Top 10: Twitch Streamers Earn Nearly ‘£1m Per Year’

TwitchBeat - July 27, 2021
Top 10: Twitch Streamers Earn Nearly ‘£1m Per Year’

According to new research, some of the highest-paid Twitch streamers have been identified.

For many streamers, Twitch has turned into a successful business. A popular streaming platform,Twitch has recently attracted much attention, and many of its partner streamers now work full-time on the platform.

However, some viewers may be curious as to how these streamers make enough money and who makes the most knowing that over the last several years, the streaming site has exploded in popularity and there are now over 7 million streamers on the platform, with an average of 30 million daily viewers from across the world.

A new study from Ebuyer has published the Twitch Rich List for 2021, based on subscription statistics. RanbooLive is one of the highlights, with a possible annual income of about £1 million based only on his subscriptions.

According to the study, the online gamer earns a whopping $1,406,960 (£999,264) each year via Twitch.

RanbooLive has almost 79,000 active members, 45,717 of whom pay Tier 1 ($4.99 per month), 317 pay Tier 2 ($9.99 per month), and 128 pay Tier 3 ($24.99 per month).

He’s most known for streaming Minecraft, one of the most popular video games ever.

AdinRoss, who is known for streaming Grand Theft Auto V and NBA 2K, is a close second, earning $726,032 (£515,664) a year through Twitch.

While this is a significant sum of money, keep in mind that Twitch retains 50% of subscription income data.

The top ten earners are as follows:

  1. RanbooLive has 79,155 active members and a yearly revenue of $1,406,960.
  2. AdinRoss has 61,833 active members and a yearly revenue of $726,032.
  3. xQcOW has 81,254 active members and a yearly revenue of $703,386.
  4. NICKMERCS has 56,720 active members and a yearly revenue of $613,432.
  5. Amouranth has 21,858 active members and a yearly revenue of $510,765.
  6. Sykkuno has 22,324 active members and a yearly revenue of $467,414.
  7. PaymoneyWubby has 20,270 current customers and a yearly revenue of $450,159.
  8. AuronPlay has 29,254 active subscribers and a yearly revenue of $418,012.
  9. Pestily has 24,052 active members and a yearly revenue of $411,007.
  10. Summit1g has 35,715 active members and a yearly revenue of $410,568.