The live streaming social platform Twitch launched in 2011 and is an important platform for digital entertainment.
[2][3] The distribution of followers across all of the streamers on Twitch follows the power law,[4] and is a useful metric for assessing the popularity a streamer has on the platform.
[5][6] As of March 2024[update], the most-followed channel belongs to Ninja with over 19 million followers.
[10] The United States accounts for roughly 36% of all Twitch users.
The following table lists the 50 most-followed channels on Twitch as of December 5, 2024[update],[7] with each total rounded to the nearest hundred thousand followers, as well as the primary category or categories in which they stream.