With 2020 on its last month, numerous streamers made their mark during the year of the pandemic while providing all the entertainment and gaming content that the public needed in Twitch's media platform. As 2020 comes to a wrap, take a look back on the popular Twitch streamers and their performances and contribution to this year's media landscape.
Twitch TV, the popular game and video streaming platform, is one of the most preferred websites for all video needs, particularly to the game and live streamers of any content you can find online. The Amazon-owned company is one of 2020's top video live and upload platforms that host a massive range of influencers and their content online.
Twitch holds one of the largest platforms in 2020 that grew in popularity and viewership during the lockdown period, as people were restricted from going out and socialize to stem the spread of the notorious coronavirus. Notably, Twitch held 63.6 percent of the streaming industry, or 4.7 billion total watch hours, last Q3 of 2020 (July to September).
The video streaming platform is one of the most prestigious media that holds popular uploads, and being part of this can guarantee an extensive reach to different audiences globally. Having said this, topping the website's streams and statistics already means a massive achievement for these renowned content creators who mostly specialize in gaming.
Top 10 Twitch Streamers of 2020
According to Influencer Marketing Hub, the top streamers of 2020 are composed of people who grew in total followings, channel views, and watch hours on Twitch's platform. The accumulated data are then sorted in detail, primarily with its channel followers and views.
- Ninja - 16M Followers, 504M Channel Views
- shroud - 8M Followers, 405M Channel Views
Twitter: Michael Grzesiek (@shroud) - summit1g - 6M Followers, 405M Channel Views
SVG via YouTube - Riot Games - 5M Followers, 1 billion Channel Views
Riot Games faced several lawsuits since 2018 over alleged gender discrimination. There were also reports of sexual harassment as well as retaliation against the women employees. Riot Games - Syndicate - 3M Followers, 72M Channel Views
Channel 4 via YouTube - ESL_CSGO - 4M Followers, 532M Channel Views
ESL - imaqtpie - 3M Followers, 336M Channel Views
HyperX via YouTube Screenshot - Nightblue3 - 3M Followers, 241M Channel Views
Enes M via YouTube - Lirik - 3M Followers, 369M Channel Views
Lirik via Twitter @Lirik - TimTheTatman - 6M Followers, 216M Channel Views
timthetatman via Twitter @timthetatman
BONUS: Top 5 Twitch Earners of 2020
On a separate list, SavingSpot compiled the top earners on Twitch's platform this 2020. This deserves mention because of the influencer's efforts to grow its channel on the platform.
- xQcOW - $1.98 Million
- Nickmercs - $1.73 Million
- Ibai - $1.37 Million
- Odablock - $1.30 Million
- TimTheTatman - $1.21 Million
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
