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VALORANT on Twitch — competition and audience

Riot Games· 2020· Series X|S · PC · PS5
ShooterTacticalFantasyScience fiction

Valorant is a character-based 5v5 tactical shooter set on the global stage. Outwit, outplay, and outshine your competition with tactical abilities, precise gunplay, and adaptive teamwork.

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What is VALORANT about?

VALORANT is set in a near-future Earth after a mysterious event called First Light grants select individuals powerful abilities through a resource known as Radianite. The VALORANT Protocol is formed to respond to escalating threats involving this energy, as tensions rise between Alpha Earth and its alternate counterpart, Omega Earth. Both worlds become connected through a mirror dimension, leading to repeated incursions where Omega Earth agents attempt to extract Radianite from Alpha Earth. As the conflict grows, the VALORANT Protocol uncovers deeper secrets behind Kingdom Corporation and the true nature of First Light, while also confronting the existence of alternate versions of its own agents across both realities.

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508Live streamers205 in English
34,354People watching
508+At least this manycrawl was capped

Should I stream VALORANT on Twitch?

0/100 · Closed off· 68 viewers per streamer on paper

Probably not. VALORANT has 508 streamers live, so you would open around #374 of 509 — far enough down the category that almost nobody browsing it would scroll to you, however many viewers it has.

About 27,243 of the 34,354 viewers here are not watching the biggest stream — roughly 54 per rival channel. You would start around #374, too far down for anyone browsing to find you.

Only 21,035 of the 34,354 viewers here (61%) are watching in English. 205 of the 508 live streams are in English.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either one stream holds the room, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

When is the best time to stream VALORANT?

Around 7pm UTC, when VALORANT averages 147 viewers for every streamer competing — about 3.2× the room it has at 12am, its most crowded hour. Measured across 24 of the 24 hours so far.

Most room so far around 7pm UTC 147 viewers per streamer.

24 of 24 hours measured over 1 day. Counts ignore each category’s biggest stream, so one star can’t make an empty hour look busy. Times in UTC until your clock loads.

What day to stream this

Only 2 days of readings so far — a weekday pattern needs at least 7. It fills in on its own.

Where to buy

All plain links straight to the official stores. Some will become affiliate links later, and they’ll be marked with a ♥ when they are — you’ll always be able to tell, and the unmarked ones will always be there.

How many people stream VALORANT?

Daily averages since 4 September 2026

508 right now, to 34,354 viewers between them. 205 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

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Is VALORANT too saturated on Twitch?

Yes. 508 people are streaming VALORANT right now and you would open at about #374, which is past the point where anyone scrolls.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 508 live right now

Is VALORANT any good?

Players score it 75 out of 100 from 512 ratings, and critics 78 out of 100.

78Critics6 outlets
75Players512 ratings

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Details

Released
Jun 2, 2020 · 6 years ago
Time to finish
Playing on Steam
Price
Modes
Multiplayer
Perspective
First person
Rated
ESRB T
Biggest stream
7,120 (21% of the category)
Typical stream
16 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Floor — the real count is higher

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Updated Sep 6, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC