Gronkh
Erik Range · Germany · Minecraft, Hytale, Dead by Daylight, Let's Plays (Variety)
No. 17 of 40 in our streamer ranking
Who is Gronkh?
Gronkh is a German video creator, livestreamer, voice actor and entrepreneur from Braunschweig, regarded as one of the pioneers of German-language Let's Plays. He has published daily Let's Plays on YouTube since 2010 and has streamed regularly on Twitch since 2014. Together with PietSmiet he organizes the charity stream Friendly Fire.
Career highlights
- 2010–2014: Minecraft Let's Play series with 1,278 episodes.
- July 2014 to May 2016: Germany's most-subscribed YouTube channel.
- Since 2015: Friendly Fire charity stream, with several editions raising over one million euros each.
- 2020: Gamescom Award for "Best Streamer"; 2025 narrator in "A Minecraft Movie".
Gronkh news
The latest Friendly Fire edition raised over 1.75 million euros, a new record for direct donations. mein-mmo.de
Gronkh launched a Let's Play of the newly released Hytale with episode "#001 – Alles auf Anfang". mein-mmo.de
Gronkh won Best Gaming Moment at the StreamAwards 2025. earlygame.com
Official channels
- Twitch twitch.tv/gronkh
- YouTube youtube.com/@gronkh
Sources & date of figures: Twitch (sullygnome.com, 2026-10), YouTube (socialblade.com, 2026-10)