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Top 10 streamed games of the week: Fortnite falls from the top spot

Top 10 streamed games of the week: Fortnite falls from the top spot

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 May 13th to May 19th.

Most watched games

It looks as though League of Legends was the most watched game of last week. The MOBA saw a 6.2 per cent increase in views and racked up over 35.2 million hours, knocking Fortnite from the top spot.

Fortnite is down to second place after an 8.4 per cent decrease in views. While it wasn't a large drop, it was enough to see it fall almost 2 million hours below League of Legends. 

Grand Theft Auto V remains in third place despite a 7.1 per cent decrease in hours watched. Dota 2 also manages to stay in fourth despite a sizeable 33.6 per cent decrease in views in the last week.

World of Warcraft re-enters the chart in fifth after a huge 198.1 per cent increase in views. The long-running MMORPG racked up over 11.7 million hours watched last week, and it's likely that the release of WoW classic has brought a few streamers back to the title.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is in sixth place for another week after a 10.7 increase in views, keeping it just ahead of PUBG mobile which saw a view decrease of 7.8 per cent.

Counter Strike: Global Offensive saw a 12.2 per cent increase in views, racking up over 8.4 million hours watched in the last week. Hearthstone stays in ninth for another week despite a 13.9 per increase in views. 

Overwatch closes the chart, falling three places after a 30.8 per cent decrease in views. 

Most watched games

Editor

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.