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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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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.
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In short
- WoW: Forever topped Twitch’s most-viewed games.
- It had about 385,000 viewers.
- Blizzard has not shared player numbers.
How this story developed
- 11 minutes ago World of Warcraft: Forever drew a large Twitch audience shortly after launching, reaching the platform’s most-watched games spot and surpassing League of Legends and several other new releases.
- 22 minutes ago 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.
Explained simply
World of Warcraft is a long-running online role-playing game made by Blizzard, in which players explore a fantasy world and take part in quests and battles. Twitch is a website where people watch others play games live, so its viewing figures show audience interest rather than how many people are playing.
League of Legends is another major online game, while Aion 2 and The Legend of Zelda are separate releases. WoW’s popularity on Twitch can offer a sense of how much attention it is attracting, but Blizzard has not published subscriber totals for years, so the number of players remains unclear.