Gaming Streamers 2026: The Biggest Streamers in the World
Who streams what – and to how many people? Profiles of the 40 best-known gaming streamers: channels, followers, favourite games, records and the latest news.
- 40 streamer profiles
- 512.3M combined followers
- Biggest DACH streamer: MontanaBlack
Streamer ranking by followers
Followers = sum of the listed channels (Twitch, YouTube, Kick). Every number shows its month and source on the profile (as of October 2026).
Latest streamer news
- Zarbex
In August 2026 Zarbex ranked third among German Twitch streamers with about 2.06 million hours watched. earlygame.com
- ELoTRiX
ELoTRiX was set as one of eight team leaders for a Black Ops 2 creator tournament, which was put on hold at short notice. mein-mmo.de
- Papaplatte
After a streaming break since late April, Papaplatte announced his return to Twitch. earlygame.com
- HandOfBlood
HandOfBlood announced the influencer tournament "League of Legends Championship Spandau" (5–7 August) with 30 creators and a €25,000 prize pool. mein-mmo.de
- Ibai
La Velada del Año VI at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville peaked at about 8.7 million viewers across platforms, a record for the series; Ibai's YouTube channel alone reached 5.08 million. streamscharts.com
- IShowSpeed
With 1,920,822 concurrent viewers on YouTube, IShowSpeed recorded the highest peak of any gaming streamer in the first half of 2026, according to Streams Charts. streamscharts.com
- Rubius
According to Streams Charts, Rubius was among the Twitch channels with the highest peaks in the first half of 2026, with 283,662 peak viewers. streamscharts.com
- Jynxzi
According to Streams Charts, Jynxzi generated about 66.1 million hours watched (Twitch and YouTube) in the first half of 2026, ranking second among all gaming streamers. streamscharts.com
- xQc
According to Streams Charts, xQc generated about 26.3 million hours watched on Twitch in the first half of 2026. streamscharts.com
- CaseOh
Streams Charts listed CaseOh among the most-watched gaming streamers of the first half of 2026, with about 30.3 million hours watched. streamscharts.com
- Gaules
According to Streams Charts, Gaules generated about 23.8 million hours watched on YouTube Gaming in the first half of 2026, ranking among the platform's largest esports community streamers. streamscharts.com
- Caedrel
According to Streams Charts, Caedrel generated about 47 million hours watched on Twitch in the first half of 2026. streamscharts.com
Streamer FAQ
Who has the most Twitch followers?
Among the streamers listed here, Kai Cenat has the most Twitch followers with 21.4M (October 2026).
Which streamer had the most concurrent viewers?
The highest viewer peak in our list belongs to Ibai with around 9.33M concurrent viewers.
Who is the biggest German streamer?
By Twitch followers MontanaBlack leads the German-speaking scene with 5.78M followers, followed by Trymacs and Papaplatte.