Twitch
Amazon, Seattle, Washington, United StatesTwitch is a live video streaming service owned by Amazon that focuses on video game broadcasting as well as interactive content such as esports, music, and creative streams.
It enables real-time streaming with chat-based audience interaction, provides video-on-demand replays and clips, and supports monetization through subscriptions, virtual tipping currency Bits, and ads.
According to our data, Twitch is the 5th most popular video platform on the web.
It has 0.7% of the video platform market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
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- 👨👩👦👦 Community
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Reddit💸 Pricing
Twitch is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Video Platforms
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 0.7%
🏆 Twitch Awards
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Vietnam in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Spain in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Italy in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Brazil in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the Netherlands in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Argentina in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Poland in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Switzerland in the Video Platforms category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the Czech Republic in the Video Platforms category.
⚡ Sites Using Twitch
We have data on 7,098 websites that use the Twitch video platform. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Twitch is 
github.com.
| # | Website | 🔗 | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | github.com |
github | #13 | United States | English |
| 2 |  pinterest.com |
#15 | English | ||
| 3 | twitch.tv |
#42 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #97 | United States | English | ||
| 5 | #197 | United States | American English | ||
| 6 | #204 | Uzbekistan | Azerbaijani | ||
| 7 | roblox | #224 | United States | English | |
| 8 | ea | #358 | United States | English | |
| 9 | chess | #397 | American English | ||
| 10 | diariomarca | #437 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 11 | #490 | France | American English | ||
| 12 | nintendo | #587 | United States | American English | |
| 13 | tgjusocialmedia | #655 | Iran | Persian | |
| 14 | #832 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | ||
| 15 | nhl | #1,017 | United States | English | |
| 16 |  cash.app |
cashapp | #1,086 | English | |
| 17 | nba | #1,098 | English | ||
| 18 |  aws.amazon.com |
aws | United States | American English | |
| 19 | liberationfr | #1,446 | France | French | |
| 20 | #1,447 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Twitch:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Games category.
Most of the sites using Twitch are from the United States, Germany, and Vietnam.
- United States 25.1%
- Germany 11.1%
- Vietnam 9.1%
- France 7.3%
- Spain 5.5%
- United Kingdom 5.4%
- Italy 4.5%
- Canada 2.4%
- Brazil 2.3%
- Other 27.3%
Most Twitch users speak English, Vietnamese, or Spanish.
- English 57%
- Vietnamese 8.4%
- Spanish 8.3%
- German 6.7%
- French 5.1%
- Italian 3.3%
- Portuguese 2.1%
- Russian 1.3%
- Japanese 1%
- Other 6.8%
The Twitch video platform is especially popular on .com, .net, and .de top-level domains.
- .com 50.9%
- .net 5.3%
- .de 5%
- .org 4.9%
- .fr 2.3%
- .it 2.3%
- .gg 1.6%
- .tv 1.5%
- .es 1.2%
- Other 25%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Twitch include games, blogs and wiki, and entertainment.
- Games 23.3%
- Blogs/Wiki 10.3%
- Entertainment 9.8%
- Sports 9.1%
- Business 6.2%
- Online Shopping 5.5%
- Marketing/Merchandising 5%
- Software/Hardware 3.5%
- Internet Services 3.1%
- Other 24.2%
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What is the company behind Twitch?
Twitch is owned by Amazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Can I use Twitch for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
How much does Twitch cost?
Twitch costs $11.99 per month.
Which country uses Twitch the most?
The majority of Twitch users are from the United States.
Who uses Twitch?
According to our data, Twitch is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as github.com, pinterest.com, and sourceforge.net.
Is Twitch used on government websites?
Overall, we found Twitch on 6 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Twitch?
Yes. Overall, we know of 7 academic websites in the United States that use Twitch.
How does Twitch stack up against the competition?
Twitch is a fairly popular video platform, ranking ahead of 29 other video platforms we track.
What are the alternatives to Twitch?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Twitch may include 
Cloudflare Stream, Dacast, and
Kick.
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🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,511,216 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.