Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich is the first German to receive a very special award from Twitch for his success as a streamer. With his awarded trophy, he now considers himself part of an elite circle of only 13 Twitch channels worldwide.
What has the German Twitch streamer accomplished? On Tuesday evening (July 1, 2025), EliasN97 posted on his Instagram account showing him joyfully holding a heart-shaped trophy in 2 pictures. In a third image, the award is seen in front of 2 other heart-shaped trophies he received for 5 million and 50 million hours of watchtime on Twitch.
The latest award is for 250 million hours of watchtime on Twitch. An award that has been given to only 12 other Twitch accounts before EliasN97. Among them are internationally successful English-speaking streamers like Kai Cenat, who even briefly considered giving up his streaming career after his successes.
EliasN97 is the first among German streamers to have reached this enormous watchtime. In his thank-you note on Instagram, EliasN97 addressed his community, but also his critics, and caused some confusion with a statement.
Words to Fans and Critics, Confusion About a Postman
How does the streamer react to his award? In his post, the streamer expresses his gratitude. He particularly remembers his early days and numerous critics who told him that one could not succeed with streaming and ridiculed him.
For him, the most important thing since his beginnings 7 years ago has been his community and the fun he has with his viewers. He is glad when people can temporarily block out the stresses of everyday life in his streams. He thanks for the last years and is also grateful for everything that is yet to come in the future.
What is the deal with the postman? In one sentence, EliasN97 emphasizes that this special trophy is possessed by only 12 streamers and 1 postman.
In numerous comments, fans congratulate the streamer, but also direct some kind words to the postman. Other users wonder in the comments what is the deal with the postman and are interested in the account of the famous package deliverer.
- “Props to the postman”
- “GG to the postman”
- “Why actually 1 postman?”
- “Does anyone know this postman?”
This is probably not really about a postman, but very likely the streamer is making a joke here. EliasN97 suggests that his postman also briefly got to hold the trophy while delivering it.
Currently, EliasN97 is also collecting significant watchtime for the new football game Rematch and allowing his viewers to participate in his progress in the game. On MeinMMO, we took a closer look at the hype surrounding Rematch and we also feel that the game has potential: New football game excites 3 million players: 5 reasons why Rematch is more fun than the competitor from EA FC
