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title: "Game streaming platforms: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the game streaming platforms creators use. Share of Search among Twitch, Kick, YouTube Gaming, Facebook Gaming, Trovo and DLive, the game streaming platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/game-streaming-platforms"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Game streaming platforms: Which are searched most?

Compare the game streaming platforms creators use. Share of Search among Twitch, Kick, YouTube Gaming, Facebook Gaming, Trovo and DLive, the game streaming platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Game streaming platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 6
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Twitch, 98.4%

## Which brand is most popular in search among game streaming platforms worldwide?

- In August 2026, Twitch was the most searched among game streaming platforms worldwide, with an estimated 37.2M branded searches and 98.4% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Kick is in 2nd place, 97.5 percentage points behind at 0.97% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kick’s estimated Share of Search among game streaming platforms worldwide increased from 0.44% to 0.97%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Facebook Gaming rose from 6th to 4th among game streaming platforms worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DLive fell from 4th to 6th among game streaming platforms worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Twitch, YouTube Gaming and Trovo held steady: their estimated Share of Search among game streaming platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## How did search popularity change for game streaming platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kick worldwide rose 123% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 368K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for DLive worldwide fell 83.5% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 18.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Trovo worldwide fell 55.3% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 33.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Facebook Gaming worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for YouTube Gaming worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 135K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Twitch | 98.4% | 37.2M | +22.4% | Twitch |
| 2 | Kick | 0.97% | 368K | +83.1% | Kick |
| 3 | YouTube Gaming | 0.36% | 135K | +22.7% | YouTube Gaming |
| 4 | Facebook Gaming | 0.09% | 33.1K | 0.0% | Facebook Gaming |
| 5 | Trovo | 0.09% | 33.1K | 0.0% | Trovo |
| 6 | DLive | 0.05% | 18.1K | 0.0% | DLive |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Twitch | 37.2M | 98.5% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Kick | 165K | 0.44% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | YouTube Gaming | 165K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | DLive | 110K | 0.29% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Trovo | 74K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Facebook Gaming | 40.5K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Kick | 165K | 0.53% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | YouTube Gaming | 165K | 0.53% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | DLive | 90.5K | 0.29% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Trovo | 60.5K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Facebook Gaming | 33.1K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Kick | 165K | 0.53% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | YouTube Gaming | 165K | 0.53% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | DLive | 90.5K | 0.29% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Trovo | 60.5K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Facebook Gaming | 40.5K | 0.13% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Kick | 165K | 0.53% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 135K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | DLive | 90.5K | 0.29% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Trovo | 60.5K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 40.5K | 0.13% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Kick | 165K | 0.54% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 110K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | DLive | 74K | 0.24% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Trovo | 49.5K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 33.1K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Kick | 165K | 0.53% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 135K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | DLive | 90.5K | 0.29% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Trovo | 49.5K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 40.5K | 0.13% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Kick | 246K | 0.79% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 135K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | DLive | 90.5K | 0.29% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Trovo | 40.5K | 0.13% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 33.1K | 0.11% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Kick | 246K | 0.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 165K | 0.53% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Trovo | 40.5K | 0.13% | 4 |
| May 2026 | DLive | 33.1K | 0.11% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 33.1K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Kick | 246K | 0.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 135K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 33.1K | 0.11% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Trovo | 33.1K | 0.11% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | DLive | 22.2K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Twitch | 30.4M | 98.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Kick | 201K | 0.65% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 110K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 33.1K | 0.11% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Trovo | 33.1K | 0.11% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | DLive | 18.1K | 0.06% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Twitch | 37.2M | 98.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Kick | 368K | 0.97% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | YouTube Gaming | 135K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Facebook Gaming | 33.1K | 0.09% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Trovo | 33.1K | 0.09% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | DLive | 18.1K | 0.05% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | DLive | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Facebook Gaming | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Kick | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Trovo | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Twitch | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | YouTube Gaming | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **DLive**: Measured on the search term “dlive”.
- **Facebook Gaming**: Measured on the search term “facebook gaming”.
- **Kick**: Measured on the search term “kick streaming”.
- **Trovo**: Measured on the search term “trovo”.
- **Twitch**: Measured on the search term “twitch”.
- **YouTube Gaming**: Measured on the search term “youtube gaming”.

- [DLive](/demand/global-en/brands/dlive)
- [Facebook Gaming](/demand/global-en/brands/facebook-gaming)
- [Kick](/demand/global-en/brands/kick)
- [Trovo](/demand/global-en/brands/trovo)
- [Twitch](/demand/global-en/brands/twitch)
- [YouTube Gaming](/demand/global-en/brands/youtube-gaming)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among game streaming platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Twitch was the most searched among game streaming platforms worldwide, with an estimated 37.2M branded searches and 98.4% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

## Cite this page

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