Twitch trends on 2026-01-16 (JST): trending games, fastest rising streamers, and peak viewers

Insights — 2026-01-16

Time zone: Asia/Tokyo•Growth window: 15 min•Generated: 2026-01-17T06:05:01+09:00

Talk · Weekly Insight

This week saw a nice bump in viewers on Tuesday, jumping by over 120.

Oh, so more viewers means the stream got bigger, right? Like it ate a growth potion?

Not quite, the rise shows interest but doesn't mean something caused it directly.

This week saw a nice bump in viewers on Tuesday, jumping by over 120.

Oh, so more viewers means the stream got bigger, right? Like it ate a growth potion?

Not quite, the rise shows interest but doesn't mean something caused it directly.

Why did this move?

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

→ See Tools & Guides to understand the patterns

📝 Daily Highlights

Daily Twitch Insights — 2026-01-16 (JST)

🚀 Fastest riser: blastpremier (+12,976 viewers)
🏔 Peak viewers: theburntpeanut (66,786)
🎮 Top category: League of Legends (18 live streams)

Full rankings (Top 20): https://funnoy.com/insights/2026-01-16

Daily Twitch insights for 2026-01-16 (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

Activity dipped quite a bit late afternoon in this recent stretch.

So it's always slow then, like clockwork?

Not quite always; this is just an early slice, so it's not set in stone yet.

Activity dipped quite a bit late afternoon in this recent stretch.

So it's always slow then, like clockwork?

Not quite always; this is just an early slice, so it's not set in stone yet.

Fastest risers (Top 20)

Growth window: 15 min

#	Streamer	Game	Δ viewers	from → to
#1	blastpremier	Counter-Strike	+12,976	23,002 → 35,978
#2	nicewigg	Apex Legends	+7,079	16,536 → 23,615
#3	xqc	Just Chatting	+6,318	17,196 → 23,514
4	felikah	World of Warcraft	+5,421	3,181 → 8,602
5	happyhappygal	Fortnite	+4,267	124 → 4,391
6	thebausffs	League of Legends	+2,977	11,999 → 14,976
7	theburntpeanut	ARC Raiders	+2,471	64,315 → 66,786
8	gotaga	Minecraft	+2,343	12,168 → 14,511
9	jltomy	Grand Theft Auto V	+2,246	9,948 → 12,194
10	k3soju	Teamfight Tactics	+2,080	16,071 → 18,151
11	metashi12	World of Warcraft	+2,005	11,875 → 13,880
12	clix	Fortnite	+1,852	4,092 → 5,944
13	tarik	VALORANT	+1,558	14,192 → 15,750
14	yukiofps14	Apex Legends	+1,520	5,657 → 7,177
15	summit1g	ARC Raiders	+1,506	3,854 → 5,360
16	noway4u_sir	League of Legends	+1,365	20,649 → 22,014
17	symfuhny	ARC Raiders	+1,364	4,554 → 5,918
18	loltyler1	League of Legends	+1,296	4,584 → 5,880
19	shanks_ttv	VALORANT	+1,177	2,921 → 4,098
20	manatylol	League of Legends	+1,122	954 → 2,076

Peak viewers (Top 20)

Highest peak viewers per stream

#	Streamer	Game	Peak	Duration
#1	theburntpeanut	ARC Raiders	66,786	5:24:35
#2	blastpremier	Counter-Strike	44,876	10:31:57
#3	stableronaldo	Just Chatting	30,917	3:08:27
4	xqc	League of Legends	28,464	9:28:58
5	nicewigg	Apex Legends	27,532	7:57:46
6	noway4u_sir	World of Warcraft	23,162	11:44:23
7	k3soju	Teamfight Tactics	19,381	15:35:42
8	tarik	VALORANT	16,918	5:43:57
9	jltomy	Just Chatting	15,646	7:52:34
10	thebausffs	League of Legends	15,042	4:17:44
11	metashi12	World of Warcraft	14,826	10:26:52
12	rdcgaming	IRL	13,911	3:20:44
13	moonmoon	My Winter Car	12,273	6:33:58
14	loltyler1	League of Legends	10,722	4:13:31
15	gtasty	Just Chatting	10,236	7:33:29
16	vanillamace	Just Chatting	9,939	6:28:54
17	felikah	World of Warcraft	9,634	5:02:45
18	akarindao	Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics	8,910	5:44:17
19	summit1g	ARC Raiders	8,870	12:52:27
20	loltyler1	League of Legends	8,682	2:27:21

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	18	28,464
#2	Just Chatting	13	30,917
#3	World of Warcraft	8	23,162
4	ARC Raiders	7	66,786
5	FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE	7	840
6	Apex Legends	6	27,532
7	Grand Theft Auto V	4	7,110
8	Street Fighter 6	4	1,982
9	ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN	4	559
10	VALORANT	3	16,918
11	Fortnite	3	7,122
12	Escape from Tarkov	3	5,730
13	Quarantine Zone: The Last Check	3	2,865
14	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	3	1,596
15	Counter-Strike	2	44,876
16	Teamfight Tactics	2	19,381
17	Dead by Daylight	2	3,671
18	Hytale	2	3,548
19	IRL	1	13,911
20	My Winter Car	1	12,273