Impressive Livestream Viewership Records on Twitch and YouTube
Over the years, there have been remarkable milestones achieved during live streams. Here are some of the standout viewership records from both Twitch and YouTube.
On January 11, 2021, Twitch witnessed a historic moment. Spanish streaming sensation David ‘TheGrefg’ Cánovas Martínez broke the record for the highest concurrent viewership as he unveiled his exclusive Fortnite skin. He then secured another spot in the top 3 Twitch records on January 29, 2023, with over 1.7 million viewers tuning in for his streamer awards.
However, on June 25, 2022, another Spanish streamer, Ibai, surpassed that record by amassing over 3 million live viewers for his second boxing event. Meanwhile, on YouTube, Casimiro claimed the record with over 6 million viewers.
When Ibai's event returned in 2023, he once again outdid himself, with 'La Velada del Año 3' attracting over 3.4 million concurrent viewers. French streamer Squeezi secured the third spot on Twitch with 1.3 million viewers for his racing event.
While North American streamers dominate the list, non-English streams are rapidly gaining traction on Twitch and YouTube. It's foreseeable that more streamers from diverse regions will vie for a place among the most-viewed streams ever.
Contents
- Most viewed Twitch streams ever
- YouTube peak viewers record
Most viewed Twitch streams ever
- Ibai: 3,442,725
- Ibai: 3,356,464
- TheGrefg: 2,470,347
- TheGrefg: 1,745,462
- Ibai: 1,502,295
- Squeezie: 1,340,960
- ELXOKAS: 1,208,144
- aminematue: 1,155,060
- Kingsleague: 1,098,636
- ELEAGUETV: 1,088,063
- PlayStation: 1,014,646
- Squeezie: 1,018,187
- Riot Games: 988,867
- DOTA2TI_RU: 845,224
- ONEXTWO_: 764,151
- Gaules: 707,648
- Zerator: 707,071
- Fortnite: 700,529
- Shadoune666: 690,360
- Tommyinnit: 650,237
Ibai, a Spanish streamer, holds the record for peak viewers on a Twitch stream, with 3.4 million. This was achieved during his 'La Velada del Año 3' event, surpassing his previous record.
In second place is another Spanish streamer, TheGrefg, who attracted viewers worldwide while unveiling his new Fortnite skin. As the stream reached record numbers, more viewers joined in to be part of the excitement.
This list, sourced from Twitch Tracker, includes streams from companies, not just individual creators.
Refer below for the list exclusive to solo streamers.
Most viewed streams for a solo Twitch streamer (companies excluded):
- Ibai: 3,442,725
- Ibai: 3,356,464
- TheGrefg: 2,470,347
- TheGrefg: 1,745,462
- Ibai: 1,502,295
- Squeezie: 1,340,960
- ELXOKAS: 1,208,144
- aminematue: 1,155,060
- Squeezie: 1,018,187
- ONEXTWO_: 764,151
- Gaules: 707,648
- Zerator: 707,071
- Shadoune666: 690,360
- Tommyinnit: 650,237
- Ninja: 616,693
- Auronplay: 602,308
- Axozer: 557,151
- N3KOGLAI: 543,743
- Casimito: 534,644
- Shroud: 516,289
While Twitch remains synonymous with video game livestreaming, YouTube has been rapidly closing the gap.
YouTube peak viewers record
Here are the highest peaks in viewership on YouTube livestreams, sourced from PlayBoard:
- ISRO Official – 8 million (Chandrayaan-3 Mission)
- CazéTV: 6.1 million (World Cup 2022 QF livestream)
- CazéTV: 5.2 million (World Cup 2022 RO16 livestream)
- CazéTV: 4.7 million (Vasco vs Flamengo)
- SpaceX: 4 million (Crew Demo 2)
- Apple: 3.6 million
- CazéTV: 3.6 million (Corinthians vs Sao Paulo)
- Law & Crime Network: 3.5 million (Depp vs Heard trial)
- Fluminese Football Club: 3.5 million
- Fluminese Football Club: 3.2 million
- Apple: 2.7 million (Apple Event – October 2020)
- NEXT Sports: 2.7 million
- BTS: 2.6 million
- Sidemen: 2.5 million
- VTV Thể Thao: 2.5 million
- Dynamo Gaming: 2.4 million
- Deddy Corbuzier: 2.4 million
- NEXT Sports – 2.3 million