Welcome to your weekly dose of Twitch Streaming Charts, where we explore the highs, the lows, and everything in between happening on the world's most popular live streaming platform. We're here to provide the scoop on who's up, who's down, and what's trending for Week 22 of 2023. We're comparing the data to Week 21, so let's get into it.

Peak Viewers by Category/Games

The 'Special Events' category has maintained its top spot, with a peak viewership of 1,368,212, identical to the previous week. 'Just Chatting', 'VALORANT', 'Sports', and 'Grand Theft Auto V' followed suit, with their peak viewership unchanged from Week 21. The stability in the top categories shows that the viewer interests remain consistent week-to-week.

Average Streamers by Category/Games

In terms of average streamers, 'Fortnite' continues to be the game of choice for most streamers, with an average of 5081 streamers. No changes here as the top five games, including 'VALORANT', 'Just Chatting', 'Apex Legends', and 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II' are unchanged from last week.

Top Streamers by Average Viewers

When it comes to top streamers, there has been some shake-up in the ranks. 'kingsleague' tops the chart for Week 22 with an average of 173,992 viewers, an impressive growth from the previous week's average of 116,970. 'shongxbong' also enjoyed a substantial surge, with an average of 113,364 viewers. Notably, 'xQc', a consistent fan favorite, saw a minor drop, averaging around 902 fewer viewers than the previous week.

Comparing the average viewership of top streamers in Week 22 to Week 21, 'shongxbong', 'kingsleague', and 'GamesDoneQuick' have seen the most significant increase. 'kingsleague', in particular, has almost doubled its viewership with a growth of 57,022 viewers on average. On the other hand, 'xQc' saw a slight dip in viewership.

Top Streamers by Watchtime

The streamer with the highest watch time for Week 22 was 'GamesDoneQuick', racking up a staggering 5,730,148,800 seconds of watch time. 'KaiCenat', 'Gaules', 'kingsleague', and 'summit1g' rounded out the top five, each with impressive watch times of their own. Interestingly, 'kingsleague' had topped this category in Week 21 but fell to the fourth spot this week.

That wraps up our Twitch Streaming Charts for Week 22. As we've seen, even in the fast-paced world of Twitch streaming, some things remain consistent, while others experience surprising shake-ups. Stay tuned to our blog for the latest updates from the ever-evolving Twitch universe.

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