Playing video games is a fun and enjoyable pastime for countless people around the world. In recent years, watching other people playing video games has also become quite big. The platform Twitch, which lets you watch live streams, is mostly for gaming, but it supports other types of streams too. If you want to start following some of the best gaming streamers, we’ve listed a few below. Create a Twitch account if you haven’t already done so and follow some of these popular gaming streamers today.
Pokimane
With 9.3 million followers, pokimane is the most-followed Twitch channel led by a woman. It’s the platform’s 10th-biggest channel overall and has been active since 2013. The woman behind it is Imane Anys, a 27-year-old from Canada who was born in Morocco. She plays a range of games in her streams from Fortnite and Valorant to League of Legends and Minecraft. While her focus is very much on Twitch, she also has several YouTube channels. One of them, simply called ‘imane’, features vlogs and other more personal content.
MonniRS
This is one of the biggest Finnish-language channels on Twitch right now. The Finnish gamer behind this channel is Miika Sihvonen, who’s in his early 30s. He set up his Twitch account in October 2013 and it currently has over 87,000 followers. This is the second-highest number of followers for a Finnish Twitch account. Old School RuneScape and RuneScape are the channel’s two biggest games.
SlotsBand
Another popular Finnish Twitch channel is SlotsBand. This channel is all about casino gambling with a focus on slots. It’s run by a small team of casino enthusiasts and Finnish gamers and is aimed at those who like taking it easy and playing games to relax. The SlotsBand website offers lots of information about online casinos in Finland, including all the latest bonuses you can claim. Check out the website and if some of these bonuses sound appealing to you, go ahead and claim them. Play slots like the team at SlotsBand and see if you manage to win.
Roshtein
Most gaming streamers on Twitch play regular video games. Some of them, however, record themselves trying their luck on casino games instead. Roshtein is the biggest casino games streamer on Twitch with 1.1 million followers and counting. His real name is Ishmael Schwartz and he’s originally from Sweden, though he’s now based in Malta. He set up his channel in 2015 and has since focused on slots. Most of the time, he places big bets in the hope of winning big. To cater for a broad audience, he plays a range of slots from risky, highly volatile ones to safer, low-volatility ones.
Daniel Negreanu
Slots are the biggest casino game, so it should come as no surprise that lots of casino streamers play these games. Some, however, specialise in other casino games. Daniel Negreanu is a great example: his Twitch channel is all about poker, specifically Texas hold’em and Omaha Poker. The Canadian-born streamer is one of the biggest names in the world of poker. He’s won six World Series of Poker bracelets and has earned close to $50 million in winnings from professional tournaments. If you’re going to follow a poker streamer, choose a world-class player like Daniel Negreanu – he certainly knows what he’s talking about!
Ninja
If you’re a fan of the video game Fortnite, you should definitely consider following Ninja. With 18.5 million followers, he’s the most popular channel on the platform. The owner is Richard Blevins, an American professional gamer who started his career playing Halo 3. His streaming really began to take off when he started playing Fortnite Battle Royale. Some have said that Ninja’s streaming has played a key role in promoting the game and making it the success it is today. Though Ninja’s streams are nearly all related to Fortnite, he does play a small number of other games such as Valorant and League of Legends.
Shroud
Shroud, whose real name is Michael Grzesiek, has the ninth most followed account on Twitch with 10.6 million followers. The Canadian professional video game player has been on top-level teams for both Valorant and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He quit Twitch in October 2019 and moved over to Microsoft’s Mixer, producing content on a contract. When Mixer closed down in 2022, Shroud moved back to Twitch and has been streaming on the platform ever since.
Summit1g
Jaryd Russell Lazar is a 36-year-old streamer from Colorado. He used to be a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, though he formally retired from competitive e-sports and began focusing on streaming instead. His streams showcase a range of games; as well as CS:GO, he plays Grand Theft Auto V, Overwatch and Sea of Thieves, among others. With 6.2 million followers, his account is currently the 27th biggest on Twitch.
Auronplay
Another streamer who plays Grand Theft Auto V is Auronplay, whose real name is Raul Alvarez. The Spanish content creator has the second-biggest Twitch account with 15.5 million followers and the fourth most-subscribed Spanish YouTube account. He worked in graphic design and bookbinding while developing his YouTube account. He quit his job when he began earning more money from YouTube. For a while, his focus was on YouTube; he didn’t set up his Twitch account until 2019. As well as Grand Theft Auto V, Auronplay regularly films himself playing Minecraft and a few other games.
Summary
If you want to watch other people playing video games, there are loads of options to choose from. The ones we’ve listed here are just a few. Our recommendations include some of the biggest and most popular content creators on the Twitch platform. If any of them appeals to you, go ahead and give them a follow. Watch some of their older content and catch their latest gaming streams.
