# Streamers.wiki > An open, LLM-friendly wiki covering streamers, streaming platforms, creators, culture, and the business around live streaming. Every page has a plain-markdown twin at `.md`. This file follows the llms.txt proposal (https://llmstxt.org/). A full, concatenated knowledge dump is at /llms-full.txt. ## Meta - [About](https://streamers.wiki/about/): Project mission, editorial standards, license (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [Contribute](https://streamers.wiki/contribute/): How to add entries, schema, conventions - [Graph](https://streamers.wiki/graph/): Interactive graph of every entity and relationship - [Sitemap](https://streamers.wiki/sitemap-index.xml) - [RSS](https://streamers.wiki/rss.xml) ## Streamers - [Adin Ross](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/adin-ross.md): American streamer who moved to Kick after his 2023 indefinite Twitch ban, known for celebrity-guest streams and provocative Just Chatting content. - [Agent 00](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/agent-00.md): American creator and AMP co-founder, historically NBA 2K-focused. - [Alanzoka](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/alanzoka.md): One of the most-followed Portuguese-language streamers on Twitch and a formative figure in the Brazilian streaming scene. - [Amouranth](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/amouranth.md): American streamer whose extensive cross-platform content portfolio and investment activity have made her a recurring example in platform-meta and creator-economics coverage. - [Asmongold](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/asmongold.md): American MMO and variety streamer, co-founder of OTK, and one of the most-watched World of Warcraft creators in the game's streaming history. - [AuronPlay](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/auronplay.md): One of the most-followed Spanish-language creators on Twitch and a founding figure of modern Spanish streaming culture. - [Behzinga](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/behzinga.md): Founding Sidemen member whose solo channel blends fitness/marathon content with variety and gaming. - [BotezLive](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/botezlive.md): Sister duo Alexandra and Andrea Botez, co-hosts of the BotezLive Twitch and YouTube channels, formative figures in bringing chess to mainstream streaming audiences. - [BruceDropEmOff](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/brucedropemoff.md): American streamer in the Kai Cenat / AMP orbit, who moved to Kick in 2024 and has become one of the platform's most-watched Just Chatting creators. - [CaseOh](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/caseoh.md): American streamer who grew from near-zero to 5M+ Twitch followers in under two years (2023–2024) on the strength of reaction content and horror-game streams that clipped viral on TikTok. - [Clix](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/clix.md): American competitive Fortnite player and streamer, 100 Thieves member and one of the most-watched Fortnite streamers of the 2020s. - [CohhCarnage](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/cohhcarnage.md): American variety streamer with one of the most consistent long-term Twitch broadcast schedules, heavily focused on RPG playthroughs. - [Corpse Husband](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/corpse-husband.md): Faceless American creator who broke into the mainstream during the 2020 Among Us wave on the strength of his distinctive deep voice, later crossing over into music with viral tracks like "E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY LIFE." - [CouRage](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/courage.md): American former esports caster turned streamer, 100 Thieves co-owner and content creator, exclusive to YouTube Live since 2019. - [Destiny](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/destiny.md): American political commentator and debate streamer, one of the longest-tenured political voices in the streaming medium, permanently banned from Twitch in 2020. - [Disguised Toast](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/disguised-toast.md): Canadian streamer and entrepreneur, Offline TV member, and founder of the esports organization Disguised that acquired DSG Valorant in 2023. - [Dr Disrespect](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/dr-disrespect.md): American streamer who broadcasts as a scripted action-movie character. Permanently banned from Twitch in 2020 under then-undisclosed circumstances; currently streams on YouTube. - [DrLupo](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/drlupo.md): American streamer known for charity fundraising (St. Jude) and Escape from Tarkov content, among the early Twitch-to-YouTube exclusivity deals in August 2021. - [Duke Dennis](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/duke-dennis.md): AMP co-founder and one of the most-subscribed NBA 2K creators on YouTube. - [ElXokas](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/elxokas.md): Spanish Twitch streamer known for long-form Just Chatting and provocative commentary, one of the faster-growing top-tier Spanish-language creators of the 2020s. - [Emiru](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/emiru.md): American Twitch streamer, cosplayer, and OTK co-founder known for high-production cosplay streams, IRL events and variety content. - [Fanum](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/fanum.md): Co-founder of AMP with Kai Cenat, known for the "Fanum tax" meme that crossed into mainstream Gen Z culture in 2023. - [Felps](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/felps.md): Brazilian former Counter-Strike pro turned variety streamer, one of the most-followed Portuguese-language creators on Twitch. - [Filian](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/filian.md): Independent English-language VTuber whose chaotic VRChat-based variety content rivaled major corporate VTuber agencies in watch-time by 2024. - [Fuslie](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/fuslie.md): American variety streamer, 100 Thieves member, known for Valorant content and multi-platform collaborations. - [Gaules](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/gaules.md): Brazilian former Counter-Strike pro turned esports co-streamer, whose Portuguese-language CS broadcasts regularly lead global tournament viewership. - [Gawr Gura](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/gawr-gura.md): The most-subscribed VTuber in history and a founding member of Hololive English's first-generation "Myth" — widely credited with bringing VTubing into the English-speaking mainstream. - [GMHikaru](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/gmhikaru.md): American chess Grandmaster, five-time US Chess Champion, and one of Twitch's most-watched chess streamers — central to the 2020–2022 chess-streaming boom. - [Hanryang](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/hanryang.md): Korean streamer who moved to YouTube Live following Twitch's February 2024 Korea shutdown, one of the most-followed Korean creators on the platform. - [Hasan Piker](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/hasanabi.md): Turkish-American political commentator and the most-watched political streamer on Twitch, formerly of The Young Turks. - [0-san](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/hikaru-zero.md): Japanese indie streamer and YouTube Live creator, one of the most-followed non-VTuber Japanese creators on the platform. - [Ibai](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/ibai.md): Spanish Twitch streamer who co-founded KOI esports and produces the Evento annual awards and La Velada boxing event — the largest Spanish-language streaming phenomena. - [Ice Poseidon](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/ice-poseidon.md): American IRL streamer widely credited as the originator of modern IRL streaming, whose 2017 Twitch ban is a foundational moment in platform-policy discourse. - [IlloJuan](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/illojuan.md): Spanish streamer and GTA RP leading figure, whose Marbella-accented personality and long-running RP storylines made him one of the defining voices of the Spanish Twitch roleplay scene. - [Ironmouse](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/ironmouse.md): The most-subscribed VTuber in Twitch history, whose 2024 subathon briefly set the Twitch all-time active-sub record. - [IShowSpeed](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/ishowspeed.md): American YouTube streamer whose high-energy reactions, global IRL tours, and obsession with Cristiano Ronaldo have made him one of the largest creator brands of the 2020s. - [Jake'n'Bake](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/jakenbake.md): American IRL travel streamer best known for Japan and Korea food-tour streams. - [Jinnytty](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/jinnytty.md): South Korean IRL streamer widely credited with popularizing modern travel-streaming, whose global tours paired with chat-driven navigation became the reference format for the genre. - [Jynxzi](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/jynxzi.md): American Twitch streamer who became Twitch's most-followed creator for a period in 2024, driven by a dominant Rainbow Six Siege position and heavy cross-platform clip distribution. - [Kai Cenat](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/kai-cenat.md): American streamer who broke the Twitch all-time concurrent-subscriber record twice with his "Mafiathon" subathon events, widely considered the defining streamer of the early-2020s era. - [KSI](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/ksi.md): British YouTube creator, Sidemen co-founder, professional boxer, and co-founder of the Prime Hydration beverage with Logan Paul. - [Kson](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/kson.md): Japanese-language VTuber and CEO of VShojo Japan, one of the highest-profile ex-Hololive graduates and a founding figure of bilingual VTuber content. - [Kyedae](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/kyedae.md): Canadian Valorant and variety streamer, partner of TenZ and 100 Thieves member, notable for public disclosure of her 2023 acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis. - [Lacari](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/lacari.md): American Twitch streamer in the Asmongold/WoW orbit, known for conversational long-form MMO and Just Chatting streams. - [LilyPichu](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/lilypichu.md): American artist, composer and streamer; Offline TV co-founder known for music, art streams and League of Legends. - [LIRIK](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/lirik.md): Pakistani-American variety streamer, one of the longest-tenured top-tier Twitch creators, foundational to the modern variety-streamer format. - [Logan Paul](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/logan-paul.md): American YouTube creator, podcaster (Impaulsive), professional wrestler with WWE, and Prime Hydration co-founder. - [Ludwig](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/ludwig.md): American streamer whose 31-day 2021 Twitch subathon set a concurrent-sub record and was followed by one of the first and largest YouTube Live exclusivity deals. - [Michael Reeves](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/michael-reeves.md): American engineer-YouTuber and Offline TV member whose cursed-robotics YouTube videos and live streams redefined the tech-humor creator format. - [Miniminter](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/miniminter.md): Founding member of the Sidemen and one of the UK's most-followed creators, best known for FIFA content and the Sidemen business empire. - [Mizkif](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/mizkif.md): American variety streamer and co-founder of OTK, known for elaborate in-person stream production and community game shows. - [Mori Calliope](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/mori-calliope.md): Grim Reaper-themed VTuber from Hololive EN Myth whose music career crossed into mainstream Billboard and J-pop charts. - [Myth](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/myth.md): American streamer, former TSM Fortnite pro, and one of Twitch's breakout stars during the 2018 Fortnite era. - [Nadeshot](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/nadeshot.md): Former Call of Duty world champion and founder/CEO of 100 Thieves. - [Nickmercs](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/nickmercs.md): American FPS streamer, formerly of FaZe Clan and MFAM. Moved his primary stream to Kick in 2024 after his long-running Twitch deal expired. - [Ninja](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/ninja.md): American streamer who was the first gaming creator to reach mainstream household-name status, driven by his Fortnite dominance during the game's 2017–2018 peak. - [Nyanners](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/nyanners.md): American VTuber and VShojo co-founder, a foundational figure in Western indie VTubing. Retired her avatar in 2023. - [Usada Pekora](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/pekora.md): Hololive Japan's top-earning VTuber for consecutive years, a rabbit-girl character whose Minecraft content defined the Hololive JP Minecraft server era. - [Plaqueboymax](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/plaqueboymax.md): American streamer whose Kick-simulcasting variety format and music-adjacent content made him one of the most-watched creators of the 2024-2025 Kick/Twitch hybrid era. - [Pokimane](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/pokimane.md): One of the most-followed female streamers in history, Pokimane left Twitch for a YouTube exclusivity deal in early 2024 after a decade on the platform. - [QTCinderella](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/qtcinderella.md): American Twitch streamer, baker, and founder/host of the Streamer Awards. - [Rubius](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/rubius.md): Spanish-Norwegian creator who became one of YouTube's largest Spanish-language channels in the 2010s, later transitioning to Twitch as a headline Spanish streamer. - [Scarra](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/scarra.md): Former League of Legends pro turned streamer and co-founder of Offline TV, one of the formative creator collectives of the late-2010s. - [Shroud](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/shroud.md): Canadian former Cloud9 CS pro widely considered one of the most mechanically talented FPS players in streaming history. - [Shylily](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/shylily.md): Austrian indie VTuber, one of Twitch's most-watched independent VTubers through the 2022–2024 VTuber expansion. - [Silky](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/silky.md): American Kick streamer, one of the platform's fastest-rising Just Chatting creators of the 2024-2025 era. - [Sodapoppin](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/sodapoppin.md): One of the longest-tenured Twitch streamers, a former World of Warcraft creator turned variety streamer and OTK co-founder. - [Stable Ronaldo](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/stable-ronaldo.md): American Fortnite pro-turned-variety streamer and close Kai Cenat collaborator, frequent Mafiathon 2 guest. - [Summit1g](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/summit1g.md): Former CS:GO professional who became one of the most-watched variety streamers on Twitch, best known for extended Sea of Thieves and GTA RP arcs. - [Sweet Anita](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/sweet-anita.md): British Twitch streamer with Tourette syndrome whose unfiltered Just Chatting content, storytelling and advocacy have made her one of the UK's most prominent streamers. - [Sykkuno](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/sykkuno.md): American creator whose low-key style and Among Us 2020 wave involvement made him one of the first major Twitch-to-YouTube exclusive moves. - [Takanashi Kiara](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/takanashi-kiara.md): Hololive EN Myth member and trilingual (English/Japanese/German) VTuber known for an unusually structured content schedule and music career. - [TBJZL](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/tbjzl.md): Founding member of the Sidemen, known for football-focused content and the Sidemen Charity Match. - [TenZ](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/tenz.md): Canadian Valorant professional (Sentinels) and streamer widely considered among the most mechanically gifted players in the game's history. - [Tfue](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/tfue.md): American streamer, former FaZe Clan Fortnite pro, and the second-most-followed Twitch channel at several points in the late 2010s. - [TheGrefg](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/thegrefg.md): Spanish Fortnite streamer who set the Twitch concurrent-viewership record in 2021 with the reveal of his in-game Fortnite skin, briefly holding the all-time Twitch record. - [TimTheTatman](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/timthetatman.md): American variety streamer who moved from Twitch to YouTube Live exclusivity in September 2021, part of YouTube's early creator-signing wave. - [Trainwreckstv](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/trainwreckstv.md): American streamer and co-founding figure of Kick, historically one of the most prominent slots-gambling streamers, now a Kick advocate and executive presence. - [Valkyrae](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/valkyrae.md): American creator who became YouTube Live's marquee streamer during the 2020 Among Us surge and was later named a co-owner of 100 Thieves. - [Vikkstar](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/vikkstar.md): Founding member of the Sidemen and long-running Minecraft/Warzone creator. - [Vox Akuma](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/vox-akuma.md): Demon-themed male VTuber under Nijisanji EN's Luxiem branch, one of the defining figures of the 2021–2023 male-VTuber wave. - [W2S](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/w2s.md): Youngest founding member of the Sidemen and one of YouTube's most-subscribed British channels, historically best known for FIFA content. - [xQc](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/xqc.md): French-Canadian former professional Overwatch player turned one of the most-watched variety streamers on Twitch, signed to a landmark non-exclusive Kick deal in 2023. - [Zerkaa](https://streamers.wiki/streamer/zerkaa.md): Founding member of the Sidemen, longtime FIFA and variety creator. ## Platforms - [Kick](https://streamers.wiki/platform/kick.md): A live-streaming platform launched in late 2022 with the most creator-favorable revenue split in the industry (95/5 on subs) and close ties to crypto casino Stake. - [Rumble](https://streamers.wiki/platform/rumble.md): A Canadian video platform positioned as a free-speech alternative to YouTube, with a secondary live-streaming product. Known for hosting political commentary creators. - [TikTok Live](https://streamers.wiki/platform/tiktok-live.md): The live-streaming feature of TikTok — mobile-first, gift-driven, and responsible for several viral meta trends like NPC streaming. - [Twitch](https://streamers.wiki/platform/twitch.md): The dominant live-streaming platform by watch time, launched in 2011 as a spin-off of Justin.tv and acquired by Amazon in 2014 for ~$970M. - [YouTube Live](https://streamers.wiki/platform/youtube-live.md): Google's live-streaming product, integrated directly into YouTube. Strongest for long-form VOD monetization and a rising ## Concepts - [Bits](https://streamers.wiki/concept/bits.md): Twitch's native tipping currency. Viewers purchase Bits with real money and "cheer" them in chat to tip creators — 1 bit ≈ 1 US cent to the creator. - [Copypasta](https://streamers.wiki/concept/copypasta.md): A repeated block of text posted en masse in Twitch chat to signal reaction, reference an inside joke, or overwhelm other chat. A core unit of Twitch chat culture. - [DMCA](https://streamers.wiki/concept/dmca.md): The Digital Millennium Copyright Act — US copyright law whose takedown-notice provisions routinely impact streamers, especially for unlicensed background music. - [Emote](https://streamers.wiki/concept/emote.md): A custom chat emoji on Twitch or similar platforms. Global emotes (Kappa, PogChamp, LUL) and subscriber emotes form the native pictographic language of streaming chat. - [Gifts (TikTok)](https://streamers.wiki/concept/gifts.md): Virtual items viewers send to TikTok Live creators, purchased with TikTok Coins. Range from a 1-coin Rose to a 44,999-coin Lion. Creators receive roughly half the retail value. - [GTA RP](https://streamers.wiki/concept/gta-rp.md): Roleplay servers for Grand Theft Auto V — most prominently NoPixel — where streamers play in-character as fictional personas in a persistent city setting. One of the defining long-running formats of 2020s Twitch. - [Hot tub meta](https://streamers.wiki/concept/hot-tub-meta.md): A 2021 Twitch phenomenon in which streamers broadcast while sitting in a hot tub or kiddie pool wearing swimwear — spawning a dedicated "Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches" category and a broader debate over Twitch's content policies. - [IRL streaming](https://streamers.wiki/concept/irl.md): Live streaming from real-world locations using a mobile rig (often a backpack with a 4G/5G modem bonder), as opposed to streaming from a static setup. - [Just Chatting](https://streamers.wiki/concept/just-chatting.md): A Twitch category launched in 2018 for non-gaming, conversational streams. Now the platform's largest category by watch time. - [NPC streaming](https://streamers.wiki/concept/npc-streaming.md): A 2023 TikTok Live meta in which creators perform robotic, scripted reactions to incoming gifts — each gift type triggering a fixed catchphrase, sound, or gesture. - [Parasocial](https://streamers.wiki/concept/parasocial.md): A one-sided relationship in which a viewer experiences emotional intimacy, loyalty and identification with a creator who does not know them personally — arguably the defining audience dynamic of modern streaming. - [Prime sub](https://streamers.wiki/concept/prime-sub.md): A free monthly Twitch subscription included with Amazon Prime, redeemable to any streamer and paying out to the creator at a reduced rate. - [Raid](https://streamers.wiki/concept/raid.md): A Twitch feature in which a streamer ending their broadcast sends their live viewers to another streamer's channel, arriving as a sudden burst of named "raiders." - [React content](https://streamers.wiki/concept/react-content.md): Streams in which a creator watches and reacts to third-party videos (typically from YouTube) on camera — legal grey area, common flashpoint with the original creators. - [Simulcasting](https://streamers.wiki/concept/simulcast.md): Broadcasting the same live stream to multiple platforms simultaneously. Historically blocked by Twitch's Partner exclusivity clause; officially permitted across the board from 2024. - [Speedrunning](https://streamers.wiki/concept/speedrunning.md): The competitive practice of completing a video game as quickly as possible under defined rules. One of streaming's foundational content categories and home to charity events like Games Done Quick. - [Stream sniping](https://streamers.wiki/concept/stream-sniping.md): The practice of using a creator's live broadcast to gain a competitive advantage against them in-game — typically by matching into their lobby or using their in-stream information. - [Subathon](https://streamers.wiki/concept/subathon.md): A live stream that extends in duration as viewers subscribe — each new sub adds a fixed amount of time to a running timer, often continuing for days or weeks. - [Subscriptions (subs)](https://streamers.wiki/concept/subs.md): Recurring paid memberships that viewers buy to support a streamer, typically priced at $4.99–$24.99/month across tiers, granting perks like ad-free viewing and custom emotes. - [Super Chat](https://streamers.wiki/concept/super-chat.md): YouTube Live's paid-pinned-message feature. Viewers pay to highlight a chat message (and optionally trigger a timed sticker), with 70% going to the creator. - [TOS strike](https://streamers.wiki/concept/tos-strike.md): A violation of a platform's Terms of Service, typically resulting in a temporary suspension, indefinite ban, or permanent channel termination. - [VOD](https://streamers.wiki/concept/vod.md): Video-on-demand — a recorded version of a live broadcast available to watch after the fact. - [VTuber](https://streamers.wiki/concept/vtuber.md): A streamer or YouTube creator who broadcasts as a motion-captured animated avatar rather than on camera — a format that originated in Japan in 2016 and expanded globally through the 2020s. ## Events - [Adin Ross Twitch ban](https://streamers.wiki/event/adin-ross-twitch-ban-2023.md): Adin Ross was indefinitely suspended from Twitch in February 2023 following his seventh career ban — precipitating his move to Kick, where he became one of the platform's flagship creators. - [The Among Us streaming wave](https://streamers.wiki/event/among-us-wave-2020.md): A four-month period in late 2020 during which the party game Among Us dominated Twitch and YouTube Live viewership — launching Valkyrae, Corpse Husband and Sykkuno into top-tier creator status and establishing YouTube Live as a viable creator platform. - [Atrioc deepfake incident](https://streamers.wiki/event/atrioc-deepfake-2023.md): Twitch streamer Brandon "Atrioc" Ewing was caught with a paid non-consensual deepfake website open on stream featuring fellow female streamers — a moment that triggered global media coverage and accelerated platform and legal policy on AI-generated non-consensual imagery. - [Kiryu Coco graduation](https://streamers.wiki/event/coco-kiryu-graduation-2021.md): Hololive JP VTuber Kiryu Coco "graduated" (retired her avatar) on July 1, 2021 after months of targeted harassment following a Taiwan-related controversy. She later re-debuted as Kson under her own brand, co-founding VShojo Japan in 2024. - [Destiny YouTube permaban](https://streamers.wiki/event/destiny-twitter-permaban-2023.md): Political streamer Destiny was permanently banned from YouTube in September 2023 for violating policy during a debate stream — one of the highest-profile political-streamer bans on the platform and the event that precipitated his move to Kick. - [Dr Disrespect Twitch ban](https://streamers.wiki/event/dr-disrespect-ban-2020.md): Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm was permanently banned from Twitch on June 26, 2020 with no public explanation — one of the most consequential and opaque bans in platform history. - [Midnight Society parts with Dr Disrespect](https://streamers.wiki/event/drdisrespect-midnight-society-exit-2024.md): Game studio Midnight Society parted ways with co-founder Dr Disrespect on June 24, 2024, following his acknowledgment of inappropriate messages referenced in the 2020 Twitch ban disclosures. - [Hololive EN Myth debut](https://streamers.wiki/event/hololive-en-myth-debut-2020.md): Hololive English's first-generation "Myth" debuted in mid-September 2020 — introducing Gawr Gura, Mori Calliope, Watson Amelia, Takanashi Kiara and Ninomae Ina'nis — the moment widely credited with bringing VTubing into the English-language mainstream. - [Hololive EN Justice debut](https://streamers.wiki/event/hololive-justice-debut-2024.md): Hololive EN's fourth-generation branch "Justice" debuted in May 2024 — Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, Gigi Murin, Cecilia Immergreen, Raora Panthera — marking Hololive EN's first new generation in over a year and setting new debut-viewership records within the EN branch. - [Kai Cenat wins fourth consecutive Streamer of the Year](https://streamers.wiki/event/kai-cenat-streamer-of-year-2025.md): Kai Cenat won Streamer of the Year at the 2024 Streamer Awards (held March 2025), his fourth consecutive win in the category and a record within the award's short history. - [Kai Cenat NYC Union Square incident](https://streamers.wiki/event/kai-cenat-union-square-2023.md): A spontaneous giveaway Kai Cenat announced live at NYC's Union Square on August 4, 2023 escalated into a crowd-control incident declared a riot by NYPD, resulting in his brief arrest on multiple charges later plea-bargained down. - [KSI vs Logan Paul 2](https://streamers.wiki/event/ksi-vs-logan-paul-2.md): The 2019 professional boxing rematch between KSI and Logan Paul at the Staples Center — widely credited as the event that legitimized creator/influencer boxing as a commercial format. - [La Velada del Año IV](https://streamers.wiki/event/la-velada-iv-2024.md): The 2024 edition of Ibai's annual Spanish-language creator boxing event at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium set the all-time single-channel Twitch concurrent-viewership record at over 3.8 million viewers. - [La Velada del Año V](https://streamers.wiki/event/la-velada-v-2025.md): Ibai's fifth annual creator boxing event was held at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona on July 26, 2025, drawing approximately 70,000 in-venue attendees and a Twitch peak of 4.1M concurrent viewers — breaking the La Velada IV concurrent record it had set 12 months earlier. - [Ludwig's 2021 subathon](https://streamers.wiki/event/ludwig-subathon-2021.md): A 31-day Twitch subathon that broke the platform's concurrent-subscription record (282,191) and defined the modern subathon format. - [Mafiathon (Kai Cenat's first subathon)](https://streamers.wiki/event/mafiathon-1-2023.md): Kai Cenat's 30-day February 2023 subathon, during which he passed Ludwig's 2021 record with a peak of approximately 306,000 concurrent Twitch subscribers. - [Mafiathon 2](https://streamers.wiki/event/mafiathon-2-2024.md): Kai Cenat's follow-up subathon set the all-time Twitch active-sub record at approximately 727,000 — more than doubling his own 2023 peak and cementing him as the most commercially dominant streamer in Twitch history. - [Mafiathon 3 announcement](https://streamers.wiki/event/mafiathon-3-announcement-2026.md): Kai Cenat announced Mafiathon 3 via a Valentine's Day 2026 Twitch teaser. Reported production scope exceeds both prior events, with a purpose-built 40,000 sq ft studio complex in Queens and a guest list that his team has publicly said will include multiple A-list musicians and at least one sitting NBA All-Star. - [Mixer shutdown](https://streamers.wiki/event/mixer-shutdown-2020.md): Microsoft shut down its Mixer streaming platform in July 2020, roughly a year after paying ~$100M for exclusivity deals with Ninja and Shroud — the cautionary tale that still shapes how top creators negotiate platform contracts. - [Ninja & Drake Fortnite stream](https://streamers.wiki/event/ninja-drake-fortnite-2018.md): Ninja's March 2018 Fortnite duo stream with Drake (and later Travis Scott and JuJu Smith-Schuster) peaked at over 628,000 concurrent Twitch viewers — briefly setting the platform's all-time single-channel record and marking the moment streaming crossed into mainstream celebrity culture. - [OTK 2024 restructure](https://streamers.wiki/event/otk-restructure-2024.md): OTK announced a 2024 leadership and membership restructure following internal disputes about organizational direction, with several founding members transitioning to advisory roles. - [Plaqueboymax Kick signing](https://streamers.wiki/event/plaqueboymax-kick-deal-2025.md): Plaqueboymax signed a multi-year non-exclusive deal with Kick in May 2025, continuing the platform's 2023–2025 push to sign Twitch top-20 creators without requiring exclusivity. - [PogChamps](https://streamers.wiki/event/pogchamps-2020.md): Chess.com's PogChamps series (2020–2021) pitted popular streamers against each other in chess tournaments with GM commentary — widely credited with igniting the 2020–2022 chess-streaming boom. - [Pokimane moves to YouTube Live](https://streamers.wiki/event/pokimane-youtube-exit-2024.md): After a decade on Twitch, Imane "Pokimane" Anys signed an exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube in January 2024 — a significant symbolic loss for Twitch and a continuation of YouTube's creator-acquisition strategy that began with Ludwig in 2021. - [Sidemen Charity Match 2023](https://streamers.wiki/event/sidemen-charity-match-2023.md): The 2023 edition of the Sidemen's annual charity football match at London Stadium drew over 62,000 attendees and a peak YouTube Live audience of 2.8 million — including a viral IShowSpeed goal that trended globally. - [Sidemen Charity Match 2025](https://streamers.wiki/event/sidemen-charity-match-2025.md): The 2025 Sidemen Charity Match moved to Wembley Stadium — the first creator-produced sporting event to fill the ~90,000-capacity venue — with a YouTube Live peak of 3.2M concurrent viewers. - [IShowSpeed 2025 world tour](https://streamers.wiki/event/speed-2025-world-tour.md): IShowSpeed's 2025 world tour spanned over 30 cities across 6 continents between March and September 2025, reportedly producing over $40M in creator revenue across livestreams, sponsorships, merchandise and branded activations. - [IShowSpeed meets Cristiano Ronaldo](https://streamers.wiki/event/speed-ronaldo-meeting-2024.md): After years of publicly declaring Cristiano Ronaldo his hero, IShowSpeed met Ronaldo in person in Saudi Arabia in June 2024 — a livestream moment that trended globally and became one of the defining images of creator/athlete convergence. - [The Streamer Awards](https://streamers.wiki/event/streamer-awards.md): An annual awards show for streamers and creators, founded by QTCinderella in 2022 and produced in partnership with OTK. - [TheGrefg's Fortnite skin reveal](https://streamers.wiki/event/thegrefg-fortnite-skin-2021.md): TheGrefg's Fortnite Icon Series skin reveal stream on January 11, 2021 peaked at approximately 2.47 million concurrent Twitch viewers — then the all-time single-channel Twitch concurrent record. - [Twitch DMCA wave](https://streamers.wiki/event/twitch-dmca-wave-2020.md): Twitch received a sudden surge of retroactive DMCA takedown notices in mid-2020 targeting years-old VODs and clips — its response (mass auto-deletion with no appeal) triggered widespread creator backlash and forced platform-wide changes to music handling. - [Twitch gambling restriction](https://streamers.wiki/event/twitch-gambling-ban-2022.md): Twitch announced in September 2022 that it would prohibit streams of unauthorized gambling sites, after a coordinated creator-led pressure campaign led by Pokimane, Mizkif and others reached a tipping point. - [Twitch shuts down in Korea](https://streamers.wiki/event/twitch-korea-shutdown-2024.md): Twitch ceased operations in South Korea in February 2024, citing prohibitively high network-fee regulations — one of Twitch's largest regional withdrawals and a stark indicator of the platform's cost pressures. - [Twitch 2024 layoffs](https://streamers.wiki/event/twitch-layoffs-2024.md): Twitch cut approximately 35% of its workforce in January 2024 (~500 employees), part of a broader restructuring that followed the 2023 staff reductions and Korea exit. - [Twitch paid-subscription tier restructure](https://streamers.wiki/event/twitch-viewership-verification-2025.md): Twitch announced a restructured subscription and ad-revenue framework in March 2025, raising baseline sub splits for mid-tier creators and introducing a "Plus" program to retain top-tier Partners at risk of migrating to Kick or YouTube Live. - [Emiru TwitchCon incident](https://streamers.wiki/event/twitchcon-2024-emiru.md): Emiru publicly disclosed being assaulted by a fan at TwitchCon San Diego in July 2024, prompting an industry-wide reckoning with creator-event safety protocols. - [Valkyrae increases 100 Thieves stake](https://streamers.wiki/event/valkyrae-100t-stake-2024.md): Valkyrae and 100 Thieves announced an increased ownership stake for the creator in September 2024, positioning her as a more senior partner in the organization's creative direction. - [xQc's Kick deal](https://streamers.wiki/event/xqc-kick-deal-2023.md): Félix "xQc" Lengyel signed a non-exclusive multi-year deal with Kick reported to be worth up to $100 million, marking Kick's largest-ever creator signing and a watershed moment for simulcasting. ## Organizations - [100 Thieves](https://streamers.wiki/org/100-thieves.md): A premium lifestyle brand and gaming organization founded by Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag in 2017, with competitive esports teams, a content creator roster, and an apparel line. - [AMP](https://streamers.wiki/org/amp.md): AMP (Any Means Possible) — a creator collective co-founded by Kai Cenat and peers in 2019, whose success paralleled and fueled Kai's rise to Twitch dominance. - [FaZe Clan](https://streamers.wiki/org/faze-clan.md): A gaming organization founded in 2010 as a Call of Duty trickshotting clan that grew into a publicly listed esports-and-lifestyle company, later acquired by GameSquare in 2024. - [Hololive Production](https://streamers.wiki/org/hololive.md): The dominant VTuber agency, operating generational rosters of Japanese, English, Indonesian and Chinese talents under the Cover Corp company. - [KOI](https://streamers.wiki/org/koi.md): Spanish esports organization co-founded by Ibai Llanos and FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué in 2022 — produces La Velada del Año and operates League of Legends, Valorant and Rocket League teams. - [Misfits (KSI / Sidemen)](https://streamers.wiki/org/misfits.md): The British YouTube creator collective better known as the Sidemen — seven creators who have collectively built one of the largest creator businesses on YouTube. - [Misfits Gaming](https://streamers.wiki/org/misfits-gaming.md): An esports organization founded in 2016 and partially owned by the Florida Panthers NHL franchise. Operates teams and academy programs across multiple titles. - [Nijisanji](https://streamers.wiki/org/nijisanji.md): The second-largest VTuber agency globally, operated by Anycolor Inc., with Japanese and English-language (Nijisanji EN) rosters. - [Offline TV](https://streamers.wiki/org/offline-tv.md): The pioneering creator-collective-and-house, founded in 2017 in Los Angeles by Scarra, Pokimane, Disguised Toast and LilyPichu — the model subsequent collectives (OTK, AMP) were built on. - [OTK (One True King)](https://streamers.wiki/org/otk.md): A content-creator collective and media company founded in January 2021 by a group of prominent Twitch streamers, headquartered in Austin, Texas. - [VShojo](https://streamers.wiki/org/vshojo.md): A US-based, talent-first VTuber agency built around the idea that creators retain more ownership and creative control than the Japanese agency model allows.