Mixer dominates top free app charts with Ninja game streaming deal

Microsoft simply lured Tyler "Ninja" Blevins to its Mixer alive-streaming platform, with a deal locking down exclusivity with one of gaming's most eminent personalities. With growth parallel to the rising of hit battle royale Fortnite, Ninja has drawn almost one-half a billion to his live Twitch broadcasts, garnering 14.7 1000000 defended followers since his 2022 rising. And now under Microsoft exclusivity, the movement further bolsters its streaming portfolio.

Ninja's Mixer debut has already meant an influx of new Mixer viewers, fast accumulating 250,000 subscribers as of publication. The has likewise brought the Mixer mobile app into new easily worldwide, already topping summit free charts via Apple's iOS App Store. Although we have no hard figures, the app has already surpassed YouTube and Gmail in many regions. Mixer'south top spot is all the same to be mirrored on Android's Google Play marketplace.

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Doubling down on original programming, Ninja's Mixer bargain signals a heightened button for its game streaming platform rivaling the nearly prominent players in the space. While Google and Amazon currently dominate with YouTube and Twitch, simply three years has seen Mixer scale from obscurity to a genuine rival. Viewing hours on Mixer have increased roughly 357% twelvemonth over year, hitting 37 one thousand thousand viewing hours in Q2 2022, and almost 120 million in Q2 of 2022.

While Ninja is yet to host his kickoff formal Mixer broadcast, his Lollapalooza show kicks off on August 2, 2022, at one PM ET.

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