A subscription on Twitch is a way of users to support their favourite streamers and creators on the platform. [1] Content creators can offer custom emotes, badges, and more to subscribers. Users can also gift subscriptions, so subscriber numbers can increase. [2]
In April 2018, Tyler Blevins, known by his Twitch username Ninja, held the record for the most-subscribed Twitch streamer with 269,154 subscribers until April 2021, when Ludwig Ahgren broke the record during his infamous Ludwig's subathon with 283,066 subscribers. [3] Later in March 2023, Kai Cenat broke Ahgren's record with his subathon with 306,621 subscribers. [1]
In November 2021, Kim Mi-Young, known by her Twitch username kkatamina, held the record for the most-subscribed female Twitch streamer with 73,623 subscribers until March 2022, when VTuber Ironmouse broke the record during her 31-day subathon with 171,818 subscribers. [4] [5] [6] Later in July 2023, Ironmouse broke her own record a year later during her subathon with 205,488 subscribers. [7]
The following table lists the top 50 most-subscribed channels on Twitch as of May 13, 2024, [8] the achievement date, as well as the primary category or categories in which they stream. The channels are ordered by number of most-subscribed.
Rank | Channel | Owner | Total subscribers | Achievement date | Streamed categories |
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1 | KaiCenat | Kai Cenat [9] | 306,621 | March 2023 | Various games, chatting |
2 | MogulMoves | Ludwig Ahgren [10] | 283,066 | April 2021 | Various games, chatting |
3 | Ninja | Richard Tyler Blevins [11] | 269,154 | April 2018 | Fortnite [12] [13] |
4 | Ironmouse | Ironmouse | 205,488 | July 2023 | Various games, chatting [14] |
5 | Jynxzi | Nicholas Stewart [15] | 179,543 | February 2024 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege [16] |
6 | Casimito | Casimiro Ferreira [17] | 159,487 | November 2022 | Chatting, sports |
7 | CriticalRole | Critical Role | 139,559 | November 2021 | Dungeons & Dragons |
8 | Ibai | Ibai Llanos | 136,115 | July 2023 | Special events, various games, chatting |
9 | RanbooLive | Ranboo [18] | 116,870 | August 2021 | Minecraft , [18] chatting |
10 | Shlorox | Shlorox | 113,628 | March 2024 | Grand Theft Auto V, chatting |
11 | Gaules | Alexandre Chiqueta [19] | 102,857 | June 2022 | Counter-Strike |
12 | xQc | Félix Lengyel [20] | 102,288 | May 2022 | Various games, Overwatch , [21] chatting |
13 | Shroud | Michael Grzesiek [22] | 101,588 | March 2019 | Valorant , [23] various games |
14 | summit1g | Jaryd Lazar [24] | 94,941 | May 2020 | Counter-Strike 2 , [25] various games [26] |
15 | TheGrefg | David Martínez [27] | 88,585 | January 2022 | Fortnite , Minecraft , various games, chatting |
16 | eliasn97 | Elias Nerlich [28] | 85,475 | September 2023 | Chatting, Fortnite |
17 | HasanAbi | Hasan Piker [29] | 82,721 | January 2022 | Chatting |
18 | Pestily | Pestily [30] | 81,926 | July 2021 | Escape from Tarkov [30] |
19 | PirateSoftware | Jason Thor Hall [31] | 80,861 | April 2024 | Software & Game development |
20 | NICKMERCS | Nick Kolcheff [32] | 80,402 | April 2021 | Apex Legends , Fortnite |
21 | kkatamina | Kim Mi-young [33] | 73,623 | November 2021 | Chatting, Valorant [33] |
22 | PointCrow | Eric Morino [34] | 72,533 | May 2022 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [34] |
23 | Fextralife | Fextralife [35] | 72,090 | July 2023 | The Elder Scrolls Online, Diablo IV |
24 | AdinRoss † [note 1] | Adin Ross [37] | 71,318 | September 2021 | Various games, chatting |
25 | Anomaly | Anomaly [38] | 70,420 | May 2020 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [38] |
26 | Trymacs | Maximilian Stemmler [39] | 70,196 | February 2021 | Fortnite, Clash Royale |
27 | Tfue | Turner Tenney [40] | 69,586 | February 2019 | Apex Legends , Fortnite [40] |
28 | 月希(tsukilin) | tsukilin | 68,906 | September 2023 | Chatting, various games |
29 | caseoh_ | CaseOh_ | 64,799 | May 2024 | Various games, chatting |
30 | DarioMocciaTwitch | Dario Moccia [41] | 63,016 | December 2023 | Chatting |
31 | iiTzTimmy | Timothy [42] | 59,980 | May 2022 | Apex Legends [43] |
32 | Tumblurr | Gianmarco Tocco [44] | 59,627 | July 2023 | Chatting, various games |
33 | JLTomy | Toma Abdellaoui [45] | 59,405 | February 2023 | Grand Theft Auto V, chatting |
34 | Shylily | Shylily [46] | 58,072 | March 2022 | Chatting, various games |
35 | Trainwreckstv | Tyler Niknam [47] | 57,551 | January 2022 | Slots, chatting |
36 | AdmiralBahroo | Sam [48] | 57,066 | March 2022 | Various games |
37 | TimTheTatman † [note 2] | Timothy Betar [50] | 56,915 | March 2019 | Call of Duty: Warzone , [51] various games [52] |
38 | Rubius | Rubén Gundersen [53] | 56,577 | March 2022 | Minecraft , Fortnite, [53] various games, chatting |
39 | PaymoneyWubby | Dennis Richardson [54] | 56,349 | August 2023 | Chatting |
40 | ZeratoR | Adrien Nougaret [55] | 56,118 | June 2023 | Various games |
41 | TheRealKnossi | Jens Knossalla [56] | 55,842 | August 2020 | Slots, chatting |
42 | GeekandSundry | Geek & Sundry [57] | 55,349 | February 2018 | Talk Shows & Podcasts, Dungeons & Dragons |
43 | elxokas | Joaquín Domínguez [58] | 53,543 | February 2022 | World of Warcraft |
44 | Tubbo | Tobias Smith [18] | 53,073 | April 2024 | Minecraft [18] , chatting |
45 | Sintica | Sintica [59] | 52,992 | September 2021 | Music [59] |
46 | ohnePixel | Mark [60] | 52,910 | August 2023 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [61] |
47 | Elraenn † [note 3] | Tuğkan Gönültaş [63] | 52,277 | February 2024 | Chatting, various games |
48 | Moonryde | Dario Ferracci [64] | 52,072 | January 2024 | Call of Duty: Warzone [64] |
49 | Gladd | Sean Gallagher [65] | 50,959 | July 2022 | Destiny 2 [65] |
50 | auronplay | Raúl Genes [56] | 50,796 | August 2022 | Minecraft , Grand Theft Auto V , various games, chatting [66] [67] |
Michael Grzesiek, better known as Shroud, is a Canadian streamer, YouTuber, former professional Valorant player, and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. As of April 2022, his Twitch channel has reached over 10 million followers, ranking as the eighth most-followed channel on the platform, and his YouTube channel has over 6.79 million subscribers.
Brett Hoffman, better known as dakotaz, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber from Dearborn, Michigan who plays Fortnite: Battle Royale as well as other titles. While he has streamed other games in the past, including Fortnite almost exclusively, he now plays a variety including Among Us. He also uses the tag "Dark", his alias is sometimes abbreviated "DK". Hoffman is the 48th most-followed Twitch streamer.
Thomas Jefferson "Chance" Morris IV, known professionally as Sodapoppin, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber. He has one of the largest followings on Twitch, with over 8.7 million followers and over 398.3 million views as of August 15, 2022; he also has over 1.11 million subscribers and over 444.5 million views on YouTube. According to Social Blade, Morris sits at the number 10 spot for the most followers on Twitch; he also ranks number 15 for the largest total number of views on the platform. He is a co-owner of and content creator for gaming organization One True King.
Richard Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja, is an American online streamer, YouTuber and professional gamer. Blevins began streaming through participating in several esports teams in competitive play for Halo 3, and gradually picked up fame when he first started playing Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017. Blevins gained the notice of mainstream media in March 2018 when he played Fortnite together with Drake, Travis Scott and JuJu Smith-Schuster on stream, breaking a peak viewer count record on Twitch. Blevins has over 19 million followers on his Twitch channel, making it the most-followed Twitch channel as of March 2024.
Ali Kabbani, better known as Myth, is an American YouTube live streamer and former professional Fortnite Battle Royale player. Kabbani has over 4.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Imane Anys, better known as Pokimane, is a Moroccan-Canadian internet personality.
Timothy John Betar,, better known as TimTheTatman, is an American live streamer and internet personality on YouTube.
Lannan Neville Eacott, better known as LazarBeam, is an Australian YouTuber, professional gamer and Internet personality, known primarily for his video game commentary videos, "comedic riffs" and memes.
Ludwig Anders Ahgren, known mononymously as Ludwig, is an American live streamer, YouTuber, podcaster, comedian, esports commentator, and competitor. Ahgren is best known for his live streams on Twitch from 2018 through late 2021, and on YouTube beginning in late 2021, where he broadcasts video-game-related content as well as non-video-game-related content such as game shows and contests. He is also known for his work as an esports commentator at various Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments. He is the co-owner of the esports organization Moist Esports. He began streaming full-time on February 16, 2019.
Benjamin Lupo, better known as DrLupo, is an American streamer and YouTuber particularly known for his charity streams in association with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
VShojo is an American talent agency that focuses on promoting VTuber content creators based in San Francisco, California. VShojo bills itself as a "talent first" agency, oriented towards providing resources to its talent.
Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known online as IShowSpeed, is an American YouTuber and rapper. He is best known for his variety of livestreams, in which he primarily plays video games, including FIFA, Fortnite, and Roblox.
Ironmouse is a Puerto Rican-American VTuber, singer, and Twitch streamer. Active since 2017, she is a founding member of the VTuber group VShojo launched in 2020. With over one million followers on Twitch, she is the most-followed English language VTuber on the platform. She also has the record for most subscribed female streamer on Twitch.
Yoo Yoon-jin, known professionally as Jinnytty, is a South Korean online streamer. Jinny is best known for her IRL livestreams on Twitch where she has garnered more than 1,000,000 followers as of March 15th, 2024.
On March 14, 2021, American livestreamer Ludwig Ahgren began continuously livestreaming on Twitch. The livestream ended on April 13, 2021, after 31 days. A subathon is a type of livestream in which viewer donations add more time to a descending timer that counts down to the end of the stream. Throughout the streams' duration, Ahgren received 282,191 subscriptions, breaking the previous record set in 2018 by Tyler "Ninja" Blevins of the most concurrent subscribers on Twitch. The subathon's content consisted of talking to his viewers and stream moderators, playing games, and sleeping, among other various daily activities. During Ahgren's sleep breaks his moderators entertained the audience, for which they were financially compensated. Ahgren grossed US$1,434,850 from the stream, before taxes, charity donations, and other deductions. Not including sponsorships, Ahgren profited $202,000.
Kai Carlo Cenat III is an American online streamer and YouTuber. He is best known for his live streams and comedy-based content he uploads on YouTube. He is currently the all-time most-subscribed Twitch streamer and the 10th most followed Twitch streamer with approximately nine million followers, surpassing Ludwig Ahgren's record during a February 2023 subathon. He was named "Streamer of the Year" at the 2023 and 2024 Streamer Awards.
Ali Hassan, better known online as SypherPK, is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for his gaming streams and videos centering around the online video game Fortnite. As of February 2024, he has the 22nd most followed channel on the Twitch platform, and 9 million subscribers on YouTube.
Nicholas Stewart, better known as Jynxzi, is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and player of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, an online tactical shooter game. As of April 2024, He is the most-subscribed Twitch streamer and the 35th most-followed Twitch streamer, with approximately five million followers. He was named "Best Breakthrough Streamer" and "Gamer of the Year" at the 2024 Streamer Awards.
Tobias James Smith, known online as Tubbo, is an English Twitch streamer and YouTuber who is primarily known for creating Minecraft content. He is also known for his time in the Dream SMP, an invite-only survival multiplayer (SMP) Minecraft server. As of May 2024, he had 5.2 million followers on Twitch, making him the 43rd most followed streamer on the platform.
Grammy Award-winning rapper Drake helped Twitch break its record for the most-viewed stream by joining Tyler "Ninja" Blevins to play "Fortnite".
Going from 500,000 followers to three million in less than one year, Ninja became Twitch's most-followed content creator. Though his meteoric rise stemmed from Fortnite, Ninja has become known for streaming a wide array of games.
U.K.-based Tubbo, whose real name is Toby Smith, touts 4.8 million followers on the streaming platforms, 2.3 million followers on Instagram and 3.2 million Twitter followers.
Felix Lengyel - to use the streamer's real name - is a former pro esports player and one of the biggest game streaming stars on earth.
As a professional Overwatch player, xQc was benched while a part of the Dallas Fuel. But he shined as the main tank for team Canada during multiple Overwatch World Cup tournaments.
A large portion of that time has been spent with Valorant, a game he's been not-so-subtle in voicing his preference for over CS:GO.
Jaryd "Summit1g" Lazar is one of the oldest and most iconic streamers on Twitch. He's been streaming on the platform since 2012, a time when he was still an active CS:GO player, which newer fans might not know about. His Counter-Strike esports career spanned eight years between 2011 and 2018.
TimTheTatman, one of Twitch's most popular streamers, has decided to leave the platform and join YouTube Gaming after nine years with Twitch.
The number of users of Kick, which continues to transfer publishers from around the world and from Turkey, is increasing day by day. Finally, Turkey's popular broadcasters Elraenn and Limon Tayfa joined the platform.