Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the most popular fighting games worldwide, attracting both casual audiences and hardcore fans who are mastering specific characters for years. The game regularly attracts thousands of viewers on Twitch, and it is ahead of many famous rivals in terms of views in 2021 – including Brawlhalla and Street Fighter V.
In a new article Streams Charts will talk about the most popular SSBU content creators on Twitch in 2021, including many famous esports athletes and variety streamers.
#10 – ESAM
The ranking of the most popular Super Smash Bros. Ultimate streamers on Twitch is opened by 28-year-old Eric ESAM Lew, one of the veterans of the Smash esports scene, who started participating in tournaments back in the mid-2000s.
ESAM is known for his adaptive playstyle that allows him to skillfully alternate between aggressive attacks and turtling. Pikachu is considered Lew’s signature character, with many members of the fighting community calling the American the best player in the world on this character.
One of the most striking episodes of CEO 2019 — ESAM started smashing (no pun intended) the gaming chair and injured his arm. At the end, he took 9th place in the singles tournament
ESAM still regularly participates in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments. He currently ranks seventh among the best Smash players in DashFight rankings with 2015 points, which is the third-best result among the US representatives.
In less than eleven months of 2021, ESAM's SSBU broadcasts on Twitch amassed 234K Hours Watched in 644 hours of airtime. At the same time, Lew's Average Viewers indicator was the lowest of the top ten streamers, amounting to about 360 people.
#9 – Glutonny
The ninth place in the ranking is occupied by the French esports athlete William Belaïd, who is considered one of the best players in Europe. Glutonny began competing in Super Smash Bros. tournaments at the age of 13, and in the late 2010s began to regularly visit the United States, where all the leading competitions in the discipline were held.
During his career, the Frenchman won several dozen tournaments, and among his main achievements are taking the third place at EVO 2019 and scoring victories at the tournaments of the Albion and Syndicate series. The total amount of prize money won by Glutonny exceeds $78K.
Glutonny became the first Smash player in Solary organization
Glutonny is considered to be the best player in the world that mains Wario — his signature character. As Frenchman admitted, he prefers this hero because of his mobility and the ability to make cool air combos. In addition, Belaïd believes that by playing Wario, once can force a conflict upon any other hero and playstyle. And the esports athlete's statistics confirm this — his winrate on Wario is as much as 75%.
The French player is ranked 26th with 585 points. At the same time, Belaïd is leading among the European esports athletes, being ahead of the British player OwlBBs by 85 points.
Glutonny also regularly streams on Twitch, albeit not to the largest audience (his SSBU broadcasts gather about 370 Average Viewers). In less than 2021, his streams on the game gained 237K Hours Watched.
#8 – Ponce
In eighth place is another French streamer Aurelien Guillet. Ponce is a big fan of Nintendo games, besides SSBU he often plays and streams Zelda, Animal Crossing, and other titles. Although Guillet is not an esports player, he has held small competitions in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on several occasions.
Ponce is very popular among French viewers. He recently took part in Z Event 2021, the largest charity Twitch marathon, along with other top French content creators, and together they raised more than €10M.
SSBU is far from being Ponce's favorite game, in 2021 he streamed it for less than 30 hours (for comparison, ESAM and Glutonny have more than 630 hours of streaming) but during this time he amassed over 248K Hours Watched and 8.4K Average Viewers. An impressive result!
#7 – Etoiles
Another Frenchman in the ranking is Etoiles. He began his streaming career in 2015 and was initially dedicated to Minecraft and Super Smash Bros; is a member of the Alliance Rainbow, which unites fans of Nintendo games.
Etoiles has participated in the Z Event on several occasions alongside the most popular French streamers. He is also a big fan of arts and culture in general, and hosts several Twitch shows where he discusses the phenomenon of memes in video games, among other things.
In 2021, Etoiles streamed Super Smash Bros for over 80 hours and amassed 326K Hours Watched and 4K Average Viewers.
#6 – Marss
Sixth place was taken by Tyler Marss Martins, one of the best Zero Suit Samus players in the world. The e-athlete is known for his defiant behavior in tournaments, and one of his main features is the pajama pants he wears while participating in many major competitions.
Marss being Marss
Marss has been successfully performing in both solo competitions and duets. In the doubles competition, he won several major events, including Super Smash Con 2019, Genesis 7, and Frostbite 2020.
Marss is known for his ultra-aggressive playstyle: he is not afraid to enter fights at the edges of a platform and often turns the tide of battles thanks to the mobility of Zero Suit Samus character.
Among the best Smash players, the esports athlete holds 16th place with 1151 points. Among the representatives of North America, he holds the 13th position.
Marss also streams regularly on Twitch. In 2021, his SSBU streams gained almost 380K Hours Watched over 466 hours of airtime. His streams have gathered over 800 Average Viewers.
#5 – Maximilian Dood
The top 5 is opened by 38-year-old Maximilian Christiansen, an American YouTuber and streamer. Prior to his YouTube and Twitch career, Christiansen worked as a video game producer, animator, and illustrator. Married, a daughter was born to his family in 2020.
Christensen is one of the most famous members of the fighting community in North America, also because he organizes local championships in various fighting disciplines. For example, in January 2021, as part of a collaboration with Twitch Rivals, the American held a Killer Instinct championship.
Fun Fact: Maximilian Dood will appear in the indie game Jitsu Squad as a supporting character
In 2021, Maximilian Dood streamed SSBU for only 44 hours, but during this time its broadcasts have collected over 439K Hours Watched! This was made possible thanks to the streamer's large active fanbase and his broadcasts on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate were watched by almost 10K Average Viewers.
#4 – VoiD
In fourth place is 25-year-old Counter Logic Gaming participant James VoiD Makekau-Tyson. He became famous for his mastery of two characters – Pichu and Sheik.
VoiD has been fond of Nintendo games since childhood, especially Mario Kart, which he played on the SNES. At an early age, he also got acquainted with fighting games and quickly started making progress. His first big victory was at the Smash 'N' Splash 4 tournament on Wii U.
In addition to the Smash games, James is also fond of other fighting games. In particular, in 2018, he competed at EVO in the Dragon Ball FighterZ discipline and finished 65th out of more than 2.5K participants.
The American gamer is ranked 68th in the SSBU discipline. As of the end of November, he has 320 points.
VoiD is also actively streaming on Twitch. In 2021, he scored 521K Hours Watched on SSBU broadcasts. His broadcasts gathered about 800 Average Viewers.
#3 – Gackt
Opening the top 3 is the esports athlete and streamer Gakuto Gackt Ito. The Japanese gained fame in the fighting community for his mastery of Ness. He participated in many tournaments – not only in Japan but also in the United States.
Gackt is one of the most popular fighting game streamers in Japan. Viewers love his arrogant and sarcastic alter ego Meister G: Ito regularly streams in glasses while also wearing a shirt on his bare body, which greatly amuses the audience.
Gackt (right) as Meister G
In 2021, Ito was streaming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for 900+ hours and during this time amassed almost 700K Hours Watched. His broadcasts gathered about 770 Average Viewers.
#2 – Cr1TiKaL
The second place went to the extremely popular American variety streamer and YouTuber Charles Cr1TiKaL White Jr. He is regularly streaming various games, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of his favorite titles that he dedicates a lot of time to.
White first became famous on YouTube, where he comically dubbed game videos to the great enjoyment of his fans. At the moment, his channel penguinz0 has over 9.44M subscribers.
In 2018, Cr1TiKaL started streaming on Twitch. At the same time, he co-organized the SSBU community tournament along with another Smash fan, YouTuber Alpharad.
In August 2021 Cr1TiKaL organized his own esports organization: Moist Esports. The first member of the club was the American SSBU player Kolawole Kola Aideyan (9th in the ranking) later the club also signed a Super Smash Bros. Melee member known as Moky.
In terms of Hours Watched of SSBU streams on Twitch, White Jr. surpassed Gackt by more than 126%! In less than 2021, the American has been streaming the game for 138 hours and during this time has gained over 1.58M Hours Watched! Out of the top ten SSBU streamers, he also has the highest Average Viewers: 11.4K.
#1 – Hungrybox
The undisputed leader of our ranking is the legendary player, streamer, and commentator Juan Hungrybox Manuel DeBiedma. He has had incredible success in Super Smash Bros. Melee while maining Jigglypuff. He earned the title of one of the “Five Gods” of the discipline along with Armada, Mango, Mew2King, and PPMD.
Hungrybox is a seven-time CEO series winner and a two-time EVO winner. He has five DreamHack titles, as well as victories at MLG, Apex, Genesis, and Smash Summit events. During his career in Smash Melee, the American earned over $385K in prize money and holds the first place in the discipline based on this indicator.
Hungrybox is the legend of the Smash esports scene
Unlike Melee, DeBiedma's achievements in Ultimate are much more modest, as he rarely takes top places in championships. He is ranked 23rd globally, as well as 20th among North American players.
Despite holding no big titles in Ultimate, Hungrybox regularly streams the game. In 2021, he streamed the game for 1,175 hours (the highest among the top 10 content creators) and amassed 2.68M Hours Watched (70% more than Cr1TiKaL) with an audience of 2.2K Average Viewers.
Top 10 Most Watched Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Streamers on Twitch in 2021
