Max Miceli, The Esports Observer

Max Miceli

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Charlotte, NC, United States

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Fortnite Posts Lowest Weekly Viewership of the Year: Top Twitch Content, Sept. 16 – 22

Fortnite has its lowest total for hours watched so far this year due in part to the Call of Duty → Read More

The International Tops All Channels Despite Lack of Overall Growth: Top Twitch Channels, August 2019

The International for Dota 2 stood out as the most-watched event on Twitch during August, with two channels producing more → Read More

Activision Blizzard Sees Stock Jump Following World of Warcraft Classic Release

Activision Blizzard has seen its stock jump upwards of 6% following the release of World of Warcraft Classic on Monday → Read More

The International Helps Dota 2 Eclipse 30M Hours Watched: Top Twitch Content, August 19 – 25

The International helps Dota 2 produce the most hours watched for any game in a single week on Twitch → Read More

The International Dominates With Two Channels Over 10M Hours Watched: Top Twitch Channels, August 19 – 25

The International dominates viewership for the week with two channels generating more than 10M hours watched. Meanwhile, the Overwatch League’s → Read More

Dota 2 Surpasses 18M Hours Watched Thanks to The International: Top Twitch Content, August 12 – 18

Valve’s multiplayer online battle arena game Dota 2 saw a surge in viewership this past week during group stages for → Read More

OWL and Method Lead an Esports-Heavy Month: Top 10 Twitch Channels, July 2019

Esports-related channels accounted for the top three most-watched on Twitch in July as well as a majority of the top → Read More

League of Legends Overtakes Teamfight Tactics: Top 10 Twitch Content, July 29 – August 4

Riot Games’ auto-battler Teamfight Tactics recorded fewer than 10M hours for the first time since beta testing began for the → Read More

Evo Fighting Game Tournament Takes Over the Weekend: Top Twitch Channels, July 29 – August 4

Evolution Championship Series (Evo), the year’s biggest tournament for numerous fighting games, led the way over the weekend with two → Read More

Fortnite Racks Up 14M Hours Watched During World Cup Weekend: Top 10 Twitch Content, July 22 – 28

Mentioned in this article Games: Apex Legends, Fortnite Leagues: League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) League/Tournament Brands: League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Companies: Twitch Interactive The Fortnite World Cup helped Epic Games’ battle royale game eclipse the 20M hours watched mark this week, with 14M of that coming on Friday-Sunday. Meanwhile, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek... → Read More

Fortnite World Cup Delivers 4M+ Hours Watched: Top 10 Twitch Channels, July 22 – 28

Mentioned in this article Companies: Epic Games, Red Bull, Twitch Interactive Games: Fortnite, World of Warcraft Teams: Method The World of Warcraft raid race helped esports organization Method lead the way for viewership on Twitch again this past week. Meanwhile, the Fortnite World Cup maxed out at more than half a million viewers on Sunday,... → Read More

Raid Race Provides Boost for World of Warcraft: Top Twitch Content, July 15 – 21

Mentioned in this article Games: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Fortnite, League of Legends, World of Warcraft Teams: Limit, Method Companies: Red Bull, Twitch Interactive Twitch Rivals helps Teamfight Tactics return to the top of the charts after a couple of weeks of declining viewership. Meanwhile, the raid race to world first provides a boost... → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Channels, July 15 – 21

Mentioned in this article Games: Apex Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, World of Warcraft Brands: ESL Teams: Method Companies: Red Bull, Twitch Interactive Esports organization Method has again leveraged the World of Warcraft raid race to world first to help it lead all channels in terms of viewership. Meanwhile, Turner “Tfue” Tenney and Michael... → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, July 8 – 14

Mentioned in this article Games: Apex Legends, Fortnite, League of Legends Companies: Electronic Arts, Riot Games, Twitch Interactive Just Chatting sits at the top of the charts for another week in a row as six categories again manage to record at least 12M hours watched on Twitch. Meanwhile, League of Legends has taken back its... → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Channels, July 8 – 14

Mentioned in this article Games: Dota 2, League of Legends Teams: FaZe Clan Leagues: League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) League/Tournament Brands: League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Companies: Riot Games, Twitch Interactive, Valve Corporation Qualifiers for Dota 2’s The International next month rev up viewership for Dota 2 esports channels. Meanwhile, Turner “Tfue” Tenney... → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, July 1 – 7

Mentioned in this article Games: Apex Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, League of Legends Leagues: ESL Pro League Europe Season 9 Brands: ESL Companies: Riot Games Despite lower viewership for top influencers on Twitch, Just Chatting continues its reign at the top of the chart for content. Meanwhile, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek shows what having a... → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Channels, July 1 – 7

Mentioned in this article Companies: Blizzard Entertainment, Riot Games Games: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch Brands: ESL Leagues: League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) League/Tournament Brands: League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s ESL One: Cologne 2019 event led the week in viewership boasting the top two channels… → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, First Half 2019

Mentioned in this article Games: Apex Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Fortnite, League of Legends, Overwatch, World of Warcraft Companies: Electronic Arts, Riot Games Leagues: League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) League/Tournament Brands: League of Legends European Championship (LEC) League of Legends is on pace to break 1B hours watched as Fortnite sees a... → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, June 24 – 30

Mentioned in this article Games: Dota 2, Fortnite, League of Legends Leagues: EPICENTER Major 2019 Companies: Riot Games, Twitch Interactive League of Legends viewership takes a dip as Riot Games’ newer Teamfight Tactics auto-battler game mode produces 15M hours watched. Meanwhile, Fortnite sits slightly lower than it was during World Cup qualifying weeks as top... → Read More

Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, June 17 – 23

Mentioned in this article Games: Fortnite, Hearthstone, League of Legends Leagues: League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) League/Tournament Brands: League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Companies: Riot Games, Twitch Interactive Fortnite returned to the top of Twitch as high-profile streamers make their way back to broadcasting following a short break to attend the Electronic… → Read More