The Game Awards hit file viewership with its 2024 present on Dec. 12, which drew an estimated 154 million international livestreams. That’s up 31% over the 2023 present at 118 million livestreams.
Per the Game Awards, which marked its 10-year anniversary with the 2024 present, the 2024 viewership excessive was reached with streams throughout YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok Live, X, Instagram Live, and Facebook. Additionally, present hit its international viewership milestone amid a file variety of platforms streaming in China together with Bilbili, Huya, Weibo, WeChat, Douyin, Zhihu, DouYu, Baidu, NetEase CC, Tencent Video, QQ, Kuishou, HeyBox; in South Korea or CHZZK and Soop, and NicoNico in Japan.
Unlike most different high-profile awards reveals, the indie occasion hosted by gaming trade star Geoff Keighley doesn’t have an unique streaming cope with a community or streaming service.
The high winner out of the 2024 Game Awards was “Astro Bot” from Team Asobi and PlayStation, which gained 4 awards, together with Game of the Year. Other large winners have been “Metaphor: ReFantanzio” and “Balatro.”
According to StreamCharts, Twitch, YouTube and different platforms outdoors the Asian and Pacific territories had greater than 4 million peak concurrent viewers mixed, a rise of greater than 10% from the 2023 Game Awards.
Notable presenters at this yr’s awards included Aaron Paul, Ella Purnell, Harrison Ford, Hideo Kojima, Isabella Merced, Khalid, Laura Bailey, Sam Lake, Shannon Woodward, Statler + Waldorf, Swen Vincke, Sydnee Goodman, Todd Howard and Troy Bake. The present featured musical performances by Twenty One Pilots and Snoop Dogg.
See under for the viewership stats throughout the primary 10 years of the Game Awards, courtesy of the awards present.
2024: 154 million
2023: 118 million
2022: 103 million
2021: 85 million
2020: 83 million
2019: 45.2 million
2018: 26.2 million
2017: 11.5 million
2016: 3.8 million
2015: 2.3 mIllion
2014: 1.9 million
The 2024 Game Awards have been govt produced by host Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim. The present was directed by Richard Preuss. LeRoy Bennett was inventive director. Michael E. Peter co-executive produced.
