Who are the highest-paid Twitch streamers?


Paid subscriptions enable streamers to earn money on the Twitch platform. — AFP Relaxnews

In just a few years, Twitch has become a veritable goldmine for video game enthusiasts. Thanks to an attractive monetisation system, content creators can rake in millions of dollars. So who are the platform's best-paid streamers?

Well-known on social networks, content creator Kai Cenat leads the way as Twitch's top-paid streamer. According to data gathered by SportingPedia, which drew on information from Twitch, TwitchTracker and Twitch Stats, the 23-year-old influencer generated the most revenue on the video game streaming platform, racking up between US$4.43mil and US$6.2mil (RM19.62mil and RM27.46mil) last year, after the share taken by Twitch. Real name Kailen Carlo Cenat III, the young American has over 16.8 million followers on his Twitch channel.

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