Twitch trends on 2026-01-12 (JST): trending games, fastest rising streamers, and peak viewers

Insights — 2026-01-12

Time zone: Asia/Tokyo•Growth window: 15 min•Generated: 2026-01-13T06:05:01+09:00

Talk · Weekly Insight

Friday streams pulled in more viewers last month, but that doesn’t prove it’s the cause.

So Friday caused all those extra viewers to suddenly appear like magic? That’s some hocus pocus!

Friday streams pulled in more viewers last month, but that doesn’t prove it’s the cause.

So Friday caused all those extra viewers to suddenly appear like magic? That’s some hocus pocus!

Why did this move?

Daily changes usually come from timing, category density, and relative visibility—not just raw viewer counts.

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📝 Daily Highlights

Daily Twitch Insights — 2026-01-12 (JST)

🚀 Fastest riser: xqc (+7,507 viewers)
🏔 Peak viewers: itachi_rl (23,735)
🎮 Top category: League of Legends (8 live streams)

Full rankings (Top 20): https://funnoy.com/insights/2026-01-12

Daily Twitch insights for 2026-01-12 (JST) — fastest rising streamers, peak viewers, and trending game categories. Use this report to spot momentum, compare visibility, and understand what moved (not just raw viewer counts).

Talk · Time-based Insight

Afternoon streams have picked up some steam lately with a noticeable 27% lift.

That means afternoon is the best time to chase squirrels, right?

Not quite, just saying more viewers tune in then, not a squirrel signal.

Afternoon streams have picked up some steam lately with a noticeable 27% lift.

That means afternoon is the best time to chase squirrels, right?

Not quite, just saying more viewers tune in then, not a squirrel signal.

Fastest risers (Top 20)

Growth window: 15 min

#	Streamer	Game	Δ viewers	from → to
#1	xqc	Just Chatting	+7,507	22,027 → 29,534
#2	ironmouse	Just Chatting	+3,594	9,431 → 13,025
#3	trey24k	Escape from Tarkov: Arena	+3,389	12,119 → 15,508
4	itachi_rl	Rocket League	+3,325	18,357 → 21,682
5	gotaga	VALORANT	+2,959	1,556 → 4,515
6	k3soju	Teamfight Tactics	+2,443	16,888 → 19,331
7	clix	Fortnite	+2,283	6,128 → 8,411
8	thebausffs	League of Legends	+2,124	13,945 → 16,069
9	metashi12	World of Warcraft	+1,949	13,514 → 15,463
10	loltyler1	League of Legends	+1,907	11,056 → 12,963
11	jltomy	VALORANT	+1,634	14,039 → 15,673
12	cohhcarnage	Talk Shows & Podcasts	+1,618	4,246 → 5,864
13	aussieantics	Fortnite	+1,500	3,207 → 4,707
14	noway4u_sir	League of Legends	+1,466	18,493 → 19,959
15	summit1g	Hearthstone	+1,232	8,434 → 9,666
16	alois_nl	League of Legends	+1,156	4,281 → 5,437
17	rdcgaming	Rocket League	+1,016	8,575 → 9,591
18	giggand	Grand Theft Auto V	+926	6,770 → 7,696
19	tarik	VALORANT	+892	6,313 → 7,205
20	vanilla_shironeko	Minecraft	+858	303 → 1,161

Peak viewers (Top 20)

Highest peak viewers per stream

#	Streamer	Game	Peak	Duration
#1	itachi_rl	Rocket League	23,735	3:40:33
#2	k3soju	Teamfight Tactics	20,154	3:52:12
#3	ironmouse	Just Chatting	18,244	14:49:41
4	jltomy	Just Chatting	17,480	9:31:50
5	loltyler1	League of Legends	14,510	10:16:40
6	cohhcarnage	Factorio	11,722	4:17:13
7	summit1g	Hearthstone	10,988	12:23:42
8	gtasty	Grand Theft Auto V	10,657	7:03:17
9	metashi12	World of Warcraft	10,427	10:28:57
10	rdcgaming	A Gentlemen's Dispute	10,037	6:59:35
11	clix	Fortnite	8,899	5:23:05
12	giggand	Grand Theft Auto V	8,774	5:06:37
13	cohhcarnage	Talk Shows & Podcasts	8,142	2:52:04
14	gotaga	VALORANT	7,809	3:59:05
15	alois_nl	League of Legends	7,349	7:19:26
16	tarik	VALORANT	7,205	7:27:47
17	kokujintv	Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake	6,656	6:04:11
18	maxim	World of Warcraft	5,659	5:02:00
19	kamito_jp	League of Legends	5,604	4:21:53
20	glorious_e	Escape from Tarkov	5,045	7:54:45

Top categories (Top 20)

Most active game category · Based on streams monitored by Funnoy (not all of Twitch)

#	Game	Streams	Max peak
#1	League of Legends	8	14,510
#2	Escape from Tarkov	6	5,045
#3	World of Warcraft	5	10,427
4	VALORANT	4	7,809
5	Minecraft	4	1,514
6	ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN	4	1,384
7	Just Chatting	3	18,244
8	Grand Theft Auto V	3	10,657
9	ARC Raiders	3	1,720
10	Teamfight Tactics	2	20,154
11	Fortnite	2	8,899
12	Pokémon Legends: Z-A	2	2,758
13	Escape from Tarkov: Arena	2	523
14	Rocket League	1	23,735
15	Factorio	1	11,722
16	Hearthstone	1	10,988
17	A Gentlemen's Dispute	1	10,037
18	Talk Shows & Podcasts	1	8,142
19	Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake	1	6,656
20	Counter-Strike	1	4,811