Twitch game
Just Chatting
What it is
Just Chatting is Twitch's biggest category, where streamers talk directly to their audience instead of playing a game. It grew out of the old "IRL" section and now covers everything from reacting to videos to answering viewer questions for hours.
What they actually see
A person on webcam in their room talking, often while scrolling social media, watching YouTube videos, or reading messages aloud from the live chat beside them. There is no gameplay to structure it, so streams meander for hours across whatever topics come up.
In this one
- Chat with strangers
- Long sessions
- Strong language
- Social pressure
Why kids love it
It feels like hanging out with an older friend who is always around and always talking to you, which is a powerful kind of company.
Worth knowing
Twitch requires users to be 13 and up, and because there is no game to keep things on topic, the conversation and the scrolling chat can go anywhere, including adult subjects.
One way in
So it's just a person talking for three hours. What makes the ones you watch worth listening to?
The trajectory
From our tracker’s history, refreshed every six hours.
Where it’s charting now
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Best current chart position in each country we watch.
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