The live streaming social platform Twitch launched in 2011 and is an important platform for digital entertainment. [2] [3] The distribution of followers across all of the streamers on Twitch follows the power law, [4] and is a useful metric for assessing the popularity a streamer has on the platform. [5] [6] As of March 2024 [update] , the most-followed channel belongs to Ninja with over 19 million followers. The most followed female streamer is Pokimane, with just under half of Ninja's followers at 9.3 million. [7] [8] [9]
The countries with the most Twitch users as of 2022 were the United States (93 million), Brazil (16.9 million), Germany (16.8 million), France (15.4 million), the United Kingdom (13.4 million), Russia (10.5 million), Spain (10.5 million), Argentina (10 million), Mexico (9.2 million), and Italy (8.3 million users). [10] The United States accounts for roughly 36% of all Twitch users. [10]
The following table lists the 50 most-followed channels on Twitch as of December 5,2024 [update] , [7] with each total rounded to the nearest hundred thousand followers, as well as the primary category or categories in which they stream.
Twitch is an American video live-streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, in addition to offering music broadcasts, creative content, and "in real life" streams. Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon. It was introduced in June 2011 as a spin-off of the general-interest streaming platform Justin.tv. Content on the site can be viewed either live or via video on demand. The games shown on Twitch's current homepage are listed according to audience preference and include genres such as real-time strategy games (RTS), fighting games, racing games, and first-person shooters.
Jaryd Russell Lazar, better known as summit1g, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a well-known streamer on Twitch by streaming CS:GO and WarZ. He streams a variety of video games, such as Escape from Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto V, Sea of Thieves, Overwatch, DayZ, iRacing, Foxhole, Hearthstone and Rust.
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.
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, known professionally as Pokimane, is a Canadian and Moroccan online streamer, YouTuber, influencer, and internet personality.
Jeremy Wang, better known as Disguised Toast, is a Taiwanese-Canadian streamer, YouTuber, and Internet personality. He got his start on YouTube, creating videos about the digital card game Hearthstone. Wang later began streaming on Twitch, before signing an exclusive streaming contract with Facebook Gaming in November 2019. In November 2021, Wang announced his return to streaming on Twitch.
Timothy John Betar, better known as TimTheTatman, is an American live streamer and YouTube personality.
OfflineTV is an online social entertainment group of content creators based in Los Angeles, California. They produce a wide range of content, from prank videos to vlogs to the housemates playing games together. The group maintains a large following on their social media platforms.
Rachell "Rae" Marie Hofstetter, better known as Valkyrae, is an American online streamer and YouTuber. She is a co-owner of the gaming organization 100 Thieves and founder, co-owner, and CEO of media company Hihi Studios. She has been YouTube's most-watched female streamer since 2020.
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.
Mizkif, also known as Matthew Rinaudo, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber. He is a founding member and co-owner of the gaming organization One True King.
George Davidson, better known online as GeorgeNotFound, is an English internet personality, YouTuber, and Twitch streamer. He gained substantial popularity in 2020 and 2021 through uploading Minecraft content. Alongside content creator and frequent collaborator Dream, Davidson founded the Dream SMP, a Minecraft role-playing server consisting of multiple storylines and characters. As of July 2023, Davidson's five YouTube channels have all collectively reached over 15.2 million subscribers and over 742.1 million views.
Kaitlyn Siragusa, known professionally as Amouranth, is an American internet celebrity, online streamer and adult webcam model. Siragusa is also known for her ASMR-themed livestreams and adult entertainment on Twitch.
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 November 2024, he has the 25th most followed channel on the Twitch platform, and 10 million subscribers on YouTube.
Alexis, better known online as Quackity, is a Mexican YouTuber and Twitch streamer. He is known as the founder of QSMP, an invite-only multilingual survival multiplayer (SMP) Minecraft server. He is also well known for his time in the Dream SMP. As of September 2024, he had 6.4 million followers on Twitch, making him the 28th most followed streamer on the platform.
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.
Ninja, one of the most successful video game streamers with more than 18.6 million followers
Pokimane is the top female streamer on Twitch. She started streaming all the way back in 2013, building up a decent following thanks to her expertise in League of Legends before the explosion of popularity experienced by many Fortnite streamers in 2017 carried her to the top.
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.
Rubius ha dejado Minecraft Extremo con un clip final único. "Hoy murió el gaming, descanse en paz".[Rubius has left Minecraft Extreme with a unique ending clip. "Gaming died today, rest in peace"]
Epic Games also revealed today that future content creators will be added to the game with their own cosmetics, starting with streamer Kathleen "Loserfruit" Belsten and YouTuber David "TheGrefg" Martinez.
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.
Apparently, roleplaying saw a lot of play and viewership activity on the GTA Online corner of the game with channels like juansguarnizo garnering massive boosts in viewership throughout the month.
Turner Tenney, a 21-year-old professional gamer known as Tfue...
Turner "Tfue" Tenney is a content creator who specialises in Fortnite content, ever since early 2018 when the game started to grow in popularity. Before this, he streamed games like Call of Duty and H1Z1, along with being a prominent member of the Destiny community.
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.
Osvaldo Palacios Flores, mejor conocido como ElMariana, es un joven mexicano de 24 años de edad que en estos momentos es uno de los streamers más famosos de la región con más de 12,700 suscriptores a su canal de Twitch. Su canal de Youtube cuenta con 4.17 millones de suscriptores y sus videos suman en total más de 354 millones de reproducciones.[Osvaldo Palacios Flores, better known as ElMariana, is a 24-year-old Mexican who is currently one of the most famous streamers in the region with more than 12,700 subscribers to his Twitch channel . His YouTube channel has 4.17 million subscribers and his videos have a total of more than 354 million view]
Iván Buhajeruk, más conocido por su apodo Spreen, es el streamer argentino con más suscriptores en Twitch.[Iván Buhajeruk, better known by his nickname Spreen, is the Argentine streamer with the most subscribers on Twitch.]
Imane 'Pokimane' Anys has been broadcasting on the streaming platform since 2013, garnering a massive audience to her channel ever since and becoming one of the most viewed female streamers in recent years.
One of Twitch's most popular streamers, Pokimane, has hit an extremely impressive milestone in VALORANT, ranking up to Immortal for the first time during Episode Three Act Two.
In preparation for OTK Rift Two, a competitive League of Legends event featuring multiple prominent streamers, Sodapoppin has been taking his role as team captain incredibly seriously.
Many people wouldn't look twice if they walked past Tom Simons, known as TommyInnit, in the street.
Tom Simons, known as TommyInnit, exploded in popularity for his Minecraft and comedy videos across all his social platforms.
All of the matches are available to stream on the Riot Games Twitch channel, the League of Legends esports YouTube channel, and the League of Legends esports homepage.
Ali Kabbani, the pro gamer known as "Myth," is leaving Twitch to stream and post videos exclusively with YouTube Gaming.
Team Myth, composed of TSM's VALORANT starting roster and TSM streamer Ali "Myth" Kabbani
Oni Studios LLC, which was founded in 2020 to help manage the growth of popular Twitch streamer Ali "SypherPK" Hassan, is hoping to open the facility at 1220 Toro Grande Blvd. in Cedar Park in August. It will include studios, lounges, edit bays, sound stages, a basketball court and more.
Weitsman bought the pricey NFT from Twitch streamer Kyle Jackson, who goes by the pseudonym "Mongraal."
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.
Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa stands in her bedroom, which emanates a soothing purple glow.
In a series of tweets on Nov. 27, Amouranth shared stats on her current streaming habits. Notably, she said "90 days ago" she spent 50%+ of her streaming time making hot tub content — it's now sub 10%. ... Instead, she's spent more of her time streaming games like Overwatch 2 and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
"My name is Clay, maybe you've heard of me, maybe not," the Orlando, Fla.-based gamer said in the video.
American Kyle Giersdorf, as he is called in real life, claimed first place in the solo finals of the tournament, held in Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, to claim the glory and the cash — out of a total prize pool of $43 million.
A teenager from Pennsylvania won $3 million and took home the top prize at the 2019 Fortnite World Cup on Sunday. Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf scored 26 more points than runner-up "psalm" to win the eSports tournament held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens.
Tyler "Tyler1" Steinkamp, also known as loltyler1 or T1, is the most popular League of Legends streamer on Twitch.
Just before midnight, six hours into his 10-hour Twitch live stream, Tyler Steinkamp's rage begins to erupt. He's just scarfed down a dinner of cold chicken fingers over the sink during a three-minute ad break and raced back to his computer, where he is playing the "battle arena" game "League of Legends" as 28,762 people watch.
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.
Florida-based global esports and entertainment company Misfits Gaming Group has signed Twitch streamers Ranboo and Tubbo, expanding its roster of Minecraft content creators.
He said that George, who he's known since he was 11 years old, was in the U.K. trying to get a visa so that he can move to the United States. ... George, for the uninitiated, is the popular YouTuber George "GeorgeNotFound" Davidson, who often collaborates with Dream and fellow streamer Sapnap "Nick" as "The Dream Team," making Minecraft videos and other content for Dream's channel.
Credit where credit's due, though: Minecraft megastar George 'GeorgeNotFound' Davidson at least went out of his way to make his take on tub boy summer as viscerally upsetting as possible.