# World of Warcraft: Forever’s seemingly stellar launch continues as it soars to the top of Twitch’s most viewed games, beating out the likes of League of Legends and Zelda

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- Published: 2026-11-05T17:09:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T17:20:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/world-of-warcraft-forever-launch-twitch-most-viewed
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- WoW: Forever topped Twitch’s most-viewed games.
- It had about 385,000 viewers.
- Blizzard has not shared player numbers.

## Summary

World of Warcraft: Forever has climbed to the top of Twitch’s most-viewed games after launching, drawing a larger audience than League of Legends and several other releases. Its strong viewing figures follow a popular beta and a smooth first day, though Twitch viewership does not establish how many people are playing.

At the time of the article, WoW had about 385,000 viewers, with streamer Ahmpy attracting around 18,300. League of Legends had 81,400 viewers, Aion 2 had 75,900 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake had 63,100; Just Chatting had 145,000. Blizzard had not released official player figures and has kept WoW subscriber counts private since around 2015.

## Coverage

- [Eurogamer: World of Warcraft: Forever’s seemingly stellar launch continues as it soars to the top of Twitch’s most viewed games, beating out the likes of League of Legends and Zelda](https://www.eurogamer.net/world-of-warcraft-forever-launch-twitch-most-viewed)
- [GamesRadar+: World of Warcraft: Forever devs say "this launch was crazier than the insanity we imagined"](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-forever-devs-say-this-launch-was-crazier-than-the-insanity-we-imagined-as-mmo-fans-dub-it-the-smoothest-wow-launch-ever/)

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