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 female streamer with the most followers on her channel is Pokimane with just over half of Ninja's followers at 9.3 million.[7] [8] [9] Quackity is the only individual streamer with multiple channels within the top fifty on the platform.
Ninja is the most-followed channel on Twitch.[1] The countries with the most Twitch users as of 2022 were: United States 93 million, Brazil 16.9 million, Germany 16.8 million, France 15.4 million, 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. The United States accounts for roughly 36% of all Twitch users.[10]
List Pokimane is the most-followed female-led channel on Twitch.[11] The following table lists the 50 most-followed channels on Twitch as of April 24, 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.
A † indicates a channel is no longer active on the platform. Rank Channel Owner Total followers (millions) Streamed categories 1 Ninja Richard Tyler Blevins [12] 19.0 Fortnite [13] [14] 2 Auronplay Raúl Álvarez 16.3 Minecraft , Grand Theft Auto V , various games, chatting[15] [16] 3 Ibai Ibai Llanos 15.6 Special events, various games, chatting 4 Rubius Rubén Doblas 14.9 Minecraft ,[17] various games, chatting5 xQc Félix Lengyel [18] 12.0 Various games, Overwatch ,[19] chatting 6 TheGrefg David Cánovas 11.9 Fortnite ,[20] Minecraft , various games, chatting7 Tfue Turner Tenney [21] 11.4 Apex Legends , Fortnite [22] 8 Juansguarnizo Juan Sebastián Guarnizo [23] 11.2 Minecraft ,[24] Grand Theft Auto V ,[25] various games, chatting9 Shroud Michael Grzesiek [26] 10.9 Valorant ,[27] various games10 KaiCenat Kai Cenat 9.9 Various games, chatting 11 ElMariana Osvaldo Palacios[28] 9.5 Minecraft , various games, chatting12 Pokimane Imane Anys [29] 9.3 Valorant ,[30] various games, chatting[31] 13 ElSpreen Iván Buhajeruk[28] 9.2 Minecraft ,[32] various games, chatting14 Sodapoppin Thomas Morris [33] 8.9 World of Warcraft , League of Legends ,[34] various games15 Clix Cody Conrod[35] 7.5 Fortnite , Grand Theft Auto V 16 Myth †[note 1] Ali Kabbani 7.4 Valorant ,[37] various games17 Heelmike Michael Peters 7.4 Various games, chatting 18 Tommyinnit Thomas Simons [38] 7.4 Minecraft ,[39] chatting19 AdinRoss †[note 2] Adin Ross 7.3 Various games, chatting 20 Alanzoka Alan Ferreira 7.1 Valorant ,[41] Various games21 TimTheTatman †[note 3] Timothy Betar 7.0 Call of Duty: Warzone ,[43] various games[44] 22 SypherPK Ali Hassan [45] 6.9 Fortnite [46] 23 AriGameplays Abril Garza [23] 6.9 Valorant ,[47] Minecraft , various games, chatting24 Riot Games Riot Games [48] 6.9 League of Legends [49] 25 Mongraal Kyle Jackson[50] 6.8 Fortnite , Valorant 26 NICKMERCS Nicholas Kolcheff 6.7 Apex Legends , Fortnite [51] 27 Dream Clay [52] 6.4 Minecraft [53] 28 Quackity Alexis 6.3 Minecraft ,[54] chatting29 AMOURANTH Kaitlyn Siragusa [55] 6.3 ASMR ,[56] chatting[57] 30 ESLCS ESL 6.3 Counter-Strike 2 [58] 31 Summit1g Jaryd Lazar [59] 6.3 Counter-Strike 2 ,[60] various games[61] 32 Rivers_gg Samantha Trevino Rivera 6.0 Various games 33 Fortnite Epic Games 5.8 Fortnite 34 Robleis Tomás Arbillaga 5.8 Various games, chatting 35 Jynxzi Nicholas Stewart 5.6 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 36 Elded Victor Calderón 5.6 Various games 37 Bugha Kyle Giersdorf [62] 5.5 Fortnite [63] [64] 38 Moistcr1tikal Charles White Jr. 5.4 Various games,[65] [66] chatting 39 MontanaBlack88 Marcel Eris[67] 5.3 FIFA , chatting40 NickEh30 Nicholas Amyoony [68] 5.3 Fortnite [69] 41 Loltyler1 Tyler Steinkamp [70] 5.3 League of Legends [71] 42 Tubbo Tobias Smith[72] 5.3 Minecraft ,[73] chatting43 Loud_coringa Victor Augusto[74] 5.3 Free Fire , various games, chatting44 GeorgeNotFound George Davidson [75] 5.0 Minecraft [76] 45 Squeezie Lucas Hauchard 5.0 Special events, various games, chatting 46 WilburSoot William Gold 4.8 Minecraft , chatting47 SLAKUN10 Sergio Agüero 4.8 FIFA ,[77] chatting48 Dakotaz Brett Hoffman 4.7 Fortnite [78] 49 ELRAENN Tuğkan Gönültaş[79] 4.6 Grand Theft Auto V [80] 50 QuackityToo Alexis 4.6 Minecraft ,[54] chatting
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