FX.co ★ Experts bet on Twitch

The US experts are sure that in five years the cost of the video game platform Twitch can reach $20 billion. Recall, not so long ago the portal became the property of Amazon. The transaction price was indicated by the amount of $970 million.

During the 12 months of 2015, the total duration of video clips viewed by users of the site reached 459 thousand years. It's amazing that the portal managed to achieve such fantastic indicators. The main direction of videos, which can be found on Twitch, is the broadcasting of games.

The phenomenon of increased interest of users in the videos, which show how a person goes through this or that computer game, is still a mystery for analysts. In 2014, when Amazon acquired Twitch, many could not even think that buying could become so profitable for the corporation. At the time of acquisition, the number of unique visitors to the site totaled 55 million.

It is noteworthy that the creators of Twitch are pioneers in their segment. At the time of launch, the site had no analogs. Over the next two years, the world's major technology companies (Google, Facebook) launched their own versions of video-streaming platforms.

According to analysts, today the number of users of the portal reaches 100 million. The number of the monthly broadcasting is estimated at 1.7 million. Comparing Twitch with YouTube, the experts noticed that the broadcasting of the first portal has less coverage; however, Twitch users spend more time watching videos - 7 hours against 5 hours.

In early 2016, Amazon introduced the free game engine Lumberyard, with which you can develop computer games, as well as games for consoles, smartphones and virtual reality platforms. In the near future, the corporation intends to launch several original shows on the basis of Twitch.

The minimum cost of Twitch, according to some experts from the United States, in the next five years should be $5 billion.