Twitch trends on 2026-01-18 (JST): trending games, fastest rising streamers, and peak viewers
Insights — 2026-01-18
Time zone: Asia/Tokyo•Growth window: 15 min•Generated: 2026-01-19T06:05:01+09:00
Talk · Weekly Insight
Last week hit a solid 70 sessions with a nice bump in viewers around Tuesday.
So 70 sessions means 70 side quest, right? I want side quest on Tuesday too!
Not quite, but it's cool you think viewers and side quest go hand in hand.
Last week hit a solid 70 sessions with a nice bump in viewers around Tuesday.
So 70 sessions means 70 side quest, right? I want side quest on Tuesday too!
Not quite, but it's cool you think viewers and side quest go hand in hand.
Why did this move?
Daily changes usually come from timing, category density, and relative visibility—not just raw viewer counts.
📝 Daily Highlights
Daily Twitch Insights — 2026-01-18 (JST) 🚀 Fastest riser: summit1g (+10,099 viewers) 🏔 Peak viewers: theburntpeanut (71,796) 🎮 Top category: League of Legends (13 live streams) Full rankings (Top 20): https://funnoy.com/insights/2026-01-18
Twitch rankings for 2026-01-18 (JST): fastest risers, peak viewers, and trending categories — a quick snapshot of what moved today.
📅 Snapshot
2026-01-18
Time zone: Asia/Tokyo•Growth window: 15 min
📝 Daily Highlights
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generated 2026-01-19T06:05:01+09:00
🚀 Fastest Riser
Growth window: 15 min
#1
summit1g
Marvel Rivals
+10,099
7,705 → 17,804
#2 playapex · Apex Legends
+9,795
#3 nicewigg · Apex Legends
+8,854
🏔 Peak Viewers
Highest peak viewers per stream
#1
theburntpeanut
ARC Raiders
71,796
588m
#2 nicewigg · Apex Legends
54,201
#3 xqc · League of Legends
32,506
🎮 Top Category
Most active game category · Based on Funnoy data
32,506
max peak
9 streams
8 streams
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Talk · Time-based Insight
Looks like early afternoons just in this recent slice are a bit livelier than usual.
So that time of day is like magic juice for activity, right?
Looks like early afternoons just in this recent slice are a bit livelier than usual.
So that time of day is like magic juice for activity, right?
Today’s Twitch rankings (2026-01-18, Asia/Tokyo) summarize momentum, peaks, and category activity based on Funnoy’s monitored streams. Top category: League of Legends • Fastest riser: summit1g • Peak leader: theburntpeanut.
How to read: Risers measure viewer momentum within the 15 min window. Peaks rank streams by highest concurrent viewers. Categories reflect the most active game categories based on Funnoy’s monitored streams (not a complete Twitch census).
Fastest risers (Top 20)
Growth window: 15 min
| # | Streamer | Game | Δ viewers | from → to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  summit1g | Marvel Rivals | +10,099 | 7,705 → 17,804 |
| #2 |  playapex | Apex Legends | +9,795 | 2,988 → 12,783 |
| #3 |  nicewigg | Apex Legends | +8,854 | 23,994 → 32,848 |
| 4 |  theburntpeanut | Marvel Rivals | +8,164 | 18,424 → 26,588 |
| 5 |  blastpremier | Counter-Strike | +8,144 | 9,200 → 17,344 |
| 6 |  plaqueboymax | Just Chatting | +7,487 | 21,441 → 28,928 |
| 7 |  xqc | Minecraft | +6,837 | 23,632 → 30,469 |
| 8 |  alois_nl | League of Legends | +4,749 | 0 → 4,749 |
| 9 |  spygea | Escape from Tarkov | +4,525 | 0 → 4,525 |
| 10 |  clix | Fortnite | +4,016 | 731 → 4,747 |
| 11 |  yukiofps14 | Apex Legends | +4,012 | 3,143 → 7,155 |
| 12 |  k3soju | Teamfight Tactics | +3,231 | 11,833 → 15,064 |
| 13 |  mistercop | Dota 2 | +3,093 | 1,239 → 4,332 |
| 14 |  gtasty | ARC Raiders | +2,815 | 5,993 → 8,808 |
| 15 |  gotaga | Minecraft | +2,649 | 13,087 → 15,736 |
| 16 |  tarik | VALORANT | +2,523 | 13,688 → 16,211 |
| 17 |  takayaspecial | League of Legends | +2,368 | 0 → 2,368 |
| 18 |  metashi12 | World of Warcraft | +2,361 | 12,033 → 14,394 |
| 19 |  loltyler1 | League of Legends | +2,290 | 2,795 → 5,085 |
| 20 |  yutapongo | League of Legends | +2,140 | 3,490 → 5,630 |
Peak viewers (Top 20)
Highest peak viewers per stream
| # | Streamer | Game | Peak | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | theburntpeanut | ARC Raiders | 71,796 | 9:48:04 |
| #2 | nicewigg | Apex Legends | 54,201 | 6:15:19 |
| #3 | xqc | League of Legends | 32,506 | 9:56:22 |
| 4 | plaqueboymax | Just Chatting | 31,278 | 3:59:14 |
| 5 | playapex | Apex Legends | 28,648 | 6:25:52 |
| 6 | yukiofps14 | Apex Legends | 24,244 | 5:45:39 |
| 7 | tarik | VALORANT | 20,378 | 4:29:44 |
| 8 |  itachi_rl | Rocket League | 20,219 | 1:04:49 |
| 9 | gotaga | Minecraft | 19,961 | 14:52:48 |
| 10 | summit1g | ARC Raiders | 17,804 | 13:05:41 |
| 11 | k3soju | Teamfight Tactics | 17,566 | 6:59:55 |
| 12 | metashi12 | World of Warcraft | 15,127 | 10:29:17 |
| 13 |  restiafps | Apex Legends | 15,102 | 5:31:11 |
| 14 |  moonmoon | My Winter Car | 13,916 | 7:11:38 |
| 15 |  jltomy | Just Chatting | 12,357 | 3:14:11 |
| 16 |  k4sen | League of Legends | 12,209 | 5:30:04 |
| 17 | loltyler1 | League of Legends | 10,547 | 4:17:39 |
| 18 | loltyler1 | League of Legends | 10,108 | 2:59:56 |
| 19 |  cohhcarnage | Factorio | 9,938 | 4:18:54 |
| 20 |  giggand | Just Chatting | 9,702 | 8:18:18 |
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 | 13 | 32,506 |
| #2 | Just Chatting | 9 | 31,278 |
| #3 | Apex Legends | 8 | 54,201 |
| 4 | FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE | 8 | 1,360 |
| 5 | Escape from Tarkov | 7 | 2,141 |
| 6 | VALORANT | 6 | 20,378 |
| 7 | ARC Raiders | 5 | 71,796 |
| 8 | World of Warcraft | 5 | 15,127 |
| 9 | Minecraft | 4 | 19,961 |
| 10 | Quarantine Zone: The Last Check | 4 | 1,650 |
| 11 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 4 | 674 |
| 12 | Grand Theft Auto V | 3 | 5,778 |
| 13 | Path of Exile 2 | 3 | 1,445 |
| 14 | Street Fighter 6 | 3 | 917 |
| 15 | Hytale | 3 | 510 |
| 16 | Teamfight Tactics | 2 | 17,566 |
| 17 | Overwatch 2 | 2 | 1,343 |
| 18 | Retro | 2 | 742 |
| 19 | Rocket League | 1 | 20,219 |
| 20 | My Winter Car | 1 | 13,916 |
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Time zone: Asia/Tokyo•Generated: 2026-01-19T06:05:01+09:00