5. xQcOW
- 7,500,000 Followered
- Official Channel
You will often come across a video of popular streamer xQcOW on Reddit or 9gag, mostly funny snippets from his streams on Twitch and sometimes a controversie or two.
xQcOW or better known as just xQc is a former professional Overwatch gamer. xQc now focuses purely on content creation and recently signed to Luminosity Gaming as a content creator.
There are unfortunately many controversies around xQc. He was permanently banned from League of Legends for being toxic, and he was continuously suspended from Overwatch for various reasons. To make things worse, he was also banned a couple of times on Twitch for stream sniping during Twitch Rivals, and a few times for showing nudity on stream.
4. Rubius
- 8,000,000 Followers
- Official Channel
Rubius or otherwise known al El Rubius is a Spanish streamer. He quickly climbed the ranks playing games like Among Us, Minecraft, and just doing a bunch of random games.
Popular Twitch Streamer Rubius also has a very succesful YouTube channel, amassing almost 40 million subscribers. He became increasingly popular on YouTube with the Spanish audience and has since then outpaced even Ninja in the most consecutive viewer during a Fortnite stream.
3. Shroud
- 8,900,000 Followers
- Official Channel
Although Shroud’s follower count is much lower than Ninja, Shroud is the third most popular Twitch streamer by followers. Having started his career as a professional Esports athlete in Counter-strike: Global Offensive, Shroud is most notably the person that brought the team Cloud9 into the star-studded roster during his run in 2017.
When he decided to become a full-time streamer in 2018, he brought along his entire fanbase which helped him boost his streaming viewership considerably.
Shroud’s selling point is his incredible skill that has seen him stay at the top of many first-person shooter games. Shroud does tend to follow the trends of games that come out, but every game that he does pick up, he is able to dominate entirely from the get-go. His skill is what brings people in, and his talent is what makes people stay to watch.
2. Tfue
- 9,800,000 Followers
- Official Channel
Tfue is one of the few streamers that seemed to come up out of nowhere. Although his name is short, his follower base is certainly not, as it exceeds 9.8 million. Tfue is currently a professional Fortnite player under the FaZe Clan tag, and has seen an immense boost in his viewership recently due to his skill and placement in Fortnite tournaments.
Tfue has not only come up and beaten out TSM Myth and TSM Daequan in viewership, he has openly stated that he is better than them, which doesn’t come without truth behind it. He is considered the “Best Fortnite Player in the World” currently, and his skills tend to leave viewers stunned. With accurate snipes and beautiful building skills, Tfue creates an air of skill that draws people in easily to stay.
1. Ninja
- 16,500,000 Followers
- Official Channel
Ninja is the most popular Twitch streamer if you go by followers only. Ninja started out making a name when he began playing Halo 3 professionally in 2009. He has played for many teams, such as Team Liquid and Cloud9, but switched over to Battle Royale games.
Ninja finally settled on Fortnite when it just came out in 2017 and his popularity grew immensely, exceeding anyone in the industry previously.
Being the most popular Twitch streamer means that his viewership numbers and content are nothing to scoff at. Ninja’s main talents are his upbeat personality that has a unique charm to it. Exceptional talent at playing games is also something he has going for him. The way he interacts with his audience allows Ninja to show a bit more of his personal side.
Although Ninja did hop onto the bandwagon trend a bit, he has established himself in the Twitch community. Being partnered with Red Bull Esports and being the first professional Esports player to be featured on the cover of ESPN means he is unlikely to disappear anytime soon.