481,529
Sport929,577
Puzzle821,500
Racing775,556
Arcade774,770
Platform762,180
MOBA623,541
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up572,940
Fighting319,648
Turn-based strategy (TBS)308,975
Card & Board Game175,740
Point-and-click133,682
Real Time Strategy (RTS)112,358
Music109,412
Visual Novel64,624
Quiz/Trivia32,941
Pinball1,020

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