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Streaming platform Twitch gains traction beyond gamers

The website Twitch was known mostly to gamers, but now it’s become more mainstream, with 15 million daily active users. Twitch just hosted a 48 hour marathon of SNL, leading up to its finale last Saturday.

By Madeleine Brand • May 22, 2018 • 1 min read

The website Twitch was known mostly to gamers, but now it’s become more mainstream, with 15 million daily active users. Twitch just hosted a 48 hour marathon of SNL, leading up to its finale last Saturday. And Amazon, which now owns Twitch, runs its TV pilots on the platform.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Streaming platform Twitch gains traction beyond gamers

The website Twitch was known mostly to gamers, but now it’s become more mainstream, with 15 million daily active users. Twitch just hosted a 48 hour marathon of SNL, leading up to its finale last Saturday.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Streaming platform Twitch gains traction beyond gamers

The website Twitch was known mostly to gamers, but now it’s become more mainstream, with 15 million daily active users. Twitch just hosted a 48 hour marathon of SNL, leading up to its finale last Saturday.

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