TheBurntPeanut is one of the fastest-growing creators in the streaming space, recently earning multiple award nominations and rapidly expanding his audience across Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and TikTok. Known for his sharp comedic timing, chaotic stream energy and uniquely recognizable peanut avatar, he has quickly become one of the year’s most talked-about rising stars.
Capping off a year of rapid success for the gaming streamer, TheBurntPeanut was nominated for Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards 2025 and in three separate categories at The Streamer Awards 2025: Best FPS Streamer, Best VTuber, and Gamer of the Year. His momentum shows no sign of slowinng down, earning hundreds of thousands of new followers every month. Streams Charts takes a look at TheBurntPeanut’s content, and his rise to the top of streaming.
Who Is TheBurntPeanut?
TheBurntPeanut, who keeps his real name private, hosted his first streams on Twitch in 2019, but 2024 marked his more committed endeavors into the industry and the start of his growth. Equipped with his virtual avatar, he built the foundation of a small but dedicated community as an Escape from Tarkov streamer. Although his content is evolving, he originally found great success in the first-person shooter game, almost entirely streaming the title.
By 2025, Peanut had built a respectable community of 30,000 followers for himself on Twitch, which would only prove a starting point. Throughout the year, the American streamer would continuously grow and grow, streaming with regularity and discipline. During this time, he has also leveraged other platforms like TikTok and YouTube to spread short-form content created from his broadcasts — a tried-and-tested method for gaining exposure and new fans.
Part of TheBurntPeanut’s popularity lies in how he blends comedic unpredictability with high-energy moments. His humor and attitude set him apart from other streamers, especially in the community of a game taken as seriously as Tarkov. When the mid-point of 2025 came, Peanut had reached over 200,000 followers on Twitch and was beginning to reach a mainstream level of popularity outside the Escape from Tarkov community.
Around this time, Peanut began testing out other games and trying new categories on broadcast. While his content was previously almost entirely Escape from Tarkov-focused, his new approach to streaming saw him try out other titles alongside his favorite and original streaming choice. Showing his skills in a variety of shooter titles, his appeal and influence would only grow. The mid-year Battlefield 6 beta came at the perfect time to give Peanut the chance to take center stage.
During the Battlefield 6 beta, supported by Twitch Drops, TheBurntPeanut streamed hours and hours of the new title. On August 7, he would eventually record over 42K Peak Viewers thanks to waves of Drops-seeking viewers combining with his own audience. His viewership during this special event saw him enter the top 10 charts, among streamers who have dominated on the purple platform for years. It was around this time that Peanut also began collaborating with larger streamers and finding more exposure this way.
Indeed, TheBurntPeanut enjoyed one of the fastest growths and consistent growth of all streamers on Twitch during the first half of the year; but, his performance in the second half of 2025 is what has really caught people’s attention. Since the half-way point of the year, Peanut’s following on Twitch has tripled, now standing at 740K followers; he also boasts over 9.4M likes on TikTok, and another 620K subscribers on YouTube. This growth has been boosted by collaborations with North American creators like summit1g, shroud, and others, but Peanut’s success is still his own.
On the back of a year of consistency and non-stop growth, the American creator is not done yet. Following the release of ARC Raiders, a new third-person shooter similar in style to Escape from Tarkov, Peanut has been streaming the title to great success, emerging as one of the game’s most popular creators overall.
TheBurntPeanut’s viral Arc Raiders content
The release of ARC Raiders in late October has rocketed TheBurntPeanut to the top of Twitch. His content surrounding the new release has been wildly popular on Twitch, improving on the performance of his previous top streams. His reputation as in the Escape from Tarkov community has set him up as the perfect entry point for a Tarkov fan curious about his new release, and his experience within this genre gives him an edge up over other creators.
Peanut’s ARC Raiders streams, which were boosted by a Twitch Drops campaign, received tens of thousands of concurrent viewers. Since the game’s release, Peanut has been one of the most-watched creators overall, even achieving a similar watch time to North American streamer shroud — the two streamers often play together. In terms of peak audience, Peanut is currently the leading ARC Raiders streamer on YouTube Live with 48.4K Peak Viewers.
TheBurntPeanut’s time with ARC Raiders has generated his sharpest growth in followers and viewership so far. In the last 30 days, the Twitch streamer has received over 250,000 new Followers, making him the fastest-growing creator on the entire platform for this period. Considering his year of growth, capped off with this shining achievement, it’s no wonder Peanut has received so many award nominations.
Award Nominations and Industry Recognition
TheBurntPeanut’s rise has quickly translated to industry attention. He was recently nominated for several streaming awards, putting him in the spotlight and introducing him to many curious on-lookers. For The Streamer Awards 2025 he was named in three categories, Best FPS Streamer, Gamer of the Year, and Best VTuber — although the creator is known to object to the latter label. Including a further nomination at The Game Awards, Peanut has been launched to mainstream attention.
Nominated at The Game Awards 2025, Peanut has quickly become a face of the industry
These nominations represent a significant milestone for a streamer still early in his growth curve. They signal that both fans and industry observers see him not only as a rising talent, but as someone capable of pushing into the top tier of online entertainment. Not only has Peanut been recognized as one of the industry’s fastest-growing stars, but also one of the overall top entertainers for the year.
With multiple award nominations, a rapidly expanding audience, and a growing reputation as one of the internet’s most naturally entertaining personalities, TheBurntPeanut appears poised for even greater success. His future likely includes larger-scale collaborations, more ambitious event-style streams, and continued dominance on short-form platforms. As long as he maintains the humor and spontaneity that brought him this far, his momentum in the industry could be truly endless.
