When you’re outside of an industry, you can sometimes miss huge trends that are shaping the way millions of people are spending their time and money. The media industry continuously frets that their businesses are on fire due to the…
As eSports grows from an $84 million industry in 2014 to a predicted $1.2 billion in the United States alone, gamers are looking for an edge in the next competition. With purses approaching $2 million for the winners and a growing gambling…
Twitch is waging a war against firms promising viewers and followers through bots that channel owners can pay for. This causes very serious negative externalities for the Twitch ecosystem and leads to gaming the…
Joining the Twitch Partner Program gives Twitch channels access to monetization, quality, and features that can increase a channel’s revenue and engagement. But what does it take to get access to this program…
As you might expect, the number of followers that a Twitch channel has directly impacts the total number of views the channel earns over time. Based on a snapshot of channels streaming one of the 11 games…
Publicly available Twitch data tells a fascinating story about the gaming industry today. First, let’s reflect on how big the Twitch audience is. In 2015, Twitch averaged 1.7 million broadcasters (people who stream game footage on the site) each month and 100…
