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Top 10 most watched and trending channels of the week

Top 10 most watched and trending channels of the week

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

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

Each week we'll be documenting the top ten most-watched channels across all the major streaming platforms, so you can see which creators are growing and which ones are in decline. The chart also shows the games they've played most that week. Check out our chart covering the top ten most-watched games of the week here.

This chart covers the week commencing October 28th.

Most-watched channels

It's another big week for Riot Games as the company's Twitch channel tops the chart for yet another week. Even a 29 per cent decrease in views didn't unseat the channel from the number one spot. 

LoL Esports on YouTube takes second place again but sees a 37.4 per cent decrease in views too. Both channels have seen a decline in the last week.

Twitch streamer Asmongold takes third place following a 52.8 per cent rise in views. The Warcraft creator racked up over 1.8 million hours watched last week. 

YouTube channel Vietnam Esports TV takes fourth place after amassing over 1.7 million hours watched covering League of Legends. Garena Free Fire LATAM is a new entry in fifth with 1.3 million hours watched. 

OverwatchLeague on Twitch makes a return to the top 10 after racking up 1.2 million hours watched over the last 7 days. LCK on YouTube follows closely behind after a 6.6 per cent increase in views.

Summit1g takes eighth place, moving back into the chart despite a 5.2 per cent drop in views. Tfue falls one place to ninth following a 13.1 per cent decrease in hours watched. LVPes on Twitch closes the chart again, managing to stay in the top 10 despite a 38.2 per cent drop off in views.

Trending by views and followers

The chart below shows the top 10 channels and creators trending by the number of followers or views they have gained in the last week.

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.