The currently largest streamer on Twitch, Fortnite star Ninja, talked about his beginnings as a streamer in a short clip. He gives some tips that newcomers should consider and advises to avoid certain games.
What Ninja reveals: In a tweet, Ninja explained how new streamers can achieve success. He provides some concise tips:
- don’t start by streaming the most popular game on Twitch
- make a name for yourself in a smaller game
- switch to new releases when you have consistent viewer numbers
An exception would be if you belong to the really best players, like the young prodigy Dizzy. As a successful top player, you could achieve your fame solely through tournaments and gameplay—even in a large game.
What games should I stream? Ninja provides some examples of games that could be worthwhile right now:
Start with Rainbow Six: Siege or Call of Duty. Anything that is not League of Legends or Fortnite, where you have to scroll for hours to find someone with 100 viewers.
With Rainbow Six and Call of Duty, Ninja even directly offers newer beginner games that also have the advantage of being up-to-date.
The background of these tips: The thought behind the tips is that as a new streamer, you have no chance if you have to compete with the well-known big names. In the most popular games, you won’t be noticed, and you won’t gain any viewers.
This is mainly due to the layout of Twitch. When you click on a game directory, you mainly see the channels with the most viewers. This is sorted in descending order. So if 300 people are streaming Call of Duty, but 50,000 people are streaming League of Legends, it will be easier to find your channel in the search for Call of Duty.
Once you have enough viewers who tune in consistently, you might be able to switch. A part of your community will probably also watch you in newer games. That way, you will rank higher in the game overview. Viewers won’t have to scroll long to find you.
In smaller games, you also have the advantage that other streamers in the same category might choose to “host” you.
“Hosts” show another streamer’s stream when one is offline, so viewers have something to watch.
Through hosts, you often become aware of new and smaller streamers, which is why they represent an important means for growth. If you want to kickstart your streaming career, we have some tips to start your streaming career from German professionals for you.
Who is Ninja? Currently (as of March 25) Ninja is the streamer with the most followers on Twitch according to data from SullyGnome.
However, he is slowly being caught up by Shroud, the “new face of Twitch”, who already has more average viewers and more hours viewed.
But Ninja is still over 13 million followers ahead, more than double compared to Shroud’s 6 million. However, his throne seems to be crumbling:
