COVID-19: Twitch hours watched 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic that spread across the world at the beginning of 2020 was not only a big threat to public health, but also to the entire entertainment industry. While cinemas and theaters closed their doors to try to stem the spread of the disease, many people turned to home entertainment and eSports during periods of self-isolation. During the peak of the crisis in March 2020, over 43 million hours of the top 50 games on Twitch were watched on one day on March 21.

2020年初席卷全球的COVID-19疫情，不仅对公共健康构成了巨大威胁，亦对整个娱乐产业产生了深远影响。随着影院与剧院纷纷关闭，以遏制病毒的蔓延，众多民众在自我隔离期间纷纷转向家庭娱乐及电子竞技。在2020年3月疫情高潮期间，3月21日单日，Twitch平台上排名前50的游戏观看时长便已超过4300万小时。