New TikTok Live Data
Hatchet now officially includes TikTok Live data for every quarter. And in Q1 2026, TikTok Live accounted for almost half of all live-streaming viewership… though it did drop while other platforms rose from Q4 2025
Quarterly Report · Q1 2026
Q1 2026 Live Streaming Trends Report
Discover trends shaping live streaming in Q1 2026, including insights into viewbotting, TikTok Live, and the quarter’s top streamers and games.
What’s inside
The Findings, in Brief.
Viewership Increase
Quarterly live-streaming viewership hit 17B hours watched, but excluding TikTok Live it basically held steady with a 0.2% increase from Q4 2025
Events Showcase
The events bringing in the most viewership included the Kings League World Cup Nations with a massive 2.2M peak viewers and game showcases like Sony’s State of Play for February with a 2.1M peak
Top Games in Live Streaming
Among gaming mainstays, World of Warcraft surged with the Midnight expansion release while Fortnite backslid as Extraction Shooters rose. New releases Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert soared
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