A Brazilian CSGO streamer Gaules, has taken over the top spot on Twitch for the month of May 2022, dethroning Felix ‘xQc‘ Lengyel and setting new personal records.
Each month, fierce competition rages for the coveted title of most-watched streamer. xQc, which had been at the top for the first half of the year, fell to second place in May.
The PGL Major in Antwerp sparked a surge in viewership for popular Counter-Strike streamer Gaules, who set a personal record for concurrent views with over 437,000 people tuning in.
Gaules’ stream received nearly 29 million hours of viewing in May, compared to 24.4 million for xQc. According to stats, Asmongold, Tyler1, and Trainwrecks rounded out the top five individual streamers for the month.
The 37-year-old Brazilian wasn’t satisfied with just winning in terms of viewership; he kept his stream running for 743 of May’s 744 hours, either with new content or reruns. His Twitch channel was a 24-hour CS:GO entertainment center.
Gaules is no stranger to challenging xQc for the top spot. He did the same thing in Stockholm, Sweden, during the last CS:GO Major in October 2021.
Due to the hype surrounding the Antwerp Major, CS:GO made it into the top five most-watched categories for the month, with just over 94 million hours watched on Twitch.
With 274.7 million hours watched, the Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp trial dominated Twitch’s viewing communities. Due to the mid-year tournament MSI 2022 breaking viewership records, League of Legends saw a healthy 23 percent increase in viewership, growing to near 160 million hours watched.
The complete Top 10 most watched Twitch streamers list for May 2022 can be found below.
Twitch streamers with the most viewers in May 2022
- Gaules: 28,850,374
- xQc: 24,383,030
- Asmongold: 19,566,977
- lolTyler1: 15,239,313
- Trainwreckstv: 10.075.880
- Ibai: 7,747,222
- AuronPlay: 7,016,609
- Tarik: 6,611,554
- HasanAbi: 5,869,275