In 2020, the streamer DrDisrespect was banned from Twitch and continued on YouTube. But he is unhappy there, as YouTube does not offer him a contract. Now he is the biggest streamer on the platform.
Who is this about?
- The former CoD developer Guy Beahm has been performing as the macho persona “DrDisrespect” since 2010.
- In mid-2020 he received a special exclusive contract from Twitch and was regarded as the “face of Twitch.”
- In late 2020, he was banned from Twitch. The reasons for the ban remain unclear to this day.
What is DrDisrespect doing currently? DrDisrespect is now active on YouTube, continues to stream games there, and is excited about the new CoD game. He is not particularly satisfied with his current platform, but he has now become the biggest streamer on YouTube.
DrDisrespect is the biggest streamer on YouTube – only two gaming channels are ahead of him
What do the numbers look like? DrDisrespect had 3.36 million viewers in November 2022. This makes him the biggest individual streamer currently active on YouTube (via streamcharts.com).
According to statistics, only two gaming channels have viewer numbers ahead of him
- The official English-speaking Overwatch League channel became the most viewed gaming channel on YouTube Live in November, with over 8.6 million viewers.
- The Vietnamese channel Liên Quân Mobile eSports – Garena is in second place in the rankings. In one month, it has had over 3.5 million viewers.
Both channels were able to benefit primarily from major events. In the Overwatch League, they competed for the “Overwatch League 2022 Grand Final,” while on the other side, the “Arena of Valor Premier League 2022” tournament was streamed.
DrDisrespect is unhappy, still receives no contract from YouTube
What bothers the streamer? YouTube has been pursuing an aggressive poaching strategy for several months: They are spending a lot of money to poach well-known faces from Twitch and sign them to their platform. In the past, they were able to poach some big streamers like Ludwig, Valkyrae, and TimTheTatman.
DrDisrespect feels betrayed by YouTube Gaming because Twitch streamers are making a lot of money on YouTube – but he is not receiving any of it. Especially when the streamers YouTube buys tend to be “playing under his league”.
This situation has not changed in recent months either. While YouTube Gaming continues to spend a lot of money on Twitch streamers, DrDisrespect still has not been offered a contract by YouTube.
And DrDisrespect says: He gives YouTube so much, yet they give him nothing in return. He feels used.
