Twitch has released its 2025 year-end data, reporting close to 900 million hours of watch time across the platform. The company said the figure reflects steady audience engagement and continued growth in the number of active streamers compared to the previous year.

In its summary, Twitch noted that approximately 9 million new streamers joined the platform in 2025. Viewership for IRL (in-real-life) content increased significantly, with watch time for the category rising by 186% year over year. Gaming-related streams continued to make up a substantial portion of overall consumption, while general-interest categories such as “Just Chatting” remained among the most watched.

The data suggests that audiences are diversifying the types of content they watch on Twitch, with both gaming and non-gaming categories contributing to overall hours viewed.

Personalized recaps and user engagement

Twitch also confirmed that individualized “Twitch Recap” summaries showing personal viewing trends, category preferences, and creator highlights are now available to users who streamed or watched at least ten hours between late October 2024 and late October 2025.

The recaps are intended to give streamers and viewers a clearer look at their activity over the past year. While Twitch did not provide year-over-year comparisons for total watch time across all categories, the reported figures indicate consistent usage during a period where livestreaming platforms continue to compete for audience attention. The increased presence of IRL content also shows how creators expanded beyond gaming into lifestyle, travel and community-driven formats.

Twitch said it will release additional category-level insights and regional breakdowns later in the month.