There is a new king in the realm of live streaming. Who?’ IShowSpeed, with his distinctive and entertaining live stream, has knocked out the best Ninja to become the most-watched English speaker on YouTube and Twitch across social media. His number stands at an astonishing 60 million followers, including 12.5 million on his Instagram platform.
Ninja, born Richard Tyler Blevins, was once the king. He became notorious by playing competitively with a roster composed of celebrities like Drake, Travis Scott, and Marshmellow. Very recently, he went on to compare his philosophy in content creation with that of the recently risen star IShowSpeed.
IShowSpeed officially is the most followed/subscribed english speaking streamer ever surpassing Ninja (23.9m) PIC.TWITTER.COM/0OSUNLVUOU
— Speedy Updates (@SpeedUpdates1) APRIL 15, 2024
Ninja points out that teenage streamers are likelier to be extravagant and provide the most entertaining content. Therefore, both Ninja and IShowSpeed left their marks on the streaming world with several streams and communities.
During the IRL broadcast on Ballon d’Or 2023, IShowSpeed set an all-time English-language solo content creator record for 2023 with 548K Peak Viewers. This is the sixth most-watched English-language stream of all time, except for broadcasts from organizations and companies.
In the top 10 among English-speaking streamers are mainly gaming creators from YouTube and Twitch. However, there are other exciting and significant streamers: xTears88, who gathered a large audience at the illegal broadcast of the Summer Asian Games in 2018, and Pat MacAfee, a famous sports blogger who broadcasts his talk show on YouTube.
Finally, IShowSpeed only broadcasted the Ballon d’Or 2023 ceremony but personally flew to France to visit the event site. Therefore, during the live broadcast, he emotionally shared his impressions of the meeting with well-known football players.
IShowSpeed also regretted that the leading award of the evening was not given to his favorite football player – Cristiano Ronaldo. Although the player whom he adored was not even nominally. Nevertheless, his devotion to football and his favorite person seemed touching, and his broadcasts were one step superior to other YouTubers.
To conclude, the success story, course of becoming, and recent breakthrough of IShowSpeed are excellent proofs of the constantly developing environment of live streaming. It is the area where one can become a new star in a brief period and introduce a creative style and new way of engaging the audience. Keep playing!
