2024
According to Twitch Chat
Twitch Chat has something to say about everything, including the year 2024. From top tags to top categories, epic battles to epic celebrity cameos, video games turning into shows and Brat turning into an emote, this is 2024 according to Twitch Chat.
Kappa: oh great another brand with a recap
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PogChamp: choose your recap. LET'S GO!
CoolCat: let's dive in, shall we?
DinoDance:
Ridiculously Big Numbers of the Year
Active Streamers
21,443,458
New Streamers
9.51 Million
Hours Streamed
879,200,518
Hours Watched
20.35 Billion
WutFace: 
Categories of the Year
according to...
The World
1.46B hours watched
People came from all over the world to explore Los Santos this year. Together we conducted heists, raced the streets, and trolled each other for literally billions of hours. Way to go, you little criminal masterminds.
North America
843.39M hours watched
Everyone knows we love to game on Twitch, but turns out our real favorite thing is just hanging out, just getting together, and just...chatting. This year, Just Chatting grew by 9.31%
Asia Pacific
263M hours watched
Valorant Champions 2024 was held in Seoul, with over 1.4 million fans cheering from chat. Shanghai-based Esports legends EDward Gaming took home the win after weeks of fierce competition.
Europe, Middle East & Africa
3.8M peak viewers
ibai outdid himself this year, literally, setting a new world record for highest-viewed stream ever on Twitch with La Velada del Año 4 and breaking his own record from the previous year.
Latin America
48.7M hours watched
This year, Kings League, a real football league that streams exclusively on Twitch, took off. The first Kings World Cup was held in Mexico this summer, with over a million viewers tuning in!
GoatEmotey: greatest categories of all time (ok, at least this year)
Top Tags of the Year
Chill
2024 must have been a stressful one, because the 'chill' tag was used more than any other on Twitch. We watched 100.6M hours of ASMR to help us relax, and found community and calmness in cozy gaming. Games like Stardew Valley grew to 23.6M hours watched.
ADHD
From Lomadiah to Mizkif, tons of streamers have opened up about their ADHD, and built welcoming communities for neurodivergent folks on Twitch.
Anime
Anime was a trending tag all year long. Together we drew anime, watched anime, loved anime, and dreamed of eating anime food in 2024.
Pokémon
Our love of Pokémon is as strong as ever. The Pokémon World Championships were streamed live on Twitch this August, racking up over a million hours watched.
Go-To Snack of the Year?
In a survey, the new Chicken Big Mac was the clear winner, defeating perennial contenders “a half eaten burrito bowl” and “a whole rotisserie chicken”.
Brushes with Fame of the Year
From Tyla to John Cena, Twitch was so famous in 2024 that famous people just kept showing up. Here are some of our favorite celebrity cameos of the year.
KaiCenat
713K peak viewers
June 10
Kai's sleepover with Kevin Hart and Druski had us all staying up late this summer. Guess who fell asleep first?
HeyGuys: 
IamSlayoncé
February 11
Ok, Bey didn't technically stream. But we got a glimpse of how life-changing it would be if she did in a super big commercial that dropped during the superest biggest football game of 2024.
Maya
February 15
Shellebrity cameo of the year?
Phrase of the Year
Jynxzi and theSketchReal
Sketch had a huge year, and his signature “what's up brother!” was used by everyone from streamers to pro athletes. And his favorite brother Jynxzi crushed it in 2024 too, growing his community by 101.3%! Now THAT'S what's up.
FrankerZ: 
Games of the Year
We played way too much Fortnite, and we're in a whole other league when it comes to League of Legends, but here are a few more games that made 2024 like no other.
Co-Op Game of the Year
43.14M hours watched
Or maybe, bug killing game of the year? Either way, this game pitting people against bugs blew up in 2024, peaking with a whopping 18.68 million hours watched in February
Wholesome Game of the Year
1.63M hours watched
Turns out 2024 was a big year for farming! We sought comfort in the idyllic village of Mistria, where we fished, farmed, and relaxed for literally millions of hours.
Better Than Real Life Game of the Year
+91% hours watched
We're not just living in a simulation, we're playing a lot of simulation games. From Supermarket Simulator to Truck Simulators to Power Wash Simulator, simulator games trended way higher in 2024.
I Swear I'm Not Trying to Kill You Game of the Year
58.34M hours watched
Everyone was fiending for the adrenaline rush of the funniest survival horror game of the year. Thanks for the jump scares, the pranks, and the sweet sweet clips.
Retro Game of the Year
2.6M hours watched
Okay, so this game isn't technically retro, it came out this fall. But gamers loved the homage to classic 8-bit gaming in this 50-in-one compilation game.
Global Game of the Year
1.46B hours watched
GTA V was all anyone could think about this year, and we had the best time committing crimes together. Ahh...community bonding.
Most Anticipated Game of 2025?
We asked a bunch of people about the most anticipated game of next year and the answer was a resounding… “GTA 6. Is that a real question?”
Kappa: wow. didn't see that coming
Demon Queen of the Yearironmouse, our cringe demon queen, grew her community to an astounding 320K subs and raised money for the Immune Deficiency Foundation along the way. Virtual avatars took over Twitch this year, with the VTubing tag being used 11M times. People fell in love with these characters, their worlds, and the communities they're building.
ironmouse, our cringe demon queen, grew her community to an astounding 320K subs and raised money for the Immune Deficiency Foundation along the way. Virtual avatars took over Twitch this year, with the VTubing tag being used 11M times. People fell in love with these characters, their worlds, and the communities they're building.
2.2M Followers / 413K gained in 2024
What 2024 trend should be a new category on Twitch?
Almost half of those surveyed selected “AI vs Aliens: who will win?”. Good question.
Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat Moment of the Year
Charli XCX
More than 35.9K peak viewers
October 10
Charli XCX took over the world and turned it brat green all summer long. Then she took over Twitch and debuted her remixed album live in October.
Chat got bratty and used the :bratchat: 3.1M times
Charli XCX wasn't the only artist spinning on Twitch this year. In 2024, we launched a whole new DJs category with the help of amazing artists like Zedd at 8.08 on Twitch, a global, 24-hour live streamed DJ festival.
14,277 DJs created over 530K hours of live music
PogChamp:
BopBop: (bops head in agreement)
BopBop was used 16M times
HeyGuys:
Standout Streamers of the Year
178M hours watched
From celebrity streams to fashion to reinventing the most famous burger in the world, Kai was everywhere in 2024. In fact, he's in this recap three times. He capped the year off by breaking the all time sub record with over 727K subs during his Mafiathon 2 subathon.
10.9M hours watched
Mexican streamer rivers_gg grew her community to 6.48M followers this year, and she was voted Streamer of the Year at the Esports Awards.
+134% hours watched
This year, VTuber and GTA V roleplayer banda_chosuke's popularity surged after switching from playing a police officer to playing a gangster named Van Dalmer.
390% community growth
caseoh_ had a meteoric rise this year, gaining 4.9 million followers over the course of 2024.
Twitch Pride Guild leader
With cozy games, cozy reading, and cozy coworking, sweetxsage brought the cozy in 2024 while also bringing streamers together through the Twitch Pride Guild.
5M hours watched
French streamer LittleBigWhale was the first streamer ever to receive the Bleed Purple Statue, awarded to streamers who reach 5 million, 50 million, and 250 million hours watched.
A$17K raised for charity
In 2024, Jackhuddo was a man on a mission, setting out to run meter after meter, and raise money to fight cancer along the way.
Twitch Black Guild Leader
Builder of community. Leader of the Twitch Black Guild. Defeater of Elden Ring using only a steering wheel. Thor is building a chill, safe space which emphasizes mental health, LGBTQ+ equality, and wholesome vibes.
GivePLS: give. more. recap. pls.
Illuminati: just dont tell them about the vast global conspiracy to turn all video games into shows
Post-Apocalyptic Hellscape of the Year
Fallout
10M hours watched in April
Games on the Big Screen
The Fallout series on Prime was nominated for 16 Emmys this year, which is impressive, sure. But it's nothing compared to the 35.8M hours of the game we streamed in 2024! Chat must've loved the show, because after watching, we all wanted more! Viewership for Fallout games peaked after the show dropped in April.
More and more games are becoming shows.
In 2024, we got a new season of Arcane: League of Legends, the Knuckles series came out, and Secret Level airs this month on Prime Video.
Grasslord: 
239th Attempt of the Year
MissMikkaa
14.2K peak viewers
Elden Ring had everyone going hard this year.
Collectively, we streamed 10.7M hours of epic efforts and epic boss battles. While tons of streamers devoted their LIVES to beating it, perhaps no one was as dedicated as MissMikkaa. She took on not one, but two of Shadow of the Erdtree's final Boss, Radahn, simultaneously using a dualsense and a dance pad. After four days and 239 attempts, she finally did it.
211M hours watched
Kai even had to get a therapist to get him through to the end of the game. Now THAT'S dedication. Therapeutic intervention of the year...?
PogChamp: remember that pommel horse Olympic gymnast guy?
HeyGuys:
Kappa: Olympians are known for their commitment
Medal-Worthy Moments of the Year
The Paris Olympics were huge this year, but jumping into the Seine wasn't the only way to soak up some sports. From 59.6M hours of games like NBA 2K and Madden, to esports and live events, Twitch cheered for sports in 2024.
ibai
3.8M peak viewers
July 18
ibai racked up 98 million hours watched this year, and 26.6 million of them came from this moment. La Velada del Año 4 was another absolute knockout. The boxing event took place in Barcelona in front of a packed arena, and set a new world record for viewership on Twitch.
The über popular Kings League-a Twitch-streamed fútbol league- garnered a whopping 46.5M hours watched this year, with Porcinos FC taking home the inaugural Kings World Cup.
Even real F1 stars took to Twitch to sim race. Max Verstappen, 4-time World Driver's Champion, sim raced for TeamRedline this year. It was even rumored that the RedBull F1 team gave him a curfew after he stayed up late streaming the night before a real race. No worries Max, we've all been there.
GamesDoneQuick
July 5
Peanut Butter the dog hit an incredible game-winning home run in a series of charity games which raised over $2.5 million for Doctors Without Borders! Now THAT'S a good boy!
What celebrity livestream is most likely to debut in 2025?
The people have spoken and they demand Pedro Pascal performing dramatic readings of Chat.
Fits of the Year
What did people wear, what was hot, and what was not on Twitch in 2024?
PirateSoftware
Hype Train Record Broken
April 1
Clad in his super-stylish fruit suit, PirateSoftware smashed the all-time Hype Train record of 55, reaching level 106. THAT'S BANANAS!!!!
DEERE
Drag Queens reigned supreme on Twitch in 2024, showcasing unbelievable looks and building unbelievably devoted communities. We loved watching DEERE and tons of other amazing queens play horror games on the Stream Queens team this year.
StellaChuu
September 22
At TwitchCon, we saw an absolutely epic Cosplay Showcase. Host and cosplay legend StellaChuu showed OUT with her Falin Chimera cosplay. Stella and her team spent 2 weeks hot-gluing thousands of scales and feathers to create this incredible look.
caseoh_
239K views
July 24
This year, we were fortunate enough to witness caseoh_ strut the runway with his most slayana fashionista ever. And NO, it was NOT rigged.
DinoDance:
caaannnoooonnnnbbaaaalllllll
Best Doritos Flavor of All Time?
Ok. We know this isn't specific to 2024, but we've finally settled this eternal debate and nacho cheese reigns supreme.
Clippable Moments of the Year
So much goodness happened on Twitch in 2024.
We couldn't possibly capture it all, but here's a few of our favorite clips.
herokerrey
August 23
Live. Laugh. Twith.
LuquEt4
December 24, 2023
This Brazilian streamer couple took gender reveal parties to new heights this year. Congrats you two!
SharpBalloons
September 26
SharpBalloons helped Moo Deng blow up.
NASA
676K views
April 8
You didn't have to stare directly at the sun to see this year's eclipse, because NASA streamed it live on Twitch.
SeemsGood: seems like a real e-clips
NotLikeThis: 
80% of surveyed Twitch streamers agree that Twitch feels like family.
Chat of the Year
Of the 48.3B chats sent this year, we'll sign off 2024 with this.
jazzylady87: Unplug it and then plug it back in
November 15
during KaiCenat's Mafiathon 2 stream
GY
WP
CoolCat: see you in 2025
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