Twitch is one of the most popular live video streaming portals boasting an average of 15 million daily active users and an estimated 2 million broadcasters per month.

Statistics show that viewers have watched an astounding 255 billion minutes of video streaming in 2017. The platform is owned by Twitch Interactive-a subsidiary of Amazon.

Since Amazon bought the live streaming platform back in 2011, it saw an overwhelming surge in popularity and is currently giving YouTube Gaming a run for its money.

The videos on Twitch are either live or on demand and ranges from live video game stream to eSports broadcast and even music broadcast.

Twitch is the leading video streaming site in the United States and its following is gradually gaining cult status.

Currently popular games such as Fortnite, PUBG, League of Legends, Call of Duty and DOTA are a permanent fixture of Twitch with many players live streaming their game play daily.

However, it is not all fun and games at Twitch as streamers have a lot of options to earn money from such as subscriber fees, donations, ad revenues and sponsorships.

The money earned by some Twitch streamers just by uploading live stream of them playing a game will put many jobs to shame and makes one wonder if they should have played video games professionally. Here’s a list of the top earners on Twitch.

1) Ninja – over 12 million followers





Richard Blevins or Ninja, as he is better known to Twitch users, is the most prolific earner on Twitch with an estimated annual income of a whopping $5.4 million. He earns at least $350,000 per month from his over 50,000 subscriptions alone.

Ninja gained massive popularity by streaming the equally popular game Fortnite daily and even hosted a game with rapper Drake and Travis Scott which broke the record for the maximum views on a single video.

Nearly 60,000 viewers watch Ninja’s live stream every week on an average. Richard used to be professional Halo gamer before taking up Fortnite on Twitch and he hasn’t looked back ever since with many other perks coming his way owing to his sudden success.

Follow him on Twitch or on his other social media accounts.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ninja

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Ninja

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Ninja/

Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Ninja

2) Shroud- 4.7 million followers

Michael Grzesiek is a former professional gamer known for playing Counter Strike: Global Offensive who became successful as an eSports gamer. Now the Canadian is better known for playing PUBG under the moniker shroud on Twitch.

With a little over 40,000 subscribers to his channel and an average viewership of around 30 thousand per week Shroud earns an estimated $3.2 million in yearly revenues.

He has quit playing Counter Strike professionally but he now splits his stream between PUBG and Fortnite. Shroud streams in English and is supported by HyperX. Find him on social media via the following links.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shroud

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shroud

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shroud/

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shroud

3) TimTheTatman- 2.9 million followers

Timothy John Bater aka TimTheTatman is an active gamer who live streams on Twitch every day except Sundays.

Timothy mostly plays World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Counter Strike among others and his videos garner nearly 25,000 viewers per week.

His estimated income from his near 35,000 subscriptions alone is $1.8 million a year and along with sponsorships ad revenues his total yearly income goes up to $2.7 million.

Tim is sponsored by Monster Energy and Audio-Technica, Cyber power PC and Razer.

He is still a novice in the streaming world but he has become a full time streamer with a dedicated subscriber base which brings him a lot of money at the end of the month. Follow him at-

Twitter: https://twitter.com/timthetatman

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/timthetatman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/im_timthetatman/

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/timthetatman

4) DrLupo- 2.5 million followers

Benjamin Lupo is a professional gamer specializing in Fortnite and PUBG. He also used to play Destiny 2: Forsaken, Ring of Elysium and even SpongeBob Square Pants but now he is a dedicated Fortnite player. He sometimes streams Call of Duty too.

Known to Twitch users as DrLupo, he once played Fortnite along with Ninja which made him popular overnight. Now with an average of 10,000 viewers per week he is one of the highest earners on Twitch thanks to his gaming skills.

He plays for ASUS Republic of Gamers and his subscriber count stands close to 20,000 for which he earns annual revenue of roughly $1.9 million- a little less than 2 million dollars.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrLupoOnTwitch

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrLupo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrLupoOnTwitch

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlupo

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/drlupo

5) DrDisRespectLIVE- 2.8 million followers

Guy Beahm is a popular gamer and live streamer on Twitch where he goes by the nickname of DrDisRespectLIVE and plays for ASUS Republic Gamers team. He is popular for playing battle royale games and most notably Call of Duty- Black Ops 4.

Guy also plays League of Legends, Fortnite and PUBG. He streams on weekdays only and has an average 15,000 views weekly. He also has quite a handsome subscriber base amounting to 32,000 which leaves him with an estimated $1.8 million at the end of the year.

With his subscriber base increasing day by day, his income can only go upwards from here on. If you want to follow him on Twitter here is the link: https://twitter.com/DrDisRespect

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/drdisrespect

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrDisRespect

6) MOONMOON_OW- 650k followers

The next streamer on our list is known for playing Red Dead Redemption on Twitch and has approximately more than 17,000 subscribers to his channel. MOONMOON_OW is a professional gamer and also an anime aficionado who plays a wide range of games such as Super Mario Maker, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Call of Cthulhu.

He goes live on Twitch at 10 am EST and 10 pm EST. He also uploads live streaming of games on YouTube where his channel has 145k subscribers. He earns just over 1 million dollar from subscriptions alone and his projected yearly income is $1.6 million.

MOONMOON_OW is a professional gamer and also an anime aficionado who goes live on Twitch at 10 am EST and 10 pm EST. Follow him here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MOONMOON_OW

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykE3qY-wFLmUMSuryhnS1g

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/moonmoon_ow

7) GeekandSundry- 544k followers

This channel, as the name aptly suggests, is for the inner geeks in you. The channel claims to “celebrate pop culture” all the while acting as the foremost representation of “geek voices” online. It was founded by Felicia Day who also happens to be the creator of popular web series The Guild. The channel streams in English, games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fallout 76, Poker, Board games as well as Talk Shows and Podcasts.

GeekandSundry have more than 40 million views on their channel and an average viewership of one thousand per week.

They have a large subscribership of over 21,000 which earns them over $1.45 million. Check out their website at https://geekandsundry.com/.

The links to their social media accounts are:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/geekandsundry

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/geekandsundry

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekandsundry

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geekandsundry

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/geekandsundry

8) Summit1g- 3.3 million followers

Jaryd Lazar is an American Twitch streamer who also used to be a pro Counter Strike- Global Offensive player much like shroud. Known to his followers as summit1g, he now streams Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and plays for the team 1G SQUAD.

With sponsorships from Monster Energy, Discord and Corsair among others, summit1g boasts of a weekly viewership of around 25,000. A minimum of 13,000 subscribers contribute to his nearly $50,000 a month earnings which amounts to nearly $1.4 million in a year.

Owing to his increasing popularity among Twitch users his income is only set to soar in the coming years. Follow him on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/summit1g

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/summit1g

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summit1g

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/summit1g

9) LIRIK- 2.2 million followers

Saqib Zahid alias LIRIK is a sensation on Twitch owing to his live streams of several popular video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, PUBG, World of Warcraft and DayZ to name a few.

Even though Saqib remains faceless during his live streaming on Twitch, he has managed almost $800,000 annually in subscriptions and is closing in on 16,000 subscribers.

His videos are watched by approximately 13,000 viewers each week and his annual earning is predicted to be somewhat close to $1.3 million.

LIRIK gained a huge fan base because of his constant streaming of survival game DayZ but he plays a wide variety of games which can be viewed on his Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/lirik

Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lirik.

10) AdmiralBahroo- 581k followers

Next on the list is another Red Dead Redemption player who has acquired quite the following thanks to multi gaming skills and use of panda emotes.

He streams consist of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Spiderman, Dead by Daylight, Battlefield, Counter Strike and Assassin’s Creed.

With just over 15,000 subscribers to his channel and more than 8,000 average weekly viewers, AdmiralBahroo has made quite the fortune since joining Twitch.

Currently he is close to earning $1.3 million a year and he streams every day except Thursdays. Follow him only on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdmiralBahroo .

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/admiralbahroo

11) MontanaBlack88- 1.2 million followers

Marcel Eris is a professional You Tuber as well as a Twitch streamer hailing from Germany.

He is better known by his YouTube name MontanaBlack and both his YouTube channel and Twitch channel has over 1 million subscribers. MontanaBlack88 streams in German and is known for playing a variety of games.

More recently he has been into Casino games, Call of Duty and Fortnite. His average viewers per week recently rose to cross the 25,000 mark and most of it is due to his live stream of gambling games and Call of Duty.

He has a large number of subscribers which is nearing 17,000.

Such a large number of subscribers contribute to his monthly income of more than 50,000 dollars which in turn brings him a respectable $1.3 million dollars approximately by the end of the year.

He also streams live on his YouTube channel, which has over 1.5 million subscribers, when he is not online on Twitch. Here are the links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/montanablack

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpAMOlA_0hFXopIxMq8ar0w

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montanablack

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Montanablack88

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/montanablack88

12) TSM_Myth- 4.4 million followers

Ali Kabanni is a professional Fortnite Battle Royale gamer who is more popular as TSM_Myth, his Twitch nickname.

He also plays Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 but his stream of Fortnite is more viewed than his other streams.

Ali streams in English and is partnered by Dr Pepper, HTC eSports and Chipotle. Ali is currently hosting Dakotaz, a fellow Twitch streamer, on his channel which has on average over 20,000 views per week. His followers have gained in numbers since November last year but his viewership has seen a short decline in recent weeks.

TSM_Myth’s probable yearly income is around $1.25 million thanks to his 5,000 subscribers.

His YouTube channel has 4 million subscribers and here are the links to his other social media accounts:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tsm_myth

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Myth_YT

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsm_myth

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tsm_myth

13) XQCOW- 781k followers

Canadian You Tuber and Twitch streamer Félix Lengyel may not have as many followers as some of the more popular streamers on this list but make no mistake, this guy still makes well over a million dollars, $1.25 approximately, from home all thanks to his almost 13,000 subscribers.

Félix is a professional Overwatch player who played for the Dallas Fuel in the Overwatch League.

He also plays Call of Duty and Just Chatting from time to time and live streams them on his Twitch channel- XQCOW.

He streams in English and records an average viewer count of 12,000 per week. XQCOW joined Twitch 4 years back and is already earning millions. Know more about him at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/xqc

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDTrq0LNgPodDOFZiSbsww

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/xqcow

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/xqcow

14) Sodapoppin- 2.1 million followers

Thomas Jefferson Chance Morris first started streaming as a 14 year old until he became popular as sodapoppin on Twitch where he is close to 10,000 subscribers.

He was also the co-owner of Northern Gaming, a Canadian eSports organization, which was later bought by NRG Esports owned by Shaquille O’Neal among others. Nowadays sodapoppin keeps his ardent followers busy on his channel by streaming game play of World of Warcraft and online gambling.

He famously lost $5000 in a single hand with 40,000 live viewers watching. His videos command an approximate viewership of nearly 30,000 per month earning him a handsome amount of $1.2 million annually. Here’s how you can follow him on social media-

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sodapoppintv

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sodapoppintv

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sodapoppin

15) CDNThe3rd- 1.6 million followers

Caesar Noriega, known to Twitch users as CDNThe3rd, is well known for playing Red Dead Redemption 2 as well as Fortnite, DOTA 2, Call of Duty, Smite and League of Legends.

His average weekly viewership is around 7,000 and his channel has a tad over 15,000 subscribers with the help of whom and other benefits Caesar earns nearly $1.2 million in a year by live streaming video games.

His followers have increased by 12,000 in the past week and he too streams in English. He also has 1.1 million subscribers to his YouTube channel. Find him at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CDNThe3rd

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cdnthe3rd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cdnthe3rd

16) CohhCarnage: 1 million followers

Ben Cassell is a Twitch streamer from North Carolina, USA and his channel CohhCarnage has a strong subscriber base of 12,000. The average weekly views are more than 13,000 and he is known for playing Red Dead Redemption 2. He has also played Warframe, Pathfinder, Throne Breaker and Diablo 3.

The more than 10k subscribers along with extra benefits earn him a very attractive $1.18 million approx.

He is partnered by Razer, Madrinas and Discord. You can also watch his game play on his YouTube channel and find him here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CohhCarnage

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CohhCarnage

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cohhcarnage

17) ZeratoR: 500k followers

28 year old Frenchman Adrien Nougaret is another big earner making $500,000 from just subscriptions annually. ZeratoR, as gamers better know him, is an active gamer who currently divides his time between PUBG and Talk Shows & Podcasts. He also streams videos of Trackmania Stadium, Assassin’s Creed and Battlerite Royale.

Adrien represents team Indy Spensable in World of Warcraft and League of Legends. He streams in French and is nearing 10,000 average weekly viewers to go along with his 10,000 subscribers. His annual income is estimated to be $1.12 million.

Check out his YouTube channel to watch more videos from ZeratoR. To learn more about him follow him on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZeratoRSC2

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ_oIYI9ZNpOfWbpZxWNuRQ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeratoR

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zerator

18) Castro_1021- 1.5 million followers

Edwin Castro is an American Twitch streamer and You Tuber of Mexican descent who commands a large number of following on both his Twitch and YouTube channels because of his FIFA commentary and game play.

It has been 5 years since Edwin joined Twitch and has amassed over 8,500 subscriptions along with 1.5 million followers. The recent average viewers per week on his channel, Castro_1021, range between 15,000 and 20,000.

Though he played many games when he started like Fortnite, Battlefield and GTA V, he now concentrates his efforts on FIFA 19 which earned him huge following and subsequently large sums of money.

The more than 8,000 subscriptions are responsible for the $1 million he earns yearly. He also streams on his YouTube channel with 1 million subscribers. Get to know him better at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Castro1021

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Castro1021YT

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/castro_1021

19) Dakotaz- 2.8 million followers

Brett Hoffman joined Twitch 5 years ago and haven’t looked back since then. He has over 2.5 million followers on Twitch as well as 2.6 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

This 32 year old known streams under the nickname Dakotaz and is a part of Team Solo Mid along with TSM_Myth. He started off by playing WarZ videos and moved on to other survival games until he stumbled upon PUBG which boosted his viewership and number of subscribers.

After Fortnite released he became a professional Fortnite player and live streams it on Twitch.

With an average of 17k viewers per week, Dakotaz earns somewhat over one million dollars annually. You can follow him on social media at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dakotaz

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/dakotaz

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dakotaz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DakotaWolves

You can even join Dakotaz wolf pack at https://discordapp.com/invite/gSD3ePp.

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dakotaz

20) Imaqtpie- 2.4 million followers

You Tuber Michael Santana joined Twitch way back in 2011 as imaqtpie and has over the years amassed over 2 million followers.

He became well known in the gaming circle as a professional League of Legends player with his bearded looks and long locks becoming a sensation among fellow gamers. His YouTube channel has 1.7 million subscribers.

He currently streams League of Legends, Call of Duty, DOTA and Overcooked 2. His twitch channel records around 10,000 viewers per week and with the help of his 4.4k subscribers he earns nearly a million dollars each year simply by streaming. Follow him at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/imaqtpielol

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/imaqtpie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imaqtpielol

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Imaqtpielol

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/imaqtpie

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