On Twitch, viewers have various ways to financially support their favorite streamers. One of these ways is by subscribing to paid memberships. We at MeinMMO show you the 5 streamers who, thanks to their subscribers, are at the top and have the most subs worldwide.
How is this list created? There are different ways to determine the size and relevance of a streamer on Twitch. Who has the most followers, the highest growth, the most subs, or the most average viewers?
We have chosen to focus on the number of subs. This indicates which streamers on Twitch receive the greatest financial support from their community. Donations are not considered here due to opacity.
If we’re talking about followers, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is still the biggest on Twitch. What the former Fortnite star is doing today can be seen in the video:
What are subs? Subs is the short form for subscription and represents a monthly paid membership that allows one to support streamers. This provides special benefits, such as exclusive emotes (emojis) and ad-free streams. In some cases, it also grants access to specific events, content, or chats.
The subscriptions can have different price tiers. Part of the fee goes to Twitch, and part goes to the streamer, allowing them to generate a source of income. Some streamers can finance their living from the earnings on Twitch.
The following criteria were taken into account when creating this list:
- Period of the last 30 days (as of May 12, 2023)
- Commercial and event channels are not considered
- The ranking is determined by the current active subs
- Source: twitchtracker.com
Place 5: HasanAbi
- Streamer: Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker
- Active subs: 61,906
- Sub record: 66,819
- Active since: October 2019
- Language: English
- Channel: twitch.tv/hasanabi
Who is HasanAbi? The American streamer HasanAbi studied political science and communication and is active as a political commentator on Twitch. Previously, he worked, among other things, as a columnist for an online newspaper.
He has been streaming for years, with few exceptions daily, and primarily operates in the “Just Chatting” category, where he reacts live to funny videos and memes. Occasionally, he streams various video games, including League of Legends and GTA V.
During the US elections, his viewer numbers increased – his channel is considered an alternative news channel for the Twitch generation. Despite his leftist views, HasanAbi treats himself to large purchases, which are financially far beyond what “normal earners” can afford, and he occasionally receives significant criticism for it.
How did HasanAbi get his subs? HasanAbi is certainly the most well-known political commentator on Twitch. In his streams, he discusses current political topics, as well as interesting events concerning the streaming community. The informative aspect of his channel likely encourages viewers to want to support him financially.
It is noteworthy that the number of paid subscriptions on his Twitch channel has remained quite consistent for about one and a half years, showing no significant drops or immense increases as seen with other streamers.
At the end of April, he reported in a livestream that he accidentally adopted a kind of luxury dog.
Place 4: KaiCenat
- Streamer: Kai Cenat
- Active subs: 70,679
- Sub record: 306,621
- Active since: February 2021
- Language: English
- Channel: twitch.tv/kaicenat
Who is KaiCenat? Kai is a US-based live streamer and YouTuber, known for his pranks and challenges on YouTube, where his career began in 2018. On Twitch, he streams in the “Just Chatting” category, where he chats with his community, watches videos, plays pranks, or dances – sometimes even in the shower. Occasionally, he streams Fortnite, GTA, and Minecraft.
With regard to the versatile topics, KaiCenat seems to be a born entertainer. The creator is not only active on various platforms with his content but also with his music on Spotify.
Kai Cenat has only been streaming since early 2021 but has already risen to become one of the biggest streamers on Twitch during this time – despite several temporary bans. Since then, he has broken several records.
How did KaiCenat get his subs? During a month-long subathon in February of this year, he broke the 306,000 subs mark and set the Twitch record. At that time, he had only been streaming for two years. Kai is particularly known for his pranks and versatile live formats, which likely contributed to his success.
KaiCenat talks about the subathon, his childhood, and his career in his documentary film “30 Days: The Kai Cenat Documentary” on YouTube.
What is a subathon? In sub-marathons, or subathons, streamers set a certain sub-goal and establish a timeframe within which they want to achieve the goal. Viewers can extend the streaming time through subs – the more people subscribe, the longer the stream goes on.
Here you can see how the streamer dances in a shower during a livestream:
Place 3: xQc
- Streamer: Félix “xQc” Lengye
- Active subs: 72,147
- Sub record: 102,288
- Active since: December 2016
- Language: English
- Channel: twitch.tv/xqc
Who is xQc? Félix “xQc” Lengye is a Canadian streamer and former e-sports athlete in the Overwatch League. Just before his graduation, xQc dropped out of his business administration studies after three and a half years and started livestreaming video games on Twitch.
On Twitch, xQc is active in various categories, commenting on images and videos or streaming games like GTA V, Minecraft, and Overwatch. In his Twitch info, he writes: “I am the best at absolutely everything,” and further down in capital letters, it also states: “I win in every game.”
Recently, he expressed surprise at his own speaking style, saying that he does not understand how anyone can actually sit here and watch and listen to this stuff. Throughout his career, he has been noted for bans and suspensions from his Overwatch team, including for abusing the reporting system of the game and making racist and homophobic remarks.
How did xQc get his subs? Especially in his case, due to the contentious actions, this is an interesting question. On one hand, his successes in e-sports were certainly helpful, while on the other hand, his arrogant demeanor and unclear speech may have contributed. There are even Reddit threads in which community members “translate” clips.
Here you see a clip in which xQc no longer understands himself:
I don’t know what he’s saying. I don’t understand how anyone can sit here and actually watch and listen to this crap.
Place 2: Jynxzi
- Streamer: Nick “Jynxzi” Stewart
- Active subs: 82,686
- Sub record: 88,288
- Active since: 2019
- Language: English
- Channel: twitch.tv/jynxzi
Who is Jynxzi? The early 20-something is known for his streams of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, during which he sits on a wooden chair. Jynxzi occasionally organizes tournaments in Rainbow Six Siege with and for his community. He has over 6,000 hours of gameplay in the game (via Sportskeeda).
He is known for his impulsivity, screaming, and slamming his controller on the table. In a Reddit thread, he is compared to the American LoL streamer “loltyler1”, who is known for his outbursts and toxic behavior.
How did Jynxzi get his subs? He has apparently never been involved in any major dramas, so his success surprised many. On social media, he has built a tremendous reach in recent years – alone on TikTok, he has 1.6 million followers.
His tournaments and the integration of his community probably contribute to his success, as well as the weapon talisman in Rainbow Six Siege, which can currently be obtained for a subscription to his channel. It is also interesting that about 32% of his active subscriptions are gifted subs, meaning subscriptions given by viewers to others.
In April, he broke the 88,000 subs mark and called his mother during a livestream to inform her:
Is anyone’s mom like that? Yeah, she’s already sleeping. Remind me to call her tomorrow. Chat… we are number 1 worldwide on Twitch. Holy shit. Holy shit. This is fucking crazy. Oh my god.
Place 1: Gaules
- Streamer: Alexandre “Gaules” Borba Chiqueta
- Active subs: 87,626
- Sub record: 102,857
- Active since: 2018
- Language: Portuguese
- Channel: twitch.tv/gaules
Who is Gaules? The 39-year-old is a Brazilian Counter-Strike streamer, YouTuber, and former e-sports athlete. In an interview, he stated that as a teenager, he used to go to the internet café every day to play Counter-Strike and improve his skills because he had one goal: to become a member of a major e-sports team (via ESPN).
Gaules is known for co-founding “g3nerationX”, a now-disbanded Counter-Strike team. He is currently a full-time streamer and provides live commentary on CS:GO tournaments.
How did Gaules get his subs? After wanting to radically change his life and become independent from companies, he started streaming on Twitch in 2018. He no longer wanted to be just “someone in the background” (via ESPN). He received support from former team members. In his streams, he asked for help so he could pay for medical care and therapy from his earnings.
I have achieved some successes, made many mistakes, won a lot, and also lost a lot!
Quote from his Twitch info
He considers his community as family, and streaming has personally helped him a lot. The bond with his viewers seems to have been pivotal for his development, which is also reflected in the gifted subs: 40% of his subscriptions, about 35,000, were gifted by viewers to the community.
This streamer has also experienced enormous support from his community after being persuaded to undertake a crazy project by them.
