Lost Ark Already Has Higher Peak Twitch Viewership Than GTA 5

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Data on TwitchTracker shows Lost Ark has already surpassed Grand Theft Auto V's peak viewership numbers on Twitch. This constitutes an especially noteworthy feat given that the Amazon Games-published MMORPG has yet to launch in full. At present, Lost Ark is enjoying a successful Early Access period, which began early in the morning on February 8.

Lost Ark's Early Access phase has proven so successful, in fact, that it peaked at 532,476 concurrent users on Steam. The excitement surrounding Lost Ark hardly comes as a surprise given its immense popularity in South Korea. Developers Tripod Studio and Smilegate released the isometric experience in 2019 to incredible player reception, laying the groundwork for its eventual launch in western territories. Though Amazon Games and Smilegate originally planned to unleash the title late last year, Lost Ark's update at the 2021 Game Awards confirmed an early 2022 rollout. The continued sharing of new data about the MMORPG suggests the slightly longer wait was worth it in the end.

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According to the count via TwitchTracker, Lost Ark's peak viewership on Twitch has already topped 1.27 million viewers. This astronomical figure positions the massively multiplayer title at #13 on the list of highest-viewed Twitch games. As such, it sits just above Cyberpunk 2077 and Grand Theft Auto 5, respectively, both of which peaked with 1.14 million viewers on the popular streaming platform. Meanwhile, survival game Rust is just one above Lost Ark at a peak viewer count of 1.37 million. It's also worth noting that another Amazon Games-published MMORPG appears on the list as well — New World on Twitch peaked at an impressive