Lockdown easing may have hit streaming platforms.
In a report from StreamLabs, it seems that popular streaming platforms are seeing a downward trend, and the lifting of pandemic lockdowns may be to blame.
Before vaccines put a dent in covid-19 hospitalization rates, web services enjoyed a wave of unprecedented growth, as lockdowns kept schools closed and offices empty. Some sites saw double or even triple-digit growth, but with lockdown restrictions easing, it seems to have led to declines in viewership across most major streaming platforms. StreamLabs also cited Tencent`s streaming competitor Trovo as a potential threat to Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Facebook — although its footprint remains minuscule.
Twitch managed to grab some growth from the previous quarter, buoyed by its non-gaming `Just Chatting` category. Despite lockdowns easing, total watch hours didn`t decline over the previous quarter, but did decline year-over-year by 8.06%, compared to Q1 2021.
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