Twitch Users Have Streamed 2 Billion Hours During COVID-19 Pandemic Since people are currently having to self-isolate and spend a lot of their time indoors, many are passing the time by either gaming or watching other people play video games. A popular site for people to do this is Twitch. The live-streaming video platform has experienced a large increase in usage, seemingly due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to data retrieved from TwitchTracker and a report by Quartz, Twitch has broadcast over 2 billion hours of footage since the end of February. In March, the platform experienced a significant increase in the number of active streamers compared to previous months.
