The most popular games on Twitch this week

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Which games were the biggest hits on Twitch this week? Here are the latest figures for the last seven days on the streaming platform.

The top 5 most-watched games on Twitch

“League of Legends” is back on top, with “Just Chatting”, “Among Us” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” still riding high.

1 – “League of Legends” takes the top spot in this week’s run-down of most-watched games. With views up by more than 17 million, LoL notches up 42 million streaming hours in the last seven days.

2 – “Just Chatting” stays in second place. The game even climbed 4.4% to reach 40 million hours viewed.

3 – “Among Us” comes third. Despite an 11.7% drop in viewing, the game still counted some 36 million streaming hours, making it the third most-watched this week.

4 – “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” climbs to the foot of the podium this week. Streamers upped the game’s viewing hours by 12.8%, taking it to almost 18.038 million hours watched.

5 – “Fortnite” rounds off this week’s top five. Despite a slight drop of 809,000 streaming hours (4.3%), it still totals some 38 million hours watched.

The top 5 trending games on Twitch

“League of Legends” is still a top trend, although some new releases, such as “Fifa 21”, are rocketing up the leaderboard.

1 – “League of Legends” is the week’s top Twitch trend with an increase in over 69.9% hours streamed compared to last week.

2 – “Genshin Impact” is a new arrival in the top trends, speeding into second place with 5 million hours watched, making an increase of 2.740%.

3 – “Mafia: Definitive Edition” may not have seen significant growth this week, but it still comes third in the top trends. The game, released in September 2020, saw almost 5.377 million streams.

4 – “Phasmophobia” also enters the top five trending games this week, up 645.8% and 5.147 million hours watched.

5 – “Fifa 21”; this recently released game is a new arrival in the top five with some impressive stats. It takes fifth place with 4 million hours watched, making its break with 2.324%. IB

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