The 8 Highest-Earning Twitch Stars By Subscription Revenue

ByAmy Lamareon July 1, 2020inArticles›Entertainment

We live in interesting times. Technology is making our lives easier. From Uber to Alexa to GrubHub to Facebook, we’ve never been able to get a ride, set reminders for ourselves, get any food delivered anytime, or been able to keep in touch with friends scattered all over the world. The rise of technology has also created new ways for people to make a living. For instance, I make my living entirely by writing for online media outlets. Other people start YouTube channels and make millions doing the strangest of things – like opening toys. (We’re looking at you Ryan’s World !) And then there’s Twitch.tv.

People have been playing video games for decades. Even back in the late 1970s and early 1980s before the internet, there were gaming systems. Those original gamers are the parents of today’s live streaming gamers, basically. Twitch.tv allows people to watch other people playing video games. That’s some sort of cultural zeitgeist right there. For those that don’t know, Twitch is a free service that plays live video streams of people playing video games while other people watch and chat with the person streaming his or her gameplay as well as other viewers. It is basically a social network for gamers. The streamer can be tipped by the viewers, making Twitch a massive moneymaker for the more popular channels.

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Below are eight of the highest-earning Twitch live streamers by subscription revenue. We’ve estimated their income from a one-month period ending June 20. Twitch’s subscription earnings are split 50/50 between the content creator and Twitch.

Twitch followers: 313,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $55,200

Gladd, aka Sean Gallagher, plays Destiny 2 on Twitch (and YouTube). He’s part of the team called Redeem.

Twitch followers: 130,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $56,100

Sweatcicle is known for being the first player to play the multiplayer first-person shooter game Destiny 2.

Twitch followers: 289,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $60,300

DasMehdi plays games The Last of Us Part II and Grand Theft Auto V. He’s got agents too. He’s represented by Loaded, the talent management firm that also reps other top gamers, including Ninja.

Twitch followers: 435,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $72,800

Ludwig Ahgren plays Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario Party 2, and Pokemon on his Twitch channel.

Twitch followers: 156,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $81,500

PotasticP is Jeannie Lee. She streams gameplay of Raid: Shadow Legends, Minecraft, Sea of Thieves, and God of War. She also is active in creating content for Twitch’s nongaming segment called Just Chatting.

Twitch followers: 137,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $107,800

Bruce Green is a co-founder of the YouTube channel Funhaus. Now he’s exclusively on Twitch playing games including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Monster Hunter: World, and Doom Eternal.

Twitch followers: 106,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $132,400

Bobby Poff, 27, plays Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone.

Twitch followers: 150,000

Estimated Twitch Subscription Revenue: $133,000

Sintica is a German DJ and producer who streams music on Twitch. She is repped by the talent management firm Respawned.

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