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Top 10 streamed games of the week: Path of Exile viewership numbers spike up by 554 per cent

Top 10 streamed games of the week: Path of Exile viewership numbers spike up by 554 per cent

InfluencerUpdate.biz has teamed up with esports and streaming analytics firm Stream Hatchet to bring you weekly charts of the most popular games in the streaming space.

This chart documents the most watched games by hours across Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Mixer and Facebook.

Each week we'll be documenting the top ten most watched titles across all the major streaming platforms, so you can see which games are thriving among content creators and which titles are waning in popularity. We also have a chart documenting the week's biggest content creators.

This chart covers the week commencing December 10th to December 16th.

Most watched games

There's lots of red arrows on the top games chart this week. As always, Fortnite is leading the charge this week. However, an 18.1 per cent decrease in views means that the battle royale accrued 8 million hours less than it did last week.

League of Legends follows on in second place, but not without a 21 per cent decrease in views on last week. PUBG remains in third place but has also decreased in views. 

Nintendo brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes fourth place, despite a 6.8 per cent decrease in views. CS:GO moves into fifth up from seventh, despite a 10.6 per cent drop in views.

Dota 2 fall to sixth place from fourth after a 37.4 per cent decrease in views since last week. Hearthstone also drops two places to seventh after a 26.5 per cent decrease. 

FIFA 19 moves up one place to eighth with a 14 per cent increase in views, one of just two increases this week. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 falls to ninth after a 14.7 per cent decrease. 

A new title breaks into the chart at number 10 this week. Fantasy RPG Path of Exile experienced a whopping 554 per cent increase in views this week, racking up over 4.9 million hours in a week. The PS4 version of the title was due to drop this month but has been delayed until February 2019. 

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Danielle Partis is editor of PocketGamer.biz and former editor of InfluencerUpdate.biz. She was named Journalist of the Year at the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019, as well as in the MCV 30 under 30 2020. Prior to Steel Media, she wrote about music and games at Team Rock.