Looking for the most successful, entertaining Twitch Streamers? Here is the right article for you!
No platform does live streaming quite as well a Twitch, where over 1.7 million unique broadcasters stream each month. The content varies, providing something for everyone. Gaining an audience that’s interested in watching live streams is difficult because of tough competition, but there are a few that have found popularity and risen to the top of the pack. The 11 most successful, entertaining Twitch streamers have a combination of a high number of followers and high number of channel views. The number of followers is how I ranked these streamers, though, since it more accurately reflects the amount of people likely watching regularly.
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These individuals must be doing something right in order to have millions of people watching their streams and following. I pulled these stats from Social Blade, which measures success in a variety of ways, primarily by follower count. It also lists channel views and rates the quality of the channel. Additionally, this site provides stats on the top Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram accounts. Their details come from Gamepedia, which aggregates information about different types of online streamers.
Twitch is more than just a pastime for these successful streamers; the number of followers someone has could mean making money. Endorsing products can also be a source of income to anyone on this platform with a sizable follower base.
You’ll be able to see from this list that the primary focus on Twitch is gaming live streams. These are typically where the streamer plays a game and talks about it with the audience watching. These are also available on YouTube, but because it’s live on Twitch there must something a little bit more exciting about it. There’s a lot of interaction involved which helps build an audience.
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Now, let’s start with our countdown of the 11 most successful, entertaining Twitch streamers!
11. TSM_bjergsen
FOLLOWERS: 1,261,325
CHANNEL VIEWS: 81,773,847
TSM_bjergsen is a professional League of Legends player; therefore, most of his content is related to that. If you’re a fan of eSports like this one, you’ll love his streaming.
10. CaptainSparklez
FOLLOWERS: 1,297,592
CHANNEL VIEWS: 20,542,091
Jordan Maron, also known as CaptainSparklez, is a Twitch streamer and YouTube personality. His channel is primarily Minecraft Let’s Plays among others.
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9. sodapoppin
FOLLOWERS: 1,369,416
CHANNEL VIEWS: 144,804,359
Thomas Jefferson, also known as Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris, is a World of Warcraft streamer. If you’re interested in WoW, his channel is definitely one to look at.
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8. PhantomL0rd
FOLLOWERS: 1,396,710
CHANNEL VIEWS: 88,627,115
James Varga is another online competitive gamer. Most of his content is focused on games that require a high degree of skill, like CS:GO, League of Legends, and Team Fortress Classic.
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7. imaqtpie
FOLLOWERS: 1,530,319
CHANNEL VIEWS: 181,677,426
Michael Santana is a full-time League of Legends player that shares his skills with his Twitch fanbase. His peak rank was Challenger 1 on the North American server.
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6. LIRIK
FOLLOWERS: 1,545,175
CHANNEL VIEWS: 151,144,122
Saqib Zahid is a successful video game streamer. He’s partnered on Twitch and gets between 10,000 and 40,000 viewers per stream depending on the game.
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5. summit1g
FOLLOWERS: 1,689,215
CHANNEL VIEWS: 106,931,308
Number five on our list of most successful, entertaining twitch streamers is Jaryd Lazar originally started streaming Counter Strike in his early days of Twitch. Once WarZ, also known as “Infestation: Survivor Stories,” was released he started playing that instead and his channel grew into what it is today. He became a competitive CS:GO player on ESEA and FPL, playing on invite teams.
4. Nightblue3
FOLLOWERS: 1,757,302
CHANNEL VIEWS: 160,506,464
Rabia Yazbek is a popular League of Legends streamer. His streams are informative.
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3. esl_csgo
FOLLOWERS: 1,810,711
CHANNEL VIEWS: 214,069,077
ESL is a large eSports community that streams League of Legends, CS:GO, and other competitive games. This particular channel is the CS:GO branch. This channel and the rest of the community is the perfect place to go if you’re interested in eSports.
2. riotgames
FOLLOWERS: 2,365,778
CHANNEL VIEWS: 889,543,531
Riotgames is best known for its MOBA (Massive Online Battle Arena) League of Legends streams. This game currently boasts a huge player base around the world, particularly in North America where it is the most popular game in its genre.
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1. Syndicate
FOLLOWERS: 2,460,619
CHANNEL VIEWS: 38,962,883
Tom Cassell is a partnered Twitch streamer. He began as a content creator on YouTube, which explains the lower channel views, but his YouTube subscribers followed him to Twitch. This channel was primarily built on Halo and Modern Warfare 2, but rose to prominence when Call of Duty: Black Ops “Zombies” mode was released. It also grew from the series “The Minecraft Project.”
Which one is your favorite among these 11 most successful, entertaining Twitch streamers?
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