The Distribution Technology Research Institute, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Distribution Technology Research Institute) has published the viewing time by game title distributed in Japanese in April 2020.
The total was collected from YouTube and Twitch, as well as from the game category of each distribution platform.
The top game in April 2020 was Nintendo Switch's "Animal Crossing", with 646,066,140 minutes of total viewing time (10,767,769 hours).
ARK: Survival Evolved " from Spike Chunsoft, which has been a hot topic in the VTuber community, came in second with 439,840,640 minutes (7,330,677 hours).
Apex Legends came in a close third with 426,326,550 minutes of viewing time (7,105,442.5 hours).
Distribution Giken has also released the other top 20 titles.
The ranking of top 20 titles are now available! Animal Crossing's rapid growth continues
While the spread of the new coronavirus infection has prompted people to refrain from going out, the Distribution Giken has reported that game distribution viewing time has increased in Japan since February 2020.
Although the number of infected people is decreasing, it is unlikely that the voluntary curfew will be relaxed in the future. In such a situation, online events and streams will become more and more popular.
Those who want to start distributing games in the future should take a look at the contents of this announcement.
For more information on the contents of the announcement, please visit the website of the Distribution Institute of Japan.
| Top 20 Titles in Japan in Game Category Live Streaming Viewing Time | |||
| Game Title | Viewing time (minutes) | Distribution time (hours) | Average number of simultaneous connections (persons) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atsumare Animal Crossing | 646,066,140.0 | 25,217 | 427 |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | 439,840,640.0 | 18,027 | 407 |
| Apex Legends | 426,326,550.0 | 21,496 | 331 |
| Minecraft | 359,336,400.0 | 11,594 | 517 |
| Fortnite | 273,118,540.0 | 42,919 | 106 |
| Resident Evil RE:3 | 240,691,270.0 | 4,097 | 979 |
| FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE | 213,705,760.0 | 5,816,816.0 | 612 |
| League of Legends | 145,498,290.0 | 14,244 | 170 |
| Shadowverse | 137,180,720.0 | 9,277 | 246 |
| KNIVES OUT | 115,243,360.0 | 9,491 | 202 |
| Dead by Daylight | 109,507,560.0 | 7,405 | 246 |
| Super Smash Bros. | 96,862,880.0 | 6,038 | 267 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 96,556,630.0 | 19,464 | 83 |
| IdentityV 5th Personality | 87,973,290.0 | 1,930 | 760 |
| Splatoon 2 | 81,710,250.0 | 13,636 | 100 |
| STREET FIGHTER V CHAMPION EDITION | 60,989,220.0 | 2,164,470.0 | 470 |
| Monster Strike | 55,508,960.0 | 726 | 1,274 |
| Hearthstone | 46,103,030.0 | 3,888 | 198 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 43,323,100.0 | 2,654 | 272 |
| Dark Souls III | 41,549,050.0 | 630 | 1,099 |
