Just yesterday, internal secrets of Twitch, the Amazon platform that offers streaming content, have been revealed, thanks to a hack that leaked a 125 GB torrent on 4chan which appears to contain the “entirety of Twitch.tv”. Among other matters revealed, we now have the payment reports of the creators since 2019.
The highest paid of all gamers in Spain is … AuronPlay, who just a few weeks ago left YouTube to focus all his efforts on Twitch and that we now know, thanks to the hack, has received 3.05 million dollars from August 2019 to October 2021 and has crept into the top 10 streamers highest paid in the world.
He has thus surpassed the famous Ibai Llanos, who in those months received 2.31 million dollars in total. In this article We are going to expand our sights to the global market and reveal what the world’s highest paid streamers do on Twitch.
The world’s highest paid streamers on Twitch: what they do
As you will see in the following list, the vast majority of the most popular Twitch streamers are in their 30s (between 23 and 34 years old), almost all of them are male and the vast majority are white. We also find a list full of Americans or residents of the American country, although a Spanish has crept in. The surprise and the most differentiated profile, with women included, reaches us, as you will see, in the first position of the list.
10.Lirik. Saqib Ali Zahis is a German-born streamer living in the United States. Your channel, sponsored by Discord, he began in 2011 showing his followers his techniques in World of Warcraft, then moved to DayZ. Today he is recognized for showing his skills in various games, offering relaxing moments with his videos and also selling merchandise such as T-shirts, socks or candles with the Lirik logo. In December, he signed a multi-year contract with Twitch.
9.AuronPlay. This is the only Spanish streamer living in Europe in this Top Ten. He was widely recognized on YouTube, but at the end of 2019 he came to Twitch and recently left the Google platform where he achieved his great fame. its main content is gaming and ‘Just Chatting’ or “Just chatting”. His strength, to get the attention of the public here, is that Auron is also recognized as a comedian.
8.Altoar. Of all those on this list, he is the one about whom you can find less information about his career or with a very discreet presence in other social networks. The most curious thing about this person, whose name is James, is that he is not among the best paid for being a streamer, but for being the creator of the Twitch extensions known as Altoar. These allow streamers to add custom sound alerts to their activity, among other things. These creations have made him one of the richest on Twitch.
7.TimTheTatman. He defines himself as a gamer and a nerd. He is an expert in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Fortnite, and World of Warcraft. His accomplishments include being a Monster Energy eSports athlete and is also sponsored by Audio-Technica Corporation. The launch of Fortnite, from Epic Games, in July 2017, was a key moment to become known in a massive way. Last month signed a contract with Complexity Gaming as co-owner and creator of contents.
6.Ludwig. This American broadcasts content related to video games and also games in general, contests and games of chance. His great specialty in video games is Super Smash Bros. Melee by Nintengo. It is also known for his work as an esports commentator in various Super Smash Bros tournaments. He is 26 years old and went into this full-time in 2019, just one year after his live broadcasts started.
5.NickMercs. Just two days ago he signed a new contract with Twitch. It’s a former national champion of MLG (the biggest eSports league in the world) and his videos are basically about gaming. In addition to this NickMercs who took a short break from streaming (last time it went live was September 24) is a co-owner of FaZe Clan, an online sports organization, and was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine in June and became Under Armor’s first gamer athlete in August.
Four.Tfue. In his profile he says as an introduction: watch me playing video games. Its great specialty and strength is Fortnite. At 23, he is the youngest on the list and also one of the most controversial. In 2018 he was blocked from Twitch accused of racist comments, although later, after analyzing the case, the platform said that it was their mistake. Still, in 2019 he was again accused of making racist comments on Twitch. Since 2018 access to his Epic Games account has been blocked because he allegedly bought and sold other accounts and that is prohibited.
3.summit1g. At 34 years old, this streamer is an expert in a long list of video games (such as Escape from Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto V, Sea of Thieves, Valorant, DayZ and Foxhole). Before Twitch, he played for professional esports teams A51 and Mythic. After retiring from competitive esports, became a well-known streamer on Twitch streaming CS: GO and WarZ, expanding his playing field. This year he has been playing Max Payne 3 in “speedrun” mode (finish a competition as soon as possible and set a world record.
2.xQcOW. This 25-year-old Canadian is a former professional Overwatch player, where he was the protagonist of different controversies and expulsions, in one case for a homophobic comment. He now broadcasts full time on Twitch as a variety streamer for Canadian esports organization Luminosity Gaming. On Twitch he is an expert in various games and it even hosts IRL (In Real Life) broadcasts for events like TwitchCon, BlizzCon or by opening Pokémon booster boxes. He also plays chess online.
1.CriticalRole. This is the most different profile on the entire list. This profile is made up of different voice actors. Critical Role began as a group of voice actors who sat around a table as friends to create epic stories and has morphed into a 100% independent, creator-owned media company. Subscribers to your Twitch channel (starting at $ 4.99 per month) can receive access to their VODs (Video on Demand), custom emotes, among others. Critical Role is a cross between a weekly show and a Twitch stream of modern games. Each episode is typically three to five hours long and is broadcast live. The actors play various characters who live adventures.