Twitch viewership “falls downhill” after losing 2 stars Ninja and Shroud

This may not come as a surprise, but Twitch viewership at the end of 2019 fell sharply. Despite seeing massive growth throughout the year, the fourth quarter did not surpass last year’s figure in total hours tracked. Twitch reported 2.3 million hours watched this year, which is about 300,000 hours less than in 2018.

Twitch’s hopes of breaking records for the calendar year have been thwarted by the departures of some of its biggest names communication. 2 of them are Ninja and Shroudboth left Twitch to join streaming platform by Microsoft a few months ago.

Two of the biggest names in streaming now, both Ninja and Shroud both attract huge followings thanks to their talking style and good game play. Fortnite is the game that has helped them, and many others, rise to internet stars, making stream their stand out. Both Ninja and Shroud are offered deals from nearly every major streaming platform.

CouRage, DisguisedToast, and Valkyrae are also among those who have ditched Twitch for a “rival” platform.

The reasons given by the streamer leaving Twitch is very different, but certainly the issue of money is indispensable. It’s still not clear exactly big streamer was offered how much, but it can be speculated that players like Ninja may have received $10-30 million. Others may not get as much, but it’s certainly worth it for them to agree to drop a foundation they’ve been attached to for a long time.

In the trade war for people content creation This is Twitch’s biggest hit yet. So this news comes as a shock to anyone who has been following this streaming community over the past few months.

The inverse effect has been seen on other platforms. Many other services are still working to find their place, but the emergence of new names has certainly helped them grow. CouRage JD’s move to YouTube Gaming, for example, caused a spike in viewership. Although, as TechCrunch suggests, a direct correlation between CouRage’s arrival and digital growth watch time can easily be attributed to new variations in content such as broadcasting esports events.

While Twitch is still the king of streaming at the moment, it’s clear that competitors will do whatever it takes to get there.

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