In January, Rust made an unlikely 1200% month-on-month jump to the top of the charts after several popular streamers jumped back into the 2013 videogame. Photo credit: StreamElements and Rainmaker.ggīig titles led to Twitch’s viewership growth, but some smaller games featured too. Hours watched on Twitch more than doubled year-on-year, jumping 117% between January 2020 and January 2021, according to a joint report by StreamElements and Rainmaker.gg. What streamers are big in 2021?Īs one of the pandemic’s rare beneficiaries, Twitch is booming as people spend more time indoors and online. In this article, we’ll catch you up to speed with the latest news about Twitch streamer bans, the hottest games to watch, and the best streamers to follow in 2021. But much like TV streaming services, finding an entertaining live Twitch streamer to tune in to can be a time-consuming task. With over 9 million active monthly streamers on Twitch, there’s plenty of choice over who to follow.

Here are the biggest streamers to follow on Twitch, the hottest games to watch and the latest news about Twitch streamer bans.