The popularity of streamers can be gauged through various metrics such as follower growth, concurrent audience, and total watch time. In today's Streams Charts article, all these metrics were analyzed to identify the fastest-growing streamers in Q2 of 2024.
The top positions were dominated by several Twitch streamers from Latin and South America, along with several Kick personalities known for their provocative IRL content that draws large audiences. Interestingly, traditional gaming streamers and esports athletes were notably scarce in the rankings.
Among the rapidly growing streamers by followers, alondrissa stands out as a leader. Hailing from Puerto Rico, she is both a popular TikTok personality and a Twitch streamer. Over the past few months, alondrissa has been actively creating viral videos and hosting streams with her friends. These broadcasts typically involve discussions on topics relevant to girls, playful banter, trolling each other, and lively interaction with the audience. Notably, alondrissa has consistently secured a spot in the top 10 most followed streamers for two consecutive quarters. If she maintains her current trajectory, she is poised to reach her first million followers on Twitch by the third quarter. It's also noteworthy that she already commands a substantial following of 2.4 million on TikTok.
Another standout performer in this cohort is thesketchreal, whose channel saw an impressive growth of 400,000 followers in the recent quarter, elevating his total Twitch fanbase to over 1.3 million. In the first quarter of 2024, Sketch notably experienced substantial growth in Average Viewers, largely driven by collaborative streams with notable creators such as Jynxzi, Kai Cenat, and Caseoh_. Additionally, Sketch gained rapid recognition for the viral meme "What's up brother?" However, his fame was recently marred by media headlines revealing his past involvement in adult content shoots. Initially shaken by the leak, he contemplated ending his streaming career. Yet, encouraged by overwhelming support from peers and viewers, he decided to persevere.
The past quarter has proven highly successful for T2x2, an up-and-coming streamer from Russia affiliated with the 89SQUAD. During this period, his channel nearly doubled in follower count. T2x2's content primarily revolves around engaging with viewers while playing popular games such as Minecraft, Roblox, and others. Viewers are drawn to T2x2's informal approach, which often includes colorful language and animated interactions with game characters.
The fastest-growing Kick streamer of Q2 2024 was sxb from Saudi Arabia. Notably, he achieved significant success with a series of prominent broadcasts during the King World Cup 2024, setting records for both the tournament and his own channel. His channel saw an impressive growth of over 362,000 new followers. Similarly, westcol, another Kick streamer who made it into the top 10, had a comparable experience. The Colombian streamer covered King World Cup 2024 matches involving his team and attracted over 292,000 viewers during one of the broadcasts, marking his highest achievement in 2024 thus far.
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In the middle of the rankings, two standout Twitch streamers from Brazil are Bisteconee and yuuri22. Over the second quarter of this year, they amassed 350,000 and 321,000 new followers respectively. Bisteconee is known for indie horror games, captivating viewers with intense streams of titles like Five Nights at Freddy's and Granny, which enjoy immense popularity. On the other hand, yuuri22 entertains with a flamboyant and lively style, reacting animatedly to humorous videos and social media posts. He frequently collaborates with friends, playing games like FC24 and exploring the Virtual Casino section.
Turkish streamer Elraenn has completed his transition from Twitch to Kick, gradually relocating his audience to the new platform. Throughout Q2 2024, his channel gained an additional 258,000 followers. His growth surged notably during broadcasts of the Kings World Cup 2024 matches, as he was an ambassador for the Turkish team Limon FC. The team reached the quarterfinals, and they were defeated by Porcinos FC, the eventual tournament champions.
Closing the top 10 are streamers rayasianboy and PirateSoftware, each gaining 214,000 and 212,000 new followers respectively in the last quarter. Rayasianboy gained popularity through joint streams with Kai Cenat, an American Twitch star who visited rayasianboy in Taiwan. Both prefer IRL content featuring multiple guests and chaotic broadcasts.
PirateSoftware, a renowned game designer formerly associated with companies like Blizzard Entertainment and Amazon Games Studios, offers insights into gaming mechanics and design nuances during his streams. Last quarter, he played a variety of titles including Notia, HELLDIVERS 2, Deep Rock Galactic, Control, and others.
The number of followers isn't the sole measure of a streamer's popularity, nor is it always the most current indicator. For instance, Ninja currently leads Twitch in terms of followers with around 19.07 million, but he amassed this audience peak back in 2017/18. Nowadays, Ninja rarely exceeds 10,000 viewers during his streams. To gauge a streamer's current progress more accurately, it's crucial to assess how rapidly their average viewer count is growing during broadcasts.
Leading the growth in Average Viewership during the second quarter of 2024 was French streamer Bren_TM2, the champion of the Trackmania World Tour 2023 - World Championship with Karmine Corp. Over the past three months, he boosted his average audience by an impressive 953%. This surge stemmed from his broadcasts of races on the challenging Deep Dip 2 track, where Bren_TM2 achieved remarkable results, securing the championship title and $16,000 in prize money. Interestingly, another player benefited from mastering Deep Dip 2, Norwegian streamer Wirtual saw a 122% increase in average viewership.
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Following Bren_TM2, three Kick streamers left their mark — grendy, Vitaly, and Edmatthews. Grendy gained popularity through RP server streams in GTA V, while Vitaly and Edmatthews stood out with unconventional IRL content, such as hunting predators and provoking police encounters.
Datto secured a top 10 spot by increasing his Average Viewers by nearly 300%. His stream of The Final Shape, a new Destiny 2 DLC, significantly contributed to this achievement. During the raid, Datto peaked at over 107,000 viewers, marking his channel's best performance in 2024.
Canadian FNS, a professional Valorant player for NRG Esports, claimed eighth place by actively casting regional VCT leagues in the second quarter, resulting in an 86% increase in average viewership. Notably, FNS did not stream at all in June due to his team's participation in VCT 2024: Americas Stage 2.
Rounding out the top 10 in Average Viewers growth is Peruvian streamer kingteka, formerly a professional Dota 2 player. Interestingly, kingteka was active on Trovo in 2023 but, like many others, transitioned to Kick. Currently, his focus is primarily on IRL streams and gambling content.
American VTuber Sinder has emerged as the leader in QoQ Hours Watched growth. Over the past two months, she generated nearly 1.5 million HW, effectively doubling her performance from Q1. A significant boost to Sinder's success came from her 10-day subathon held in June, where viewers could unlock various actions such as gaming sessions, showcasing new merch, revealing new 3D avatars, and more.
Russian traveler leva2k secured the second spot among the fastest-growing streamers by Hours Watched. Throughout Q2 2024, he traveled to multiple countries, capturing IRL content for his audience. Within just three months, leva2k visited Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, South Korea, Thailand, and more. Interestingly, each destination was chosen live with his viewers during broadcasts.
Woodbabi, a rising Kick streamer from the USA, amassed approximately 1.4 million Hours Watched. Like many others on the platform, she specializes in IRL content, documenting her dates, gym sessions, shopping trips, photo shoots, and more.
Italian streamer Saltagreppo secured the fourth position with 1.33 million HW, primarily from his World First marathon raid of Salvation's Edge in Destiny 2. On June 7, Saltagreppo peaked with over 71,200 viewers, marking his most popular stream in his career.
M2cG, a Spanish streamer and avid Rust and GTA V enthusiast, completes the top five leaders. M2cG's broadcasts are renowned for immersive role-play with mature themes, maintaining a rigorous streaming schedule, with only three days off in 2024.
Korean-Canadian streamer w0n23, popular among Albon Online fans, garnered over 1.24 million Hours Watched in Q2 2024. w0n23's streams are known for humor, coupled with loot drops for viewers during broadcasts.
Argentine streamer coscu, currently transitioning from Twitch to Kick, has already shown robust results on the new platform. In Q2, coscu's channel garnered 1.21 million HW, featuring a variety of content from IRL meetups to virtual casino gambling and League of Legends gameplay.
Wassimostv from Tunisia secured the eighth spot with 1.2 million HW in Q2 2024. Wassimostv specializes in gambling streams on Kick, interspersed with gameplay from titles such as Free Fire, Fortnite, and GTA V. Polish streamer szymool enjoys streaming virtual casino games and frequently hosts giveaways for viewers. He also shares interests in combat sports, travel, and classic esports like Dota 2 and Counter-Strike.
Ricci, an American Twitch streamer rapidly gaining popularity, rounds out the top ten. He is a professional Rainbow Six Siege player whose popularity has surged through frequent collaborations with Jynxzi. Recently, Ricci represented Team USA at the Jynxzi R6 World Cup show tournament, where his team secured second place.
