PirateSoftware hosted an incredibly successful broadcast on April 1st, reaching an astounding 106 levels in the Hype Train event. This achievement set a record among all Twitch content creators, taking the streamer and their viewers just over three hours to accomplish. Interestingly, PirateSoftware held the platform's record in December 2023, when they pushed the Hype Train on their channel to 55 levels.
The Hype Train is a time-limited event triggered by a surge in audience activity. Once activated, viewers have several hours to fuel the Hype Train by reaching levels, which can be achieved through subscriptions and sending special messages in the chat using bits. Participating in the Hype Train and reaching certain levels allows channel viewers to earn unique emotes.
Just a few days prior, Twitch introduced new rewards for reaching the 100th level of the Hype Train. Clearly, this served as motivation for PirateSoftware's audience to set a new record. However, the channel host did nothing out of the ordinary during the memorable broadcast. He continued his usual routine, discussing games, answering questions about software and game development, and playing HELLDIVERS 2. The buzz surrounding the Hype Train enabled PirateSoftware to set a channel record with over 54.8K Peak Viewers.
Having reached 100 levels, PirateSoftware and his viewers became the first to unlock the special emote KappaInifinite. According to the streamer, all participants of the Hype Train event will soon receive it, although it will take some time as the platform is struggling to handle the load.
During the record-breaking broadcast, PirateSoftware received over 8.2M bits and 54.3K gifted subscriptions from viewers. For comparison, PirateSoftware received between 50K to 160K bits during regular broadcasts on other days. By reaching over 100 levels in the Hype Train, PirateSoftware climbed to the second position in the channel leaderboard for bits received in 2024. According to Streams Charts estimates, this broadcast earned the streamer over $84,000 solely through Twitch's internal currency.
As of April 1st, the leader in terms of bits received in 2024 is the American streamer Caseoh, who has accumulated over 15.2M bits from viewers. Typically, Caseoh earns around 200K bits per broadcast, with his highest single broadcast earnings reaching just over 668K bits.
Joining Caseoh in the top channels for bits are streamers like Jynxzi and GernaderJake, with all leading positions held by content creators from the USA. Among the top 10, five women, including ThePeachCobbler, Sinder, and Shylily, made it to the list.
