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Top 10 streamed games: Fall Guys continues to climb while Valorant shines

Top 10 streamed games: Fall Guys continues to climb while Valorant shines

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 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.

This chart covers the week commencing August 17th 2020.

Most-watched games

One again, League of Legends take the top spot in the chart this week with 38.2 million hours watched over the last week. That being said, the title did see a 10.6 decrease. PUBG Mobile is still in second place for another week, but the pocket-sized battle royale sees a decrease of 19.6 per cent. 

Fall Guys shoots up into third place after another successful week, seeing an 18 per cent rise in views. Mediatonic's beany menace racked up over 30.6 million hours watched last week.

Garena Free Fire takes fourth place with 28.5 million hours watched over the last seven days. It's followed by the ever-present Grand Theft Auto V which amassed just over 28 million hours also.

Fortnite sits in sixth with 27.8 million hours watched and a 17.3 per cent decrease in hours watched - the lowest the title has been for a while. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare takes eighth with 22.6 million hours watched and a 22.6 per cent view decrease.

Valorant is a grower this week, re-entering the top 10 after an 11.6 per cent rise in views. Valorant's new season pass launched this month, bringing some players back into the fold. CS:GO closes the chart with a 24.7 per cent increase in views - the largest rise on the board this week.

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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.