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Valorant's closed beta debut lands Riot Games a new Twitch viewership record

Riot Games' FPS debut Valorant managed to collect 34 million hours watched in a single day, breaking Twitch's record for single-day hours watched in a single game category in the process.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

April 8, 2020

1 Min Read
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Newsbrief: Riot Games’ FPS debut Valorant managed to collect 34 million hours watched in a single day, breaking Twitch’s record for single-day hours watched in a single game category in the process.

It’s quite the debut for Valorant, which launched its closed beta this week. The game also peaked at 1.7 million concurrent viewers during the same time, putting it in second place for peak concurrent views on Twitch (behind the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Finals).

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Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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