The 2021 winners on Twitch – Which channels and games rocked the year?

There were over 260 million streams on Twitch in 2021, viewers sat in front of their monitors for over 24 billion hours and almost 83,000 different games were played live. We at MeinMMO show you the top 2021 winners from Twitch.

Even though YouTube is currently picking large streamers from Twitch, Twitch is still considered the go-to platform for live streams. We’ll show you the winners from 2021 worldwide in the following categories on Twitch:

• The streamer with the most new followers.
• The streamer that had the most average viewers.
• The game that has been streamed the most.
• The most watched game (Watch time).

We will also briefly explain who or what it is.

The data was collected on December 21st and relates to the last 365 days. Commercial and event channels are left out. Plus, we only considered channels that are still streaming relatively regularly.

Most of the new followers: xQcOW

• Streamer: Félix “xQc” Polish
• Channel: twitch.tv/xQcOW (via Twitch)
• Followers gained: 5.272.075

Who is xQc? xQc is one of the biggest streamers on all of Twitch. With a total of 91,899 subscribers, he leads the table by some distance to his streamer colleagues. This makes him one of the platform’s most profitable Twitch streamers.

The 26-year-old is a former Overwatch pro and played for a Canadian esports team.

Nowadays xQc only streams on Twitch and plays games like Grand Theft Auto V, Rust or Minecraft. In GTA V he only does online role-playing and has already gotten into a lot of trouble with his girlfriend because he has his role a bit to took seriously.

On average, Lengyel inspires around 75,000 viewers with his cranked, impulsive and slightly aggressive nature. Together with the 5,272,075 followers, xQc now has a total of 9,682,708 followers.

A funny clip from xQc:

Most average viewers: tommyinnit

• Streamer: Thomas „tommyinnit“ Simons
• Channel: twitch.tv/tommyinnit (via Twitch)
• Average viewers: 166.513

Who is tommyinnit? The only 17-year-old Twitch streamer and YouTuber tommyinnit is best known for his Minecraft content. In September 2018 he uploaded his first video playing Minecraft. During this period he also started streaming on Twitch.

Simons experienced a huge push when he came to the Minecraft server in 2020 from the well-known YouTuber and streamer Dream. There was a particular focus on role play.

In 2021 tommyinnit received 2 official world records in the “Guinness World Records”:

• Most viewers, during a Minecraft stream (over 650,000 viewers)
• The most followed Minecraft channel on Twitch (6,849,842 followers)

A funny clip from tommyinnit:

Most streamed game: Fortnite

• Streamzeit: 1,009,436 hours
• Followers on Twitch: 79.3 million (via Twitch)
• Genre: Battle Royale, Shooter
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android

What kind of game is this? Fortnite was developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games. The shooter was launched on July 25, 2017 and is now one of the most successful games in the world. Fortnite consists of 2 different modes: “Save the world” and “Battle Royal”.

In the paid mode “Save the world” the aim is to survive alone or in a team with the appropriate resources and to build a fortress that you defend from zombies during the night.

The free mode “Battle Royal” throws up to 100 players onto an island. Only one or one team can win the game. During the game, you can collect weapons, equipment, and farm resources that let you build things.

Why is Fortnite successful on Twitch? The “Battle Royal” mode is particularly popular on Twitch: Every game looks different and many aim to get the most kills. With the ability to build things out of nothing to quickly escape or hide, the game is more complex and more strategic than it initially appears.

With the new events, updates and skins that Fortnite receives regularly, the game will not be boring for viewers and streamers.

A funny clip from the category:

Most Viewed Game: Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5)

• Watch time: 1,852,530,894 hours
• Followers on Twitch: 51 million (via Twitch)
• Genre: Shooter, action RPG
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

What kind of game is this? GTA 5 was developed by Rockstar North and celebrated its release on September 17, 2013 on the PS3 and Xbox 360. In the huge open world, players can engage in criminal activities, drive their cars around or simply people on the sidewalk beat up.

Why is GTA 5 successful on Twitch? The online mode in connection with role-playing games in particular has become extremely attractive for Twitch streamers. There are many different role-playing servers on which the most diverse communities come together and play with each other.

Streamers then randomly or deliberately take on the role of a character and then play it in the stream. Is the streamer a cop? Then he has to play the role convincingly. As a rule, he is not allowed to just amusingly arrest anyone, but has to conduct “real” investigations.

The streamer talks to other real participants in the role-playing game. Viewers feel regularly entertained by the various personalities and the acting.

A funny clip from the category:

What would your top winners for 2021 look like? Do you like to spend time on Twitch in between or are you more on YouTube? Have you already followed the 2 games or streamers? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here at MeinMMO.