If you thought 2020 was a big year for Twitch, things are just getting started. Below, we’re talking all about the biggest Twitch Channels going into 2021.
Twitch is the largest online streaming platform, despite the growth of YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming. It’s home to casual gamers, esports professionals, music channels, and even people who stream under the wide net of Just Chatting. You can find almost anything on Twitch and it’s wide appeal has contributed to the success of its personalities and channels.
This time last year, according to reports, Twitch reportedly has 15 million daily users and over 3 million broadcasters. That might sound like a lot, but only 27,000 of those 3 million broadcasters have Twitch Partner status. Twitch Partner status is earned by those channels looking to continue to professionalise their Twitch Channels and is home to some of the biggest and best of them. The question remains, however, on which Twitch Channel is the biggest channel?
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Below, we’ve listed the 15 biggest Twitch Channels going into 2021…
Biggest Twitch Channels Going Into 2021
15. Ibai – 4.9 million followers
This Twitch Channel is run by ex-League of Legends Shoutcaster Ibai Llanos. Although he primarily streams League of Legends, Ibai has ventured out more into Rust and Just Chatting in recent weeks.
14. NICKMERCS – 5.0 million followers
Nicholas Kolcheff is an esports pro at the top of his game and his Twitch Channel, NICKMERCS, almost doesn’t do it justice. In the past, he has played competitive Fortnite and more-recently can be found streaming Call of Duty: Warzone.
13. Riot Games – 5.0 million followers
Riot Games have two of the hottest competitive titles under their belt as a development team; League of Legends and Valorant remain two of the most-streamed titles on Twitch and it makes sense that their own Twitch Channel, mainly used to re-broadcast esports tournaments, is as popular as it is.
12. Summit1g – 5.8 million followers
Jaryd Russell Lazar, also known as summit1g, is a retired CS:GO professional who now streams a variety of titles on Twitch. You can find him playing Escape from Tarkov, GTA V, Sea of Thieves, and Valorant amongst other titles.
11. Sodapoppin – 6.0 million followers
Chance Morris, the man behind Sodapoppin, is a true variety streamer. When he started, Morris was one of the most successful World of Warcraft streamers on the platform. Most recently, he can be found playing Overwatch, Hitman III, and Sea of Thieves. However, he also often utilises the Just Chatting channel.
10. TimTheTatman – 6.1 million followers
Timothy Betar can be classified as a variety streamer, but often finds himself broadcasting FPS titles to his millions of followers. Call of Duty: Warzone and Valorant being two of the most recent. That being said, he often starts his streams with a period of Just Chatting, talking more with his Twitch Channel’s Chat.
9. TheGrefg – 6.7 million followers
David Canovas, also known as TheGrefg, is one of the most popular Fortnite streamers on Twitch. So much so that he recently got his own Fortnite skin featured on Epic Games’ battle royale. That being said, he does stream other titles and on Just Chatting. He is also an owner of the esports and entertainment org Team Heretics.
8. Auronplay – 7.1 million followers
Despite his recent activity on Rust, Raul Alvarez Genes often uses his Twitch Channel like a vlog and can be found using his platform to provide satirical comedy to his millions of followers. In June 2019, he was jokingly appointed as YouTube Minister by Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador.
7. Pokimane – 7.2 million followers
Imane Anys is the only female streamer to break into the 15 biggest Twitch Channels going into 2021. Not only that, but she’s the only woman to break into the top 50! Anys uses her platform in a variety of ways. Lately, she’s been vlogging on Just Chatting, playing Valorant, and jumping into Among Us lobbies with some of the biggest content creators out there.
6. Myth – 7.3 million followers
Ali Kabbani is one of the newer Twitch Streamers on this list, but has had a meteoric rise for good reason. Despite being known as a competitive Fortnite player, Kabbani has more-recently been flexing his skills as a competitive Valorant player for Team SoloMid alongside streaming in Just Chatting.
5. xQcOW – 7.5 million followers
xQc, also known as Felix Lengyel, is known for being a variety streamer. Before this, though, he was a competitive Overwatch player. He played for Dallas Fuel in the Inaugural Season and for Team Canada in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Nowadays though, he plays anything from a wide range of titles including Escape From Tarkov, Rust, Valorant, and more.
4. Rubius – 8.1 million followers
Despite primarily being a YouTube personality, Ruben Doblas Gundersen’s Twitch Channel is one of the biggest out there going into 2021. Although he primarily streams on Just Chatting for the freedom it offers, he can primarily be found playing Rust. Well, at the moment anyway. He is also currently the biggest Spanish Channel on Twitch.
3. Shroud – 9.0 million followers
Michael Grzesiek, known as Shroud to many, is a former professional Counter Strike: Global Offensive player and now a streamer that primarily deals with FPS and Battle Royale titles. In October 2019, he announced that he would be exclusively streaming on Mixer after signing a deal with Microsoft’s platform. However, upon its closure, he announced his return to Twitch in August 2020 to hundreds of thousands of viewers.
2. Tfue – 10.0 million followers
Turner Tenney, or Tfue, is regarded as one of the best Fortnite players in the world. This doesn’t mean that’s all his 10 million Twitch Channel followers are treated to though; Tfue also streams Minecraft, Warzone, and in Just Chatting.
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He has been the subject of some criticism though, most-recently by leaking MrBeast’s phone number during a Charity Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament. He has also been accused of using racial slurs a number of times. Still, people follow him and he is undeniably behind one of the most popular Twitch Channels going into 2021.
1. Ninja 16.6 million followers
It almost goes without saying, but Tyler Blevins is still at the top of the game. Using his online alias, Ninja, Blevins is undeniably behind the biggest Twitch Channel going into 2021. He has come a long way from being a competitive Halo 3 player. Known mainly for playing Fortnite, Blevins has been recently dabbling in Valorant and League of Legends. Much like Shroud, he too moved to Mixer for a period but this did little to harm his continued growth.
There we have it, the 15 biggest Twitch Channels going into 2021. Do you follow any of these streamers? Who do you want to see climb up by 2022?
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