“People have more time on their handspeople who grew up on YouTube.

Breaking Down the Numbers

How exactly do YouTubes latest numbers compare to Twitch’s, though?

Lets take a deeper look.

Ninja (Tyler Blevins), streaming on Twitch

Twitch

YouTube was able to secure some big name streamers and partnerships with major publishers.

That last part is the important piece of information here.

On the other hand, according to websitetwitchtracker.com, Twitch already has seen more than 13 billion hours watched.

This means that between the two websites, Twitch only holds a 3 million hour lead.

While that number might not seem that big, you have to consider a few things.

“YouTube was able to secure some big name streamers and partnerships with major publishers.

Theyll need to continue that momentum into 2021 and beyond to be able to take on Twitch.”

2020 was a good year for YouTube.

Theres no arguing that.