He started as a Counter-Strike pro and is now sailing the seas of Sea of Thieves. Summit1g is currently enjoying massive success and even surpasses the popular Fortnite streamer Ninja.
What happened? Streamer Jaryd “Summit1g” Lazar has just reached an important milestone on Twitch.TV. He now has over 40,000 paying subscribers. According to a statistics site, he has overtaken the streamer Ninja, who is the face of the battle royale shooter Fortnite on Twitch.
Streamer’s success continues to grow through Sea of Thieves
Who is the streamer? Summit1g was a professional player in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He played for teams like A51 and Team Mythic. He is now a full-time streamer and gained much attention by streaming CS:GO and DayZ. He has also attracted many viewers with streams of H1Z1 and PUBG.
His popularity increased further since he started streaming the pirate adventure Sea of Thieves last year.
What’s new: Now, Summit1g has the most subscribers on the streaming website Twitch.TV (as of January 15). According to the website Twitch-Stats, Summit1g’s channel has 44,265 subscribers, putting him ahead of Ninja and Shroud. However, these are not official numbers. The over 40,000 subscriptions are confirmed by a tweet from Monster Gaming, congratulating summitg1g.
- Ninja is in second place with 41,582 subscribers. Ninja recently streamed a massive New Year’s show on Twitch and is the face of a huge Fortnite community.
- In third place, we find the streamer Shroud with 37,568 subscribers, known primarily for his skills in shooters.
In this video, a fan of Summit1g apparently realizes who he is playing with in a session. And freaks out.
Is he the biggest Twitch streamer? The over 44,000 subscriptions are the paid subscriptions on TwitchTV. However, followers are also important. These are viewers who follow a channel for free and do not pay for a subscription. Here, Ninja is far ahead with over 13 million followers – In August 2018, he surpassed 10 million followers.
- Shroud is in second place with nearly 5.1 million followers
- Summit1g is in fifth place with 3.4 million followers
What does the streamer say about his success? Summit1g expressed his thoughts on Twitter, writing “Somehow I break my records daily. Thanks again for the support, guys. Crazy.”
Success without jumping on the hype train: The special thing about Summit1g’s streams is that he didn’t jump on the Fortnite bandwagon and ride the hype, but tried something different. He chose the pirate game Sea of Thieves, where he showcased his skills. He is especially known for his role-playing, which causes some panic attacks among players:
