The Game Awards Breaks New Records With 2021 Viewership

Every year, the Game Awards has broken new records and 2021 was no exception.

Last year, The Game Awards 2020 broke records with over 83 million viewers, and this year, the show had an estimated 85 million tune in by way of “global livestreams.” Like previous award shows, this year’s event was livestreamed across more than 30 digital networks around the world such as YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and more.

“On Twitter, The Game Awards delivered a record-setting 1.6 million tweets about the event in 2021, its best-ever performance,” a press release reads. “The show trended #1 worldwide for the 8th year in a row, commanding 11 out of the top 30 worldwide trends at the peak of conversation.”

YouTube has set a new YouTube record for the most watched YouTube video. More than 1.75million hours were viewed on the main Game Awards stream. That’s up 14% compared to last year’s show. Fan voting has increased by 27% year-over-year to over 23.2 million votes.

“We are grateful we could return to an in-person ceremony in 2021 and continue to build on our success with significant international growth in 2021,” The Game Awards producer and host, Geoff Keighley, said.

For more context about this year’s record-breaking 85 million livestream numbers, here’s a look at the numbers for previous years: