Despite a Bumpy 2022, Twitch Icon xQc Ends It on a Glorious Note by Becoming the Most Watched Streamer for December

Published 01/04/2023, 10:20 AM EST

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Félix “xQc” Lengyel has been one of the most popular streamers in the community, usually touching a five-digit viewership on his streams. Largely streaming under the Just Chatting genre, the streamer keeps the audience entertained. And despite the complications he faced this year, he seems to have copped the top spot on the most-watched Twitch streamers list for December.

xQc has been one of the legendary streamers that celebrate a great fan strength backing them. The personality has the charm to keep the viewers engrossed in his streams as he surfs through meme clips and reacts to videos on YouTube.

xQc becomes the top streamer for December on Twitch even after a tough yet fruitful year

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Surely, 2022 was one of the greatest years for the video gaming and streaming community. Numerous Events, TwitchCon, video game launches, and much more facilitated the streamers to try out new stuff. Hence, exposing viewers to upcoming content.

xQc was popularly known to react and stream the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial that inevitably brought in numerous viewers. He used to simultaneously react to the trial, expressing his views so as to make a corridor of discussion between himself and his chat. During this time, he managed to gather a large audience on his streams.

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However, 2022 was not all roses and sunshine for xQc. The streamer received immense backlash from the community following his absence from the QTCinderella’s event, Sh*tcamp. Moreover, the controversy of gambling on Twitch again caused problems for xQc as the genre was banned on the platform.

More so, he also went through a breakup with Adept, which the community was sad to hear. Nevertheless, they supported the two in their decision. But the struggles and complications were not over for xQc in 2022.

While he was streaming in the midst of this, the personality, unfortunately, tested positive for Covid-19 leading him to take a break from streaming. Being absent from the streams for a while did affect his streaming hours, but the viewership remained unshaken. The streamer now streams frequently in good health, making his viewership enjoy their stay.

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Why do we say that he remains at the top spot on Twitch for December? Because StreamerCharts, which is a trusted source for statistics, released a list of the top 10 streamers that were most watched last month. For getting a good view can see the tweet below:

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Hence, it is great to see that the streamer ended the year with a blast. Talking of 2022, who was your favorite streamer for the past year? Do let us know in the comments below.

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Astitava Kaushik

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Astitava Kaushik is an eSports writer at EssentiallySports. He holds a Master's degree in Media and Communication studies. Throughout the years, he has developed a knack for writing and deems to explore the skill in the eSports field, with games like Valorant, FIFA, and Call of Duty holding a very special place in his heart.
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Ranvijay Singh