Twitch

Twitch (Twitch.tv) is an American entertainment website which allows you to watch twitch streamers stream live playing games, talking about topics, in real life streams, creative content, music broadcasts or big events such as esports competitions. Twitch is where millions of people come together live every day to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment together.
==Overview==
Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon."Amazon to acquire Twitch" - Gamasutra (August 26th, 2014) It was introduced on June 6th, 2011 as a spin-off of the general-interest streaming platform Justin.tv. Content on the site can be viewed either live or via video on demand. The games shown on Twitch's current homepage are listed according to audience preference and include genres such as real-time strategy games (RTS), fighting games, racing games, and first-person shooters."The effectiveness of event marketing in an attention economy: Findings from Twitch live-stream esports tournament events" - Journal of Media Economics (December 1, 2022)
==Analysis==
As of October 2023, Twitch was the 37th-most-visited website in the world with 20.26% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by Germany with 7.08% and South Korea with 5.49%."Top Websites Ranking" (Archived page on February 10, 2022) In late 2023, Twitch announced that they would stop operating in South Korea in 2024 because of its network fee policy, citing prohibitive costs.
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