Twitch streamers are always competing for records such as the longest stream, subathons, most subs, or viewers. To keep track of it all, these are the biggest livestreaming records as of September 2024.
As the audience for livestreaming grows, streamers are in a battle for the attention of viewers. The established names fight to keep hold of their viewer base, as the newcomers fight for their share. Along the way, records are set for various milestones.
You can check out viewership records on Twitch here, as well as the highest viewership on YouTube. But, while peak viewership alone is the most common measure of popularity on Twitch, there are many more records and milestones that streamers strive for. Check out the records below.
Longest subathon on Twitch
The current record for the longest subathon stream is 1044 days, held by Emilycc. This stream is still ongoing.
Sparked by the popularity of Ludwig’s subathon, lots of streamers are now running their own. For every sub or donation, an amount of time is added to the clock, and streamers must stay live until the time expires.
Ludwig capped his stream at 30 days, but others have been less conservative. In September 2021, PandaTV streamed for 840 hours straight, setting a new record. This was then eclipsed by PappiEric, with a 45-day subathon. In September 2021, Athena streamed for over 1000 hours straight for her subathon, amounting to 47 days.
Currently, the record now stands at a whopping 1037 days, completed by streamer Emilycc. Still streaming now (as of the time of writing), the broadcast holds the current record for longest subathon stream.
| Longest Subathon on Twitch | ||
| 1 | Emilycc | 1044 days (Ongoing) |
| 2 | SweatyPedals | 630 days (Ongoing) |
| 3 | Beard_Hub | 532 days (Ongoing) |
| 4 | ryanisiffy | 372 days (January 2024) |
| 5 | mathiashjortgg | 360 days (April 2024) |
| 6 | ItsAsh_btw | 272 days (July 2024) |
| 7 | ZenReMasTa | 164 days (February 2024) |
| 8 | oMeiaUm | 137 days (Ongoing) |
| 9 | Notmes | 115 days (April 2022) |
| 10 | TaySpokes | 112 days (March 2022) |
A new subathon from streamer ‘SweatyPedals’ has now taken the number two spot, with over 600 days live at the time of writing, and still ongoing. Multiple other ongoing subathons are also rising up the charts, all of them on their way to one year live as well.
Longest stream on Twitch
The longest stream on Twitch by a solo livestreamer is also from EmilyCC, with over 1000 days live, uninterrupted.
These subathon streams might seem long, but they’re nothing compared to the overall longest stream on Twitch. So what is the longest stream on Twitch ever by a single streamer?
This record was originally set by Los Pollos TV, way back in April 2020, with 161 hours live, and since then, lots of broadcasters have attempted to break it. CallMeCypher set a new record shortly after, streaming for 200 hours straight, before it was ended due to technical difficulties.
Then, there was one clear record-holder: Twitch streamer GPHustla was live, with a single uninterrupted broadcast, for 634 days. This was the longest solo livestream on Twitch.
This has since been overtaken by Emilycc’s subathon stream, which has eclipsed 900 days, and is still ongoing, as you can see in the subathon section above.
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Unfortunately, GPHustla’s channel was suspended indefinitely, ending the broadcast. GPHustla believes Twitch made an error by suspending him, but his appeals so far have been unsuccessful or ignored. As a result, he’s now streaming on YouTube instead.
Beyond solo streamers, the channel ‘StreamerHouse‘ claims to have been live continuously since 2013, which would of course mean it holds the record overall. However, this is a group of friends and guests, rather than an individual streamer.
Most subs on Twitch ever
The record for the highest sub count on Twitch at one time is held by Kai Cenat with 306,621 subscribers. This beat the previous record held by Ludwig, with 283,066 subscribers.
Both of these records were achieved during 30-day long subathon streams, where viewers extend the timer on the stream by subscribing to the channel.
As well as viewers and followers, subscribers are another way to measure how popular a streamer is. But, unlike followers, the number of subscribers can tell us how popular that streamer at a given point in time is, as it can go up or down every month.
Over the years, lots of streamers have broken the records for the most subs at one time. Famously, Ninja set the record at over 269,000 in April 2018 – without a subathon – but that has since been beaten. Kai Cenat now holds the record, following his subathon in 2023.
Twitch subscribers leaderboard
Kai Cenat is the most subscribed streamer on Twitch, with 306,621 subscribers, which became a new world record when he beat Ludwig in March 2023.
| #1 | Kai Cenat | 306,621 (March 2023) |
| #2 | Ludwig | 283,066 (April 2021) |
| #3 | Ninja | 269,154 (April 2018) |
| #4 | Ironmouse | 205,488 (July 2023) |
| #5 | Jynxi | 179,543 (February 2024) |
| #6 | Casimito | 159,487 (November 2022) |
| #7 | Critical Role | 139,559 (November 2021) |
| #8 | Ibai | 136,115 (July 2023) |
| #9 | Ranboo Live | 116,870 (August 2021) |
| #10 | Shlorox | 113,628 (March 2024) |
Note: These records only include the occasions when the previous record was beaten – i.e. new records.
Despite big subathons from both Kkatamina (73,000 subs) and Ironmouse (177,000 subs), no one managed to overtake Ludwig’s record of 283k until Kai Cenat. Kkatamina held the record for female streamers, before being overtaken by Ironmouse.
Kai Cenat is now the record holder and remains the most subscribed streamer on Twitch at the time of writing.
There are plenty of other records to boast on or off of Twitch too, including viewership and followers.
