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Pandemic Spurs Livestreams, Bedroom Broadcasts

  • The Verge, Monday, December 21, 2020 6:12 PM
Live-streaming and Twitch came out ahead thanks to the pandemic. In October, users spent 1.6 billion hours on Twitch, which represents a 99% jump in year-over-year growth, according to StreamElements and Arsenal.gg’s November report. “And even that doesn’t account for just how many things were converted into streaming video — events, holidays, relationships, and more,” per The Verge. “Now, nine long months later, it’s hard for me to remember how novel Zoom socializing felt.”

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