Out of all the Twitch challenges that exist, the most popular are subathons! Hence, here are the 5 most popular streamer subathons of all time
Out of all the live streaming platforms to exist, Twitch’s platform is the most popular of them all. Since there are thousands of streamers on the platform, it is natural that some are more popular than others. For this reason, streamers come up with unique challenges and trends to attract viewers and one of the most popular challenges that have been loved by viewers since the beginning is known as the “subathon.” Subathon is a challenge where streamers continuously stream for days with a set timer that increases with the number of subscriptions that viewers buy by 10 or 20 seconds. Hence, here are the 5 most popular streamer subathons of all time that we have seen on Twitch’s platform.
Ludwig “ludwig” Ahgren
Credit: @ludwig on Twitch
Ludwig Ahgren, better known simply as “ludwig” is an American and French live streamer, YouTuber and social media content creator. He began his career as a streamer on Twitch’s platform in 2018 as a part-time career. He started gaining popularity for his hilarious dialect and magnetic personality, which made him start full-time streaming in 2019. Yet, what truly made Ludwig the content creator he is today was his legendary subathon from 2021 which set the tone for all future subathons and made him the concurrent most subscribed Twitch streamer. At present, he no longer streams on Twitch, instead he streams on YouTube with an exclusive multi-year contract. His primary content now mostly focuses on reaction content and commentary live streams.
His subathon went on from March 14 to April 13, 2021, lasting a total of 31 days. The timer for the subathon would go up by 10 seconds with each sub. He ended up with 282k subscribers at the end, breaking Ninja’s record and this makes it one of the most popular Twitch streamer subathons of all time.
ironmouse
Credit: @ironmouse on Twitch
Ironmouse is an American and Puerto Rican vtuber on Twitch’s platform. She has been an active vtuber since 2017 on Twitch’s platform. Ironmouse is the most followed English-speaking vtuber on Twitch’s platform, with 1.7 million followers. She began her streaming career in 2017 because of being bored and lonely. Ironmouse has Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID), a condition or disorder that affects the immune system and causes the bearer to produce a low protein that helps to fight against infections. Because of this, her speaking voice is quite high-pitched which attracts a lot of viewers to her growing fanbase and is one of the main factors of her popularity. She is also quite well known for her charming and sarcastic personality.
Ironmouse’s 2023 subathon which she hosted from June to March 2023 was record-breaking. On June 27, she broke the highest subscribers record for a female streamer with 172k subscribers. The subathon went on for 31 days, ending on March 7 with Ironmouse having 170K subs. This makes it one of the most popular Twitch streamer subathons of all time.
Kai “KaiCenat” Cenat
Credit: @KaiCenat on Twitch
Kai Cenat is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer and social media content creator. He began his mainstream media career on January 13, 2018, with his YouTube channel at the age of 17. His content included challenges and prank videos as concurrent YouTube was booming with this type of content. Soon after that, Kai was scouted by fellow YouTuber Fanum and joined Any Means Possible (AMP), a group of YouTubers who created content together. From there, he was an active member of the group and appeared in their videos frequently. Kai then took to streaming on Twitch’s platform in 2021 and quickly became a Twitch Partner because of his popularity. Kai is best known online for his hilarious and magnetic personality.
Like other streamers, Kai decided to host a subathon in 2023 from February 1st. The stream went on for 30 days till April 1. Kai ended up becoming the most subscribed Twitch streamer of all time with 306K subscribers, breaking Ludwig’s record from 2021. This makes it one of the most popular Twitch streamer subathons of all time.
Miyoung “kkatamina” Kim
Credit: @kkatamina on Twitch
Miyoung Kim, better known by her internet aliases, “kkatamina” or “mina” is an Asian and American content creator, Twitch streamer and social media influencer. She started her streaming career in May 2020. She has quickly become the fastest-growing female streamer on Twitch’s platform after Pokimane, another fellow female streamer. She currently has 592K followers on her Twitch channel. She is best known for being affiliated or friends with Disguised Toast and AriaSaki, who are members of the social entertainment group of content creators named “OfflineTV.” Her mainstream journey started from there, as viewers started to notice her and enjoy her funny content. She is mainly known for doing interactive live streams, but she also does let’s-play live streams playing games.
Mina decided to do a subathon in 2021 because it was trending and it went on for 2 weeks, starting on November 10th and ending on the 22nd. In the end, she became the concurrent most subscribed female streamer with 73k subscribers, breaking all records. This makes it one of the most popular Twitch streamer subathons of all time.
Emily “emilycc”
Credit: @emilycc on Twitch
Emily, better known by her internet alias, “emilycc” is an American Twitch streamer and social media content creator. She is 26 years old and is quickly growing on Twitch’s platform. She started her journey as a steamer on Twitch’s platform in January 2016. She also became a Twitch Partner in October of the same year. She is best known for being a variety streamer who plays lots of games. Some of the games she has played in the past include Apex Legends, Resident Evil 4, Cyberpunk 2077, World of Warcraft and Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV). However, the most important thing that has made Emily the ever-growing streaming she is today is her ongoing subathon as of writing this.
Emily started her subathon back in early November 2021 when it was trending. The subathon has been going on for nearly 2 years and according to Emily, she does not plan on capping it. Her current goal is to complete 2 years of the subathon. This makes it one of the most popular Twitch streamer subathons of all time.
Conclusion
Needless to say, many challenges will come and go from Twitch’s platform in the future, but none will be as memorable and entertaining as subathons. This challenge not only helps smaller streamers gain recognition but also helps to boost their follower count by a huge margin. Many streamers who have done subathons in the past are now extremely popular, being on top of Twitch’s ranks. Many have also been recognized by the Twitch authority and are now Twitch partners. Hence, make sure to check out the list of the top 5 most popular Twitch streamer subathons of all time and go watch those streamers today. Stay tuned for more amazing content because we will be sure to keep you entertained!