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The last decade has been characterized by a proliferation of social media platforms for various purposes. From YouTube to the likes of TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, and the rest, the social space has become saturated with such platforms. As with all social media platforms, there are usually a set of people piloting the affairs of such a space. Such activities may involve trends such as fashion, music, beauty, and the rest. Twitch has not been left out too. Here’s a list of the most followed streamers on the platform.

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1. Ninja @Ninja (16.6 million followers)

The twitch channel is owned by Richard Tyler Blevins born on 5th June 1991 in America. He is mostly known by his online gaming name Ninja. Blevins began his career in streaming and participating in several esports teams as a competitor in Halo 3. He began picking up fame when he first played Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017. His fame in mainstream media however began when he played Fortnite together with American rappers Drake, Travis Scott, and JuJu Smith-Schuster which broke the peak viewer count on Twitch. He has over 16.6 million followers on his channel.

2. Tfue @Tfue (9.9 million followers)

The channel is owned by Turner Ellis Tenney born on 2nd January 1998. He is an American streamer and esports player best known for playing Fortnite.

He is regarded as one of the best players on Fortnite and has won many talents. In May 2018, Tenney was banned from Twitch for 30 days for using an alleged racial insult. Twitch reversed the ban later as it was viewed the word wasn’t used racially. The gamer has had a lot of controversies over the years but that doesn’t stop him from having 9.9 million followers.

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3. Shroud @Shroud (8.9 million followers)

Michael Grzesiek is also known as Shroud is a Canadian streamer formerly known as mEclipse. He was formerly a professional counter-strike global offensive player. He is known as the gunman for his impeccable aim on targets. His twitch channel has over 8.7 million followers.

4. Rubius

Ruben Doblas Gundersen, born on the 13th of February 1990 better known as El rubius is a Spanish-Norwegian. He is also a youtube personality who mainly focuses on games. His channel on youtube is the 36th most subscribed channel in the world. He is also one of the most popular personalities on twitch taking the fourth position on the log. He has a little over 8 million followers.

5. xQcOW @xQcOW (7.5 million followers)

Felix Lengyel, a French Canadian twitch streamer and internet personality and also a former Overwatch player who is better known as xQcOW. He also formerly played overwatch world cup for team Canada in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Despite his success, he is now a full-time streamer for a Canadian esports organization known as Luminosity Gaming. He’s followed by 7.5 million people on Twitch.

6. Myth @Myth (7.3 million followers)

Owned by Ali Kabbani, an American twitch streamer and a professional Fortnite Battle Royale player. He has 7.3 million followers on Twitch.

7. Pokimane @Pokimane (7.2 million followers)

Imane Anys is a Moroccan-Canadian internet personality born on 14th May 1996. She is best known for streaming her video game experiences and showcasing her talent mostly in Fortnite and League of Legends. She is also a member of OfflineTV, a social entertainment group of content creators.

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8. Auronplay @Auronplay (7.2 million followers)

Raul Alvarez Genes born on the 5th of November, 1988 better known as Auronplay is a Spanish Twitch streamer. His videos are mainly comments on recent trends or other internet videos. He has over 7.1 million followers on his channel.

9. TheGrefg @TheGrefg (6.5 million)

Owned and managed by David Canovas, a Spanish born streamer whose content is mainly streaming of Fortnite and Minecraft. He has 6.5 million followers on Twitch .

10. TimTheTatman @TimTheTatman (6.1 million followers)

Owned by Timothy Betar born 8th April 1990 is an American twitch streamer who gained fame on twitch when he started streaming gameplays. He has since amassed over 6.1 million followers on twitch

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