The Fortnite streamer Ninja has recently revealed in a stream what his subscriber record on Twitch was. At the same time, he stated that he will not be able to reach such high subscriber numbers again.
What was his sub-record? During a stream with the Frenchman Gotaga, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins talks about his sub-record. In one month, 269,000 people subscribed to him, financially supporting him with their subscriptions.
At the same time, the streamer says that he will never reach this high subscriber number again and explains his statement right away.
269,000 paying subscribers on Twitch
This is what Ninja said about his success: Ninja reached this high number of subs during his peak and also during the peak of Fortnite in spring 2018.
At that time, two Twitch Prime packs for Fortnite were released back-to-back:
- The 1st Twitch Prime pack for Fortnite launched on February 28, 2018
- The 2nd Twitch Prime pack on May 9, 2018
Streamers have been waiting in vain for a 3rd pack with Fortnite.
With a Twitch Prime pack, players can gift a subscription to a streamer. Players receive this by having a membership with Twitch Prime or Amazon Prime.
Wealthy gamers are no longer supported
This is how Ninja justifies his statement: After revealing his high sub numbers, he immediately says: “But never again – I will never reach that high again.
If a gamer earns money, it’s like: “Oh, they earn too much. They are rich – let’s support everyone else, but not them.”
Ninja then reports that he played over 5000 hours in 2018. He can count on two hands how many date nights he had with his wife last year. For him, the hard work behind gaming is often downplayed.
This statement aligns with his opinion from January. There he explained that he barely lived in 2018, but worked constantly.
How much did he earn with Twitch? A subscription on Twitch costs €4.99 per month – of which the streamer receives about half. Therefore, if he had 269,000 subs in a month, he likely earned quite well. And the hype around Fortnite Prime lasted for several months.
He himself refers to a “cold Mill”, a cool million: Whether he means his share or the total value of the subs in a month is unclear.
Additionally come advertisements, such as in the Super Bowl, or collaborations. How much money he made in total in 2018 was also revealed by him in January.
In 2018, the streamer ended with a big party in Times Square:
