Twitch, the video live-streaming platform, has become a serious rave in recent years. The free streaming app was launched in 2011 and has finally caught the attention of the world due to some of the popular streamers that call it home.
Twitch is mostly used for live streaming music broadcasts, creative content, live video gameplay, and esports competitions. With over two million viewers as of 2021, and many companies grabbing at the opportunity to advertise, streamers are sure to be making big bank. Here are the richest Twitch streamers of all time.
Imane Anys (Pokimane)
Imane Anys, AKA Pokimane, challenges the notion that all successful Twitch streamers are men. Anys started on the platform in 2013 and plays games such as League of Legends, Fortnite, Valorant, and Minecraft. In addition to showcasing her gameplay, she also reacts to other people’s content.
She is estimated to be worth $2.5 million and part of this net worth can be attributed to her collaboration with companies such as Spotify.
Benjamin Lupo (DrLupo)
Benjamin Lupo is best known for playing games like Destiny, Fortnite, and Escape from Tarov on his platform. He broke a world record for vehicle trick points on Fortnite and has worked with huge streamers like Ninja.
He continues to play on YouTube Gaming and has shared that his main priority right now is his family. Lupo is currently estimated to be worth around $3 million.
Nick Kolcheff (Nickmercs)
Nick Kolcheff, or Nickmercs, is a longtime Twitch streamer with an estimated net worth between $4 million and $9 million. He already had a decent following on YouTube before moving over to Twitch as his main streaming platform. Known for streaming Call of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends, and Fortnite Battle Royale, Kolcheff has amassed over six million followers on his Twitch channel with over 17 million views.
He was even able to create an Operator bundle with Activision, but it was pulled after he found himself in hot water for a controversial Tweet he shared. The Tweet was in response to a user sharing about an anti-LGBTQ+ rally that was going on near his house in protest of a school recognizing Pride month. Kolcheff’s response read “They should leave little children alone. That’s the real issue.”
This Tweet was labeled as “anti-LGBTQ”, but despite the backlash, he still remains on the platform and continues to stream, though less frequently after the birth of his first child.
Tom Cassell (Syndicate)
Popularly known by the alias Syndicate, Cassell is a gamer and an avid YouTuber. According to several media outlets, his net worth is estimated to be between $5 million and $6 million. He grew to fame in 2010 when he started his YouTube channel TheSyndicateProject (later renamed Syndicate) and is most known in the gaming community for his commentary on popular games such as Halo, Modern Warfare2, and Call of Duty: Black Ops, as well as his Minecraft project series.
Like some of the other streamers on this list, Cassell faced serious controversy. He dated his former partner, Kaitlin Witcher, in 2012. In 2020, Witcher and another internet celebrity, Natalie Casanova, accused him of sexual assault. Cassell has denied these allegations but no longer is active on Twitch, possibly in response to the backlash he received.
Bryan Quang Le (RiceGum)
Originally an extremely popular YouTuber well-known for having “beef” with Gabbie Hanna, RiceGum is now one of the wealthiest Twitch streamers. He is estimated to be worth between $7 and $8 million.
He has 10 million followers on YouTube and 1.2 million on Twitch. He focuses his Twitch content on games such as Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto, and Call of Duty.
Rabia Yazbek (Nightblue3)
Rabia Yazbek is a YouTube and Twitch content creator who is well-known for playing League of Legends. He has over three million followers on Twitch and two million on YouTube. He has now expanded his content to include Fortnite, PUBG, and Ark Genesis.
Yazbek is estimated to be worth $7.6 million, and he continues to be very active on his platforms.
Jaryd Russell Lazar (Summit1g)
Also known as Summit1g, the streamer has an estimated net worth of $8 million and over six million followers on his Twitch channel. He is a retired professional CGSO player and a household name when it comes to popular games like Valorant, DayZ, iRacing, Grand Theft Auto V, and Sea of Thieves.
He is heavily dedicated to streaming and trying out new game releases in a bid to put out the best content. With over 505 million views, users can agree he does.
Michael Grzesiek (Shroud)
Known by the alias “Shroud,” Michael Grzesiek is a Canadian Twitch and YouTube streamer and former Counter-Strike player who has amassed a hefty net worth of $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He has a Twitch following of over 10 million, and over six million subscribers on YouTube, totaling over a billion views from both platforms.
He began playing games on Twitch in 2013 and made a name for himself playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CGSO) which boosted his fame due to his expert ability in aiming. He had also planned to leave Twitch for a different streaming platform but decided against it.
Raúl Álvarez Genes (AuronPlay)
Raúl Álvarez Genes is one of the world’s most popular gamers, and goes by the pseudonym AuronPlay. Although the figure is uncertain, Wealthypipo estimates his net worth to be around the $20 million mark, and his Twitch income to be roughly $5 million. The 33-year-old Spaniard began streaming on Twitch in 2019 and has managed to rack up over 11 million followers on his channel in such a short amount of time.
He has been active on YouTube since 2006 and has a whopping 28 million subscribers, who have contributed to his over three billion views. However, as of February 2023, he took a step back from the Internet following some serious accusations of grooming a minor. Tweets that were attributed to him also re-surfaced that included things like Nazi apologist content and racist comments.
Richard Tyler Blevins (Ninja)
With a whopping net worth of $40 million, Blevins is arguably the Twitch streamer with the highest net worth ever. Known famously as Ninja on Twitch, he has over 17 million followers and over 500 million total views on the platform, pulling them in with his competitive gaming content including Fortnite, League of Legends, Halo, Call of Duty: Warzone, and more.
He has more than 11 years of experience in professional gaming and live streaming. After breaking various records on Twitch in 2018, he moved to the Microsoft streaming platform Mixer in 2019. He returned to Twitch in the latter part of 2020 after Mixer was shut down.
