YouTube Gaming grew its streamer base by 343% in 2017, Twitch by 197%

YouTube Gaming, Google’s rival to game-streaming site Twitch, is starting to pick up traction. According to a new report from Streamlabs, Twitch continues to dominate the live streaming space, but YouTube grew its monthly active streamer base by 343 percent over the course of 2017. Twitch, by comparison, grew 197 percent. Streamlabs has visibility into the live streaming market by way of its platform, whose tools are used by a number of streamers to grow their channels. That said, its data should be seen as a window into live streaming, not the full picture. It also isn’t tracking Facebook Live streams that are private, or the larger world of YouTube Live, only YouTube Live Gaming.