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4,500,000
4,500,000 -- sponsored stream hours watched for YouTube Gaming (Q4 2025)
Sponsored streams on YouTube Gaming reached 4.5 million hours watched in Q4 2025.
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4,500,000
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Q4 2025
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30
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Stream Hatchet
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https://digitalmedianet.com/gamesquares-stream-hatchet-publishes-2025-youtube-gaming-trends-report/ ↗
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GameSquare’s Stream Hatchet Publishes 2025 YouTube Gaming Trends Report
GameSquare’s Stream Hatchet Publishes 2025 YouTube Gaming Trends Report
YouTube Gaming surges to a record 8.8 billion hours in 2025 as sponsored streams and esports drive growth
In 2025, around 25% of hours watched on live-streaming gaming platforms are spent on YouTube Gaming channels
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YouTube Gaming: 4,500,000 sponsored stream hours watched. Source: Stream Hatchet (Q4 2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/sponsored-streams-hours-q4-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sponsored-streams-hours-q4-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>4,500,000</strong> -- sponsored stream hours watched for YouTube Gaming<br><small>Source: Stream Hatchet (Q4 2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sponsored-streams-hours-q4-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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