{"id":243858,"date":"2021-11-08T03:29:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T10:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamesync.consulting\/?p=243858"},"modified":"2023-02-10T22:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T05:34:44","slug":"twitch-reaches-new-concurrent-viewers-record-on-valorant-beta-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamesync.consulting\/twitch-reaches-new-concurrent-viewers-record-on-valorant-beta-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch Reaches New Concurrent Viewers Record on VALORANT Beta Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”Poppins|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”32px” header_2_line_height=”54px”]\n

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Riot Games\u2019 Valorant is the latest FPS game to hit the market. On Day 1 of its beta launch, the game broke new records on Twitch.<\/p>\n

Valorant helped Twitch surpass its previous one-day concurrent viewership of 3.99 million viewers set in August 2018. Twitch\u2019s new record is just over 4 million concurrent viewers with Valorant, accounting for 1.6 million of these numbers. Valorant still falls shy of League of Legends\u2019 record of 1.75 million concurrent viewers.<\/p>\n

Both Valorant and League of Legends are Riot Games\u2019 Intellectual Properties. The success of the two games bodes well for Riot Games investors but also opens up the prospect of a new esports league in the works. Riot Games and Activision Blizzard are two of the most popular game developers in North America accounting for three of the biggest titles in the scene.<\/p>\n

Is Valorant an Esport?<\/h2>\n

Any video game with a competitive scene is an esport. Different game companies have different approaches to establishing their esports scene. While Valve has had a hands-off approach to their games\u2019 esports scenes, Activision Blizzard has tried to build one for itself with the Overwatch League. Riot Games has helped the community grow as well as exerted its control over the League of Legends Worlds ecosystem.<\/p>\n