Nijisanji’s Kuzuha tops VTuber charts as YouTube star blazes past Hololive idols
There’s a new VTuber star to watch on YouTube, with Nijisanji’s Kuzuha topping the streaming charts in a report released by Stream Hatchet. It is the first time a male VTuber has atop the rankings.
Hololive’s crown as the premier VTuber talent agency has lost a little bit of its shine with competitors catching up to the pioneers. According toa report by Stream Hatchet, Nijisanji VTuber Kuzuha is leading the way in terms of hours watched.
Kuzuha topped the YouTube charts in terms of VTuber viewership, with nearly 9 million hours watched between July and September 2021.
While he might not be as big as some of his Hololive rivals, his daily stream schedule across the last three months — as well as a big music single release in September — propelled him to the top of the charts.
He has also played in a number of Japanese Apex Legends and Valorant tournaments alongside pro players and fellow VTubers like Shibuya HAL, who placed third on the Q3 2021 list with just over 6 million hours watched.
Hololive were still represented in the top five, with Usada Pekora in second at 6.6m viewers and Sakura Miko at 4.8m in fourth. Nijisanji managed to round out the list with Kanae at 3.8m hours watched in three months.
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