Streams Charts is excited to bring you a list of the most popular female streamers of 2025. Each quarter, we’ll highlight the most-watched creators and channels with the highest peak viewership. Can anyone rival the growing dominance of VTubers? Will rising stars shake up the rankings, or will established streamers maintain their hold? And could new platforms introduce fresh faces to the scene? Stay tuned as we update this article regularly with the latest insights and trends.
Top Female Streamers of 2025
| Streamer
|
Hours Watched
(Q1-Q3 2025) |
Platform
|
|---|---|---|
|
1. Miko Ch. |
33 930 013 |
YouTube |
|
2. Pekora Ch. |
31 700 970 |
YouTube |
| 3. Emiru
|
19 183 972
|
Twitch
|
| 4. Subaru Ch. | 19 104 635
|
YouTube |
|
5. Valkyrae |
15 064 874
|
YouTube + Twitch |
| 6. ExtraEmily
|
14 734 137
|
Twitch
|
| 7. ironmouse
|
14 189 729
|
Twitch
|
| 8. 胡桃沢りりか
|
13 376 538
|
YouTube |
| 9. Korone Ch.
|
12 923 179
|
YouTube |
| 10.
Koseki Bijou Ch.
|
11 809 822
|
YouTube
|
Most Watched Female Streamers in Q3 2025
Most Watched Female Streamers in Q3 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
In Q3 2025, VTuber Pekora Ch. reclaimed her position as the most-watched female streamer. She surpassed fellow VTuber Miko Ch., who had cut back her streaming hours over the past three months — the key reason behind their shift in rankings.
ExtraEmily had an impressive quarter, surpassing Emiru for the first time this year. She ended Q3 as the most popular female streamer outside the VTuber category. Over the past few months, she boosted her streaming time by nearly 50%, which significantly increased her total watch hours. A big factor in her success was an Elden Ring marathon, where she spent several days playing the game alongside Agent00.
The rest of the leaderboard stayed mostly the same. VTubers still dominate watch hours, claiming 7 of the top 10 spots among female streamers. Among non-VTubers, Emiru and Valkyrae slipped slightly in watch hours, while ijenz managed to grow her numbers. Overall, there were no major shake-ups — most of the leaders held their ground, and breaking into the top tier remains a tough challenge for newcomers.
Most Watched Female Streamers in Q3 2025
Most Popular Female Streamers in Q3 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
Pekora Ch. also led the rankings of the most popular female streamers this quarter, fueled by a major musical event celebrating her sixth anniversary as a VTuber. Her virtual 3D concert peaked at a record 288.9K viewers and featured appearances from several other Hololive talents.
Alanalarana was the most popular non-VTuber female streamer in Q3 2025. In August, she competed in the Supernova Origines boxing showcase, facing off against Mexican actress Gala Montes. The fight was highly entertaining, and her stream of the match peaked at 268.1K viewers — a record for her channel.
Most Watched Female Streamers in Q2 2025
Most Watched Female Streamers in Q2 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
A new leader emerged among female streamers in Q2 2025: Miko Ch. overtook Pekora Ch. to claim the top spot in the first-half rankings. Both VTubers — part of the hololive agency — remain incredibly active and are the only female streamers so far to surpass 20 million Hours Watched this year.
Emiru has made impressive strides over the past three months and is now the most-watched female streamer on Twitch. By the end of the first half of 2025, she had racked up 12.3 million Hours Watched, placing her fourth overall among female streamers. What’s especially notable is that Emiru leads the rankings among non-VTubers — a standout achievement in today’s streaming landscape.
While YouTube streamers dominated the top 10 in Q1, the balance between platforms evened out in Q2. The current rankings feature five streamers from both Twitch and YouTube. However, when it comes to VTubers vs. non-VTubers, the scales still tip in favor of the VTubers.
Most Popular Female Streamers in Q2 2025
Most Popular Female Streamers in Q2 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
The most-viewed female stream of Q2 2025 came from VTuber Gawr Gura Ch., who went live on April 16 to announce her departure from hololive and unveil plans for a farewell concert. The emotional broadcast drew a peak of 229,249 viewers, setting a new all-time record for her channel. Since then, Gawr Gura has returned to streaming with a brand-new persona.
Mexico’s AriGameplays delivered the most-watched Twitch stream among female creators in Q2 2025. Her Ariatopia 2025 live event peaked at 85,393 concurrent viewers, thanks in part to the opportunity for fans to earn the first-ever global Twitch badge issued in Latin America.
Most Watched Female Streamers in Q1 2025
Most Watched Female Streamers in Q1 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
The list of the most-watched female streamers of Q1 2025 was dominated almost entirely by VTubers. Topping the charts were Pekora Ch. and Miko Ch., who racked up an impressive 14 million and 12.6 million hours watched, respectively, in just the first three months of the year.
In third place was American streamer Rachell ''Valkyrae'' Hofstetter, who streamed across both YouTube and Twitch. She led all non-VTubers with 5.7 million watch hours in Q1 2025. Her strong performance was fueled by streams of Valorant, Fortnite, and the viral co-op indie horror titles R.E.P.O. and Schedule I.
The only other non-VTuber to crack the top 10 was Emily ''Emiru'' Schunk of OTK Network. During the first quarter of the year, she spent much of her time streaming Cyberpunk 2077 and Marvel Rivals, along with engaging in fan-favorite Just Chatting sessions.
Most Popular Female Streamers in Q1 2025
Most Popular Female Streamers in Q1 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
The most-watched female-led livestream of Q1 2025 came from Japanese VTuber Shion Ch., a member of the Hololive agency. On March 6, her farewell stream peaked at an impressive 289,079 viewers as she announced her decision to retire from VTubing and leave Hololive. Shion cited mental health struggles and creative differences with the agency as key reasons for her departure.
Joining her in the top three for peak concurrent viewership were fellow Hololive stars Miko Ch. and Pekora Ch. Both streamers hit their high points back in January, drawing peak audiences of 249,000 and 153,000 concurrent viewers, respectively.
As for non-VTubers, the highest peak viewership came from Mexican streamer Alana ''Alanalarana'' Scarlett, who attracted over 80,000 concurrent viewers during a live broadcast of the Mexico vs. Brazil match at the 2025 Kings World Cup Nations.
Most Watched Female Streamers in 2025 (01 - 07 Jan)
Most Watched Female Streamers in first week of 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
In the first week of 2025, the top spots for the most-watched female streamers were dominated by VTubers from Japan. Taking the #1 spot was Miko Ch., who racked up over 3,000,000 Hours Watched (HW) in just 7 days. This impressive achievement came from her 24-hour New Year's marathon, which kicked off on January 1st.
The most-watched female streamer on Twitch from January 1st to 7th, 2025, was American streamer Gingy. She earned over 1,000,000 HW, thanks to her streams of Escape from Tarkov. Viewer engagement was further fueled by Twitch Drops, which allowed viewers to earn in-game cosmetic items by watching her streams.
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Most Popular Female Streamers in 2025 (01 - 07 Jan)
Most Popular Female Streamrs in first week of 2025, swipe to exclude VTubers
The most-popular female stream came from Miko Ch., who hosted a Gomoku (also known as Five in a Row) tournament with VTubers from the hololive agency on January 5th. The stream peaked at 249,493 concurrent viewers, setting a new record for Miko’s channel.
Popular Puerto Rican streamer Alondra "Alondrissa" Michelle set a new personal record on Kick in early 2025, reaching a peak of 44,015 viewers while reacting to the new album by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. Notably, during the first week of 2025, Alondrissa streamed exclusively on Kick.
