List of most-subscribed Twitch channels

See also: List of most-followed Twitch channels
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Kai Cenat is the 2nd most-subscribed channel on Twitch of all time, behind Ironmouse.[1]

A subscription on Twitch is a way for users to support their favourite streamers and creators on the platform using real money.[2] Content creators can offer custom emotes, badges, and more to subscribers. Users can also gift subscriptions to others, so subscriber numbers can increase.[3] A subscription expires after one month and can be renewed for a "subscription streak".[4][5]

As of October 2, 2024, Ironmouse holds the most-subscribed Twitch channels record with 326,252 subscribers.[6]

History

Most-subscribed Twitch channels

In April 2018, Tyler Blevins, known by his Twitch username Ninja, held the record for the most-subscribed Twitch streamer with 269,154 subscribers until April 2021, when Ludwig Ahgren broke the record during his subathon with 283,066 subscribers.[3] Later in March 2023, Kai Cenat broke Ahgren's record during his subathon with 306,621 subscribers[2] until September 30, 2024, when VTuber Ironmouse broke the record during her subathon with 313,000 subscribers at the time.[7][1]

Most-subscribed female Twitch channels

In November 2021, Kim Mi-Young, known by her Twitch username kkatamina, held the record for the most-subscribed female Twitch streamer with 73,623 subscribers until March 2022, when VTuber Ironmouse broke the record during her 31-day subathon with 171,818 subscribers.[4][5][8] A year later, in July 2023, Ironmouse broke her own record during her subathon with 205,488 subscribers.[9] Later on September 30, 2024, Ironmouse broke Twitch and her own personal record during her subathon with 313,000 subscribers at the time.[3][1]

List of most-subscribed Twitch channels

The following table lists the top 50 most-subscribed channels on Twitch as of October 2, 2024,[6] the achievement date, as well as the primary category or categories in which they stream. The channels are ordered by number of most-subscribed.

† indicates a channel is no longer active on the platform.
Rank Channel Owner Total subscribers Achievement date Streamed categories
1 Ironmouse Ironmouse 326,252 October 2024 Various games, chatting[10]
2 KaiCenat Kai Cenat[11] 306,621 March 2023 Various games, chatting
3 MogulMoves Ludwig Ahgren[12] 283,066 April 2021 Various games, chatting
4 Ninja Tyler Blevins[13] 269,154 April 2018 Fortnite[14][15]
5 Jynxzi Nicholas Stewart[16] 179,543 February 2024 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege[17]
6 Casimito Casimiro Ferreira[18] 159,487 November 2022 Chatting, sports
7 CriticalRole Critical Role 139,559 November 2021 Dungeons & Dragons
8 Ibai Ibai Llanos 136,115 July 2023 Special events, various games, chatting
9 RanbooLive Ranboo[19] 116,870 August 2021 Minecraft,[19] chatting
10 Shlorox Shlorox 113,628 March 2024 Grand Theft Auto V, chatting
11 Jasontheween Jason Nguyen[20] 104,615 September 2024 Chatting
12 Gaules Alexandre Chiqueta[21] 102,857 June 2022 Counter-Strike
13 xQc Félix Lengyel[22] 102,288 May 2022 Various games, Overwatch,[23] chatting
14 Shroud Michael Grzesiek[24] 101,588 March 2019 Valorant,[25] various games
15 summit1g Jaryd Lazar[26] 94,941 May 2020 Counter-Strike 2,[27] various games[28]
16 TheGrefg David Martínez[29] 88,585 January 2022 Fortnite, Minecraft, various games, chatting
17 eliasn97 Elias Nerlich[30] 85,475 September 2023 Chatting, Fortnite
18 HasanAbi Hasan Piker[31] 82,721 January 2022 Chatting
19 Pestily Pestily[32] 81,926 July 2021 Escape from Tarkov[32]
20 caseoh_ CaseOh_ 81,405 October 2024 Various games, chatting
21 plaqueboymax Maxwell Dent[33] 81,115 September 2024 Chatting
22 PirateSoftware Jason Hall[34] 80,861 April 2024 Software & Game development
23 NICKMERCS Nick Kolcheff[35] 80,402 April 2021 Apex Legends, Fortnite
24 kkatamina Kim Mi-young[36] 73,623 November 2021 Chatting, Valorant[36]
25 PointCrow Eric Morino[37] 72,533 May 2022 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[37]
26 Fextralife Fextralife[38] 72,090 July 2023 The Elder Scrolls Online, Diablo IV
27 AdinRoss†[note 1] Adin Ross[40] 71,318 September 2021 Various games, chatting
28 Tumblurr Gianmarco Tocco[41] 70,656 October 2024 Chatting, various games
29 Anomaly Anomaly[42] 70,420 May 2020 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[42]
30 Trymacs Maximilian Stemmler[43] 70,196 February 2021 Fortnite, Clash Royale
31 Tfue Turner Tenney[44] 69,586 February 2019 Apex Legends, Fortnite[44]
32 月希 (tsukilin) tsukilin 68,906 September 2023 Chatting, various games
33 stableronaldo Rani Netz[45] 65,069 September 2024 Fortnite, chatting[45]
34 DarioMocciaTwitch Dario Moccia[46] 63,016 December 2023 Chatting
35 iiTzTimmy Timothy[47] 59,980 May 2022 Apex Legends[48]
36 JLTomy Toma Abdellaoui[49] 59,405 February 2023 Grand Theft Auto V, chatting
37 Aztecross Aztecross 58,493 June 2024 Destiny 2[50]
38 Shylily Shylily[51] 58,072 March 2022 Chatting, various games
39 Trainwreckstv Tyler Niknam[52] 57,551 January 2022 Slots, chatting
40 AdmiralBahroo Sam[53] 57,066 March 2022 Various games
41 TimTheTatman Timothy Betar[54] 56,915 March 2019 Call of Duty: Warzone,[55] various games[56]
42 Rubius Rubén Gundersen[57] 56,577 March 2022 Minecraft, Fortnite,[57] various games, chatting
43 PaymoneyWubby Dennis Richardson[58] 56,349 August 2023 Chatting
44 ZeratoR Adrien Nougaret[59] 56,118 June 2023 Various games
45 TheRealKnossi Jens Knossalla[60] 55,842 August 2020 Slots, chatting
46 GeekandSundry Geek & Sundry[61] 55,349 February 2018 Talk Shows & Podcasts, Dungeons & Dragons
47 elxokas Joaquín Domínguez[62] 53,543 February 2022 World of Warcraft
48 Tubbo Tobias Smith[19] 53,073 April 2024 Minecraft[19], chatting
49 Sintica Sintica[63] 52,992 September 2021 Music[63]
50 ohnePixel Mark[64] 52,910 August 2023 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[65]

Notes

  1. ^ AdinRoss is banned from Twitch.[39]

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