Who Are the Top 5 Streamers On Twitch?
Who are the Top 5 Streamers on Twitch?
If you’ve spent any time on the platform you probably have a good idea who they are (cough, cough, Ninja), but here’s the data just in case*. You’re welcome. Many are former pros and some aren’t even on Twitch anymore, but they still reign supreme through their sheer number of followers. So without further ado here are the Top 5 streamers on Twitch.
Top 5 Streamers on Twitch
NINJA
Followers: 14,689,199
Real name: Richard Tyler Blevins
Fun fact: Ninja started out as a Twitch streamer, but recently switched to Mixer. He still takes the top spot thanks to his number of followers.
TFUE
Followers: 8,135,560
Real Name: Turner Ellis Tenney
Fun Fact: Made his name as a streamer as one of the top Fortnite players in the world. He’s originally from Florida, but we won’t hold that against him. :)
SHROUD
Followers: 7,051,705
Real Name: Michael Grzesiek
Fun Fact: Shroud was formally a professional gamer for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In late 2019, he also made the switch from Twitch to Mixer, but still holds a top 5 spot.
MYTH
Followers: 6,493,444
Real Name: Ali Kabbani
Fun Fact: Myth is a top Fortnite player and has a very successful Youtube channel with over 4 million followers. On some days he gains over 17,000 followers in a single stream.
SUMMIT1G
Followers: 5,321,232
Real Name: Jaryd Lazar
Fun Fact: Like Shroud, summit1g is also a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. He’s had as many as 300,000 people watching him play at one time, according to 2020 stats.
*Data is based on total number of followers, even if that streamer has since moved to Mixer.