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The eSports scene is booming worldwide. Many sports clubs are founding their own teams that compete against each other in tournaments and various disciplines. The most popular are sports simulations, first-person shooters or real-time strategy games. The most important broadcast platform for large eSports tournaments, but also for private streamers, is the online streaming service Twitch. This makes it possible to broadcast gameplay live worldwide. But which competitive video games are actually the most popular? We show the top 10 in terms of viewing times.

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Hearthstone is an online trading card game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. With 29,978,633 streamed hours on Twitch it is an extremely popular eSports game.

Rank 10: Hearthstone

Hearthstone is an online collectible card game from developer Blizzard Entertainment. With 28,473,087 hours streamed on Twitch, it is an extremely popular eSports game.

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In Dota 2, a hero is controlled from a bird's eye view through a fictitious world. The game belongs to the genre Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA). Two teams play against each other. The goal is to defend your main base and destroy the enemy at the same time. On Twitch Dota 2 ranked third with 39,411,889 hours.

Rank 9: Dota 2

In Dota 2, a hero is controlled through a fictional world from a bird's eye view. The game belongs to the genre Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA). 2 teams play against each other. The goal is to defend your own main base and destroy the opponent's at the same time. On Twitch, Dota 2 ranks 9th with 40,171,503 monthly hours.

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Rank 8: Valorant

Valorant was only released by developer Riot Games on June 2, 2020, but is already ranked #8 in the most popular eSports games on Twitch. The shooter combines elements of the games CS:GO and Overwatch and is streamed 41,724,950 hours per month.

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Rank 7: Apex Legends

Apex Legends was released on February 4, 2019, and quickly rose to the top 10 most popular eSports games on Twitch after that. Currently, the battle royale shooter ranks 7th with 42,787,081 hours watched.

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Rank 6: FIFA 21

The FIFA series has long been one of the most popular game series in the world, especially on consoles. This title continues with the latest installment, which sees the football series reach the 6th spot in the rankings with 47,281,470 hours watched on Twitch every month.

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World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the older and well known massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). In a fictitious world, the player creates a character with which he must survive in the world, but can also constantly develop his character further. With 20,296,887 hours WoW is not quite as popular as it used to be but is still among the top games.

Rank 5: World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the oldest and most well-known massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). In a fictional world, the player creates a character with which he must survive in the world, but can also constantly develop his character. With 5th place and 51,777,819 hours, WoW is still very popular after many years.

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Rank 4: Call of Duty Warzone

With the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Warzone game mode, game developer Activision is bringing its popular first-person shooter series to the Battle Royale hype - And with great success. With 52,421,596 hours streamed, the game mode ranks above all other COD titles as the 4th most popular eSports game on Twitch.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series and is one of the top 10 popular games on Twitch with 28,146,844 streaming hours. The online tactical shooter pits two teams against each other on a limited map.

Rank 3: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series and ranks among the top 3 popular eSports games on Twitch with 59,183,364 streaming hours. The online tactical shooter pits two teams against each other on a limited map.

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The Koop-Survival game Fortnite captivates most gamers. In total 106,232,483 hours the online game was watched in the last 30 days. The game works according to the Battle-Royale-principle. The goal of the genre is to be the only player alive at the end of the game.

Rank 2: Fortnite

The initial hype following the release of Fortnite has still not died down. The co-op survival game captivates its audience for a total of 83,403,653 hours per month. The game works on the Battle Royale principle. The goal of the genre is to be the only player left alive at the end of the game.

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Real-time strategy game League of Legends ranks second with 95,563,475 hours streamed, and the game has been wowing players with its free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) since 2009.

Rank 1: League of Legends

Now more than 11 years old, the real-time strategy game League of Legends captivates the most total viewers per month. The multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) gameplay is considered one of the most popular, so LOL reaches 1st place with 129,746,209 hours streamed per month.

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Hearthstone is an online trading card game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. With 29,978,633 streamed hours on Twitch it is an extremely popular eSports game.
In Dota 2, a hero is controlled from a bird's eye view through a fictitious world. The game belongs to the genre Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA). Two teams play against each other. The goal is to defend your main base and destroy the enemy at the same time. On Twitch Dota 2 ranked third with 39,411,889 hours.
World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the older and well known massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). In a fictitious world, the player creates a character with which he must survive in the world, but can also constantly develop his character further. With 20,296,887 hours WoW is not quite as popular as it used to be but is still among the top games.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series and is one of the top 10 popular games on Twitch with 28,146,844 streaming hours. The online tactical shooter pits two teams against each other on a limited map.
The Koop-Survival game Fortnite captivates most gamers. In total 106,232,483 hours the online game was watched in the last 30 days. The game works according to the Battle-Royale-principle. The goal of the genre is to be the only player alive at the end of the game.
Real-time strategy game League of Legends ranks second with 95,563,475 hours streamed, and the game has been wowing players with its free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) since 2009.
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