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Twitch is by far the gamers' favorite live streaming platform. The biggest streamers can literally "make a living" by streaming videos. There are several ways for broadcast content creators to get money, however the most classic method is to subscribe to the channel, where the person needs to pay a fixed amount per month to access the lives.

The reason for subscribing to a channel is to show a sign of support for the streamer you are watching so that they continue to produce content. Of course, the user will have to judge whether it is really worth paying for the content or not, but it is an interesting system to obtain quality content.

When I subscribe to a Twitch channel, what do I get in return?

Most Twitch users subscribe to a channel more in the sense of supporting their favorite streamer, however they may receive some perks in return. See some of them below:

• emotes: Basically, they are personalized channel emoticons, which the subscriber can use in any chat. Twitch Affiliates (Twitch Affiliates) can only use one emote, while Twitch Partners (Twitch Partners) can have substantially more.
• Subscriber badges: When writing something in a chat room, subscribers will display a special badge next to their name. There is a default badge, but streamers can customize them if they want.
• Special alerts: These are alerts that appear to everyone watching the broadcast when a subscriber re-subscribes, showing the user's name and how long they've subscribed. Subscribers can send personalized messages to streamers.
• Exclusive chat room: Certain streamers choose to create extra chat rooms where only their subscribers participate. It's a useful feature for large channels, where comments quickly disappear from the screen due to the large number of people commenting.
• Exclusive competitions: There are streamers that organize competitions only for subscribers, which can even contain more interesting prizes, compared to what normal viewers receive.
• Preview without ads: channels may allow their subscribers not to see advertisements.

How much do you pay for subscribing to channels on Twitch?

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At first, Twitch charged $4,99 for monthly channel subscriptions, taking half and transferring the rest to streamers. The company even made deals with some of the most popular content creators, making the members of this list keep 60% to 100% of the money paid by their subscribers.

In the year 2017, the streaming platform increased its subscription systems. Currently there are subscription tiers, where LVL 1 pays $4,99, LVL 2 pays $9,99 and LVL 3 pays $24. The higher the level, the more advantages the subscriber will have. In addition, there is the option to pay subscriptions monthly, quarterly or semi-annually.

Who are the biggest streamers on Twitch?

To elect the biggest streamers of the live streaming platform, the number of followers of Twitch channels was used. The data used for ranking is based on information from the platform monitoring website, socialblade.

It is important to note that some accounts were deactivated, however the subscribers remained, as well as the channel's videos and the number of views.

1) Ninja

Number of followers: 17,331,496

Ultimo Game on Twitch: Fortnite.

Richard Tyler Blevins, known as Ninja in game streaming, is an American, professional gamer, youtuber and internet personality. The Pro Player started its broadcasts with Halo 3, however its popularity really increased when it started playing Battle Royalle Fortnite in October 2017. When the game exploded in 2018, its popularity skyrocketed.

After leaving the platform more than a year ago to broadcast on Mixer, Microsoft's streaming platform, the Pro player returned to Twitch. Ninja currently has over 15 million followers on Twitch, started his first broadcast after his return on September 10, 2020 with the game that is currently being a huge phenomenon, Fall Guys.

2) AuronPlay

Number of followers: 11,265,047

Ultimo Game on Twitch: Rust.

Genes Raul Álvarez, known as AuronPlay in the streaming industry, is a Spanish Twitch streamer and YouTuber. Before starting his life as a Pro Player, the player worked as a bookbinder and later began to invest in the production of content on YouTube, where he earned an average of 3000 euros per month. Currently AuronPlay has 25,1 million subscribers on YouTube and 4,5 million on Twitch.

3) Rubius

Number of followers: 10,850,666

Ultimo Game on Twitch: Rust.

Rubén Doblas Gundersen, known as Rubius (or ElRubius), is Spanish, known for his montages of GTA V, Skyrim, Garrys Mod. Pro Player usually makes quick gameplays (approximately 1 minute) of random games.

4) Tfue

Number of followers: 10,811,771

Últimos Games na Twitch: Apex Legends e Super People.

Turner Ellis Tenney, called Tfue in the midst of game streaming, is an American, live streamer, YouTuber, professional gamer and an internet personality. The Pro Player became famous when it took advantage of the Fortnite boom in 2018. Shortly thereafter, Turner joined FaZe Clan, a professional esports team.

5) Shroud

Number of followers: 9,935,953

Último Game na Twitch: God of War

Michael Grzesiek, known as Shroud (formerly mEclipse), is a Canadian who professionally played the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, however he retired from the game. Pro Player became known when playing titles like PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Call of Duty Black Ops 4: Blackout, Rainbow Six Siege and more recently Apex Legends, Minecraft, Battalion 1944, World of Warcraft Classic, Escape from Tarkov and Fortnite.

6) xQcOW

Number of followers: 9,862,535

Últimos Games na Twitch: Grand Theft Auto V e League of Legends.

Félix Lengyel, known as xQcOW (or xQc), is a Canadian, well-known former professional Overwatch player. He played for the Dallas Fuel team in the Overwatch League during the inaugural season before leaving due to controversy and suspension. He also participated in the Overwatch World Cup with Team Canada in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

7) TheGrefg

Number of followers: 9,361,546

Ultimo Game on Twitch: Rust.

David Martinez Canovas, known as TheGrefg, is Spanish, known for playing Call of Duty, Clash Royale, and Fortnite. In 2016 he founded eSports Team Heretics with Goorgo and in 2020 he started working on a Top Gamers Academy reality talent show. At the beginning of 2021, in January, the streamer broke the audience record on Twitch, gathering 2.468.678 viewers simultaneously.

8) ibai

Number of followers: 9,057,801

Último Game na Twitch: League of Legends e Clash Royale.

Ibai Garatea Llanos, known as ibai, is Spanish, known as an esports streamer and speaker, coming to narrate on G2 Esports. It all started with League of Legends game streams with commentary from him. Today he is a content creator on Twitch and YouTube.

9) Pokimane

Number of followers: 8,878,957
Last Game on Twitch: Valorant, Among Us, Minecraft.

Imane Anys, known as Pokimane in the streaming industry, is a Moroccan Canadian, Twitch game streamer and YouTube personality. The player is known on Twitch for broadcasting games like League of Legends and Fortnite. She is a member of Offline TV, a group of online content creators.

10) myth

Number of followers: 7,405,009

Latest Games on Twitch: Apex Legends, Valorant.

Ali Kabbani, known in the streaming environment as Myth (or TSM Myth), is an American and professional Battle Royale Fortnite player. In the year 2018, Pro Player was among the most popular streamers on Twitch. However, he is not only popular on the live streaming game platform, the gamer has more than 4 million subscribers on YouTube.