Ninja is the most-followed channel on Twitch.[1]

The live streaming social platform Twitch launched in 2011 and is an important platform for digital entertainment.[2] top fifty channels with the most followers on .[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 January 2024, the most-followed channel belongs to Ninja with over 18.8 million followers. The female streamer with the most followers on her channel is Pokimane with just over half of Ninja's followers at 9.4 million.[7][8][9] Quackity is the only individual streamer with multiple channels within the top fifty on the platform.

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 March 5, 2024,[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A † indicates a channel is no longer active on the platform.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 16.2 Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, various games, chatting[15][16]
3 Ibai Ibai Llanos 15.5 Special events, various games, chatting
4 Rubius Rubén Doblas 14.9 Minecraft,[17] various games, chatting
5 xQc Félix Lengyel[18] 12.0 Various games, Overwatch,[19] chatting
6 TheGrefg David Cánovas 11.9 Fortnite,[20] Minecraft, various games, chatting
7 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, chatting
9 Shroud Michael Grzesiek[26] 10.8 Valorant,[27] various games
10 ElMariana Osvaldo Palacios[28] 9.4 Minecraft, various games, chatting
11 Pokimane Imane Anys[29] 9.3 Valorant,[30] various games, chatting[31]
12 KaiCenat Kai Cenat 9.2 Various games, chatting
13 ElSpreen Iván Buhajeruk[28] 9.1 Minecraft,[32] various games, chatting
14 Sodapoppin Thomas Morris[33] 8.9 World of Warcraft, League of Legends,[34] various games
15 Myth †[note 1] Ali Kabbani 7.4 Valorant,[36] various games
16 Heelmike†[note 2] Michael Peters 7.4 Various games, chatting
17 Tommyinnit Thomas Simons[38] 7.4 Minecraft,[39] chatting
18 Clix Cody Conrod[40] 7.3 Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto V
19 AdinRoss†[note 3] Adin Ross 7.3 Various games, chatting
20 TimTheTatman †[note 4] Timothy Betar 7.0 Call of Duty: Warzone,[43] various games[44]
21 Alanzoka Alan Ferreira 7.0 Valorant,[45] Various games
22 Riot Games Riot Games[46] 6.9 League of Legends[47]
23 SypherPK Ali Hassan[48] 6.8 Fortnite[49]
24 AriGameplays Abril Garza[23] 6.8 Valorant,[50] Minecraft, various games, chatting
25 Mongraal Kyle Jackson[51] 6.8 Fortnite, Valorant
26 NICKMERCS Nicholas Kolcheff 6.7 Apex Legends, Fortnite[52]
27 Dream Clay[53] 6.4 Minecraft[54]
28 Quackity Alexis 6.3 Minecraft,[55] chatting
29 AMOURANTH Kaitlyn Siragusa[56] 6.3 ASMR,[57] chatting[58]
30 ESLCS ESL 6.3 Counter-Strike 2[59]
31 Summit1g Jaryd Lazar[60] 6.3 Counter-Strike 2,[61] various games[62]
32 Rivers_gg Samantha Trevino Rivera 5.9 Various games
33 Fortnite Epic Games 5.8 Fortnite
34 Robleis Tomás Arbillaga 5.8 Various games, chatting
35 Elded Victor Calderón 5.6 Various games
36 Bugha Kyle Giersdorf[63] 5.5 Fortnite[64][65]
37 Loltyler1 Tyler Steinkamp[66] 5.3 League of Legends[67]
38 MontanaBlack88 Marcel Eris[68] 5.3 FIFA, chatting
39 Moistcr1tikal Charles White Jr. 5.3 Various games,[69][70] chatting
40 NickEh30 Nicholas Amyoony[71] 5.2 Fortnite[72]
41 Tubbo Tobias Smith[73] 5.2 Minecraft,[74] chatting
42 Loud_coringa Victor Augusto[75] 5.1 Free Fire, various games, chatting
43 GeorgeNotFound George Davidson[76] 5.0 Minecraft[77]
44 Squeezie Lucas Hauchard 4.9 Special events, various games, chatting
45 Jynxzi Nicholas Stewart 4.9 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
46 WilburSoot William Gold 4.8 Minecraft, chatting
47 SLAKUN10 Sergio Agüero 4.8 FIFA,[78] chatting
48 Dakotaz Brett Hoffman 4.7 Fortnite[79]
49 ELRAENN Tuğkan Gönültaş[80] 4.6 Grand Theft Auto V[81]
50 QuackityToo Alexis 4.6 Minecraft,[55] chatting

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Myth now streams exclusively on YouTube[35]
  2. ^ Heelmikenow is banned from Twitch[37]
  3. ^ AdinRoss is banned from Twitch[41]
  4. ^ TimTheTatman now streams exclusively on YouTube[42]

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