Apex Legends is the most-viewed game on Twitch with three occasions as many viewers as Fortnite

Apex Legends has over 200,000 viewers on Twitch proper now.

Respawn Entertainment’s free-to-play foray into the world of battle royale games launched this week, and in addition to drawing in a wholesome variety of gamers at launch, it’s piqued the curiosity of viewers on Twitch, quickly dethroning Fortnite and banishing it from the highest 5 most-viewed games on the streaming platform.

At the time of writing, Apex Legends has 232,000 viewers and is sitting at No.1 on Twitch. Fortnite is at No.6 with round 75,000 viewers.

Apex Legends had over one million players within eight hours of going stay, which shot as much as over 2.5 million in its first 24 hours.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson mentioned that the game peaked at almost 600,000 concurrent gamers by the center of Tuesday, a day after launch.

“It’s very early, but the response to the game has been very, very strong. We’ve been the number one views game on Twitch since launch and player sentiment seems to be very, very high right now,” he added.

Apex Legends is obtainable to obtain on PC, PS4, and Xbox One now. Be positive to take a look at our tips for getting started, together with which character you should choose earlier than you dive in.