xQc became the most popular streamer in 2022

According to data provided by the analytical service Streams Charts, the Canadian xQc became the most popular streamer on the Twitch site in 2022. The former professional Overwatch player topped the rankings this year with 221 million hours watched.

It is noteworthy that xQc is the most popular streamer of the year on Twitch for the third year in a row. In 2022, the Canadian spent more than 3.2 thousand hours on the air and during this time gained more than 221 million hours of views. In addition, this year he managed to set a record for the number of views on his channel. This happened during the April broadcast of the Overwatch 2 closed beta testing, which was watched by 330 thousand viewers.

The famous Brazilian streamer Gaules is back in second place with over 160 million hours watched. Such figures were the result of the Brazilian's commitment to CS:GO discipline, as well as wide coverage of major championships, including IEM Rio Major 2022, where he acted as a host.

Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos has moved up from fourth to third place in the rankings compared to the same list last year. The streamer generated a total of 107 million watch hours. It is worth noting that Ibai Llanos is the founder of the KOI organization, which in a year has managed to develop to unimaginable proportions in many popular disciplines, including LoL and VALORANT. At the same time, Ibai Llanos was named Streamer of the Year by the Esports Awards.

Streamers like auronplay, Asmongold, and Trainswreckstv also made it to the top of the 2022 rankings. In turn, former professional CS:GO players, tarik and summit1g, rounded out the TOP-10 of the rating.

TOP 10 streamers on Twitch in 2022

1. xQc - 221.4M Hours Viewed
2. Gaules - 160.1 million hours viewed
3. Ibai Llanos - 107.6 million hours viewed
4. auronplay - 99.9 million hours watched
5. HasanAbi - 79.68M Hours Viewed
6. fps_shaka - 79.66M Hours Viewed
7. Asmongold - 79.2M Hours Viewed
8. Trainswreckstv - 74.8 million hours watched
9. tarik — 71.6 million hours viewed
10. summit1g - 66.6 million hours watched