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Across the past two years, a perceivable trend has emerged in the world of digital gaming. Twitch, once synonymous with the world of streamers, has seen its market share dip as rivals like YouTube Gaming and Kick come on strong. A report from Stream Hatchet has also shown Twitch traffic declining year-over-year, while YouTube Gaming surges.

Kyle Dulay examines Collabstr’s marketplace data and explains why games marketers should rethink how they allocate budgets across YouTube and Twitch September 8, 2026 Prefer PocketGamer.biz on Google

Live streaming entered 2026 bigger, more fragmented and more competitive than ever, with three platforms — Amazon’s Twitch, the Stake-backed challenger Kick and Google’s YouTube Gaming — defining the gaming-focused corner of the market. This reference page pulls together the most reliable 2025 full-year and early-2026 figures on viewership, market share, monetisation and top creators…

YouTube has clarified its advertising rules for graphic gaming violence, giving creators a defined monetization window ahead of GTA 6’s Nov 19, 2026, launch. The September 2026 update creates three practical timing zones.

The Western Hockey League is bringing its games to  YouTube this season, giving fans a free way to watch live WHL hockey after the sudden shutdown of Victory+.

YouTube gaming violence rules leave room for GTA 6 videos to earn ad revenue, but creators will need to keep graphic scenes out of the opening seven seconds. The change comes ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6’s November 19 launch, giving gameplay channels a new editing rule to remember.

YouTube has clarified when graphic gaming violence can earn ad revenue, with changes coming ahead of GTA 6’s launch

byMichael Gwilliam Published: Sep 04, 2026, 20:17 Rockstar Games Add as a preferred

The partnership also gives Balaji access to an increasingly large connected-TV audience. YouTube reached over 75 million people aged 18 and above on CTV in India in April 2025 and ranked No. 1 in reach across CTV screens among media platforms in India in May 2025

The Western Hockey League (WHL) will be temporarily available to be streamed for free on YouTube following “uncertainty” with the league’s now former media partner, Victory+.