A subscription on Twitch is a way for users to support streamers and creators on the platform using real money. Content creators can offer custom emotes, badges, and more to subscribers. Users can also gift subscriptions to others, so subscriber numbers can increase. A subscription expires after one month and can be renewed for a "subscription streak".
As of January 6, 2026, Kai Cenat holds the most-subscribed channel on Twitch of all time, with 1,112,947 subscribers.
History
Most-subscribed Twitch channels In April 2018, Tyler Blevins, known by his Twitch username Ninja, held the record for the most-subscribed Twitch streamer with 269,154 subscribers until April 2021, when Ludwig Ahgren broke the record during his subathon with 283,066 subscribers. Later in March 2023, Kai Cenat broke Ahgren's record during his subathon with 306,621 subscribers until September 30, 2024, when VTuber Ironmouse broke the record during her subathon with 313,000 subscribers at the time. On November 11, 2024, Cenat broke the record again during his month-long subathon, Mafiathon 2, with 337,000 subscribers at the time. Later on November 30, 2024, Cenat ended his subathon with 728,535 subscribers, doubling the previous record held by Ironmouse. On September 28, 2025, Cenat reached one million subscribers on Twitch during his Mafiathon 3 subathon, breaking his own previous record and becoming the first streamer in the platform’s history to surpass one million active subscribers. On September 30, 2025, he ended his subathon with 1,112,947 subscribers.
Most-subscribed female Twitch channels In November 2021, Kim Mi-Young, known by her Twitch username kkatamina, held the record for the most-subscribed female Twitch streamer with 73,623 subscribers until March 2022, when VTuber Ironmouse broke the record during her 31-day subathon with 171,818 subscribers. A year later, in July 2023, Ironmouse broke her own record during her subathon with 205,488 subscribers. Later on September 30, 2024, Ironmouse broke Twitch's and her own personal record during her subathon with 313,000 subscribers becoming the most-subscribed Twitch channel of all time until Kai Cenat broke the record on November 11, 2024.
List of most-subscribed Twitch channels The following table lists the top 50 most-subscribed channels on Twitch as of October 2026, as well as the primary category or categories in which they stream. The channels are ordered by number of most-subscribed.
RankChannelOwnerTotal subscribersAchievement dateStreamed categories1KaiCenatKai Cenat1,112,947Various games, chatting2evelone2004Vadim Kozakov459,924Chatting, Counter-Strike3vedal987Vedal343,215Chatting, Software and Game Development, various games4ironmouseIronmouse327,519Various games, chatting5jasontheweenJason Nguyen327,278Chatting6LudwigLudwig Ahgren283,066Various games, chatting7NinjaTyler Blevins269,154Fortnite8JynxziNicholas Stewart179,543 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege9IbaiIbai Llanos164,107Special events, various games, chatting10CasimitoCasimiro Ferreira159,487Chatting, sports11PestilyPaul Licari141,395Escape from Tarkov12AdaptAlexander Prynkiewicz140,108Chatting, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone13CriticalRoleCritical Role139,559Dungeons & Dragons14stableronaldoRani Netz134,423Fortnite, chatting15ShloroxShlorox123,516Grand Theft Auto V, chatting16RanbooLiveRanboo116,870Minecraft, chatting17LVNDMARKLVNDMARK115,384Escape from Tarkov18lacyNick Fosco110,060Chatting, Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto V19yourragegamingyourragegaming104,281Chatting, games20silkySilky103,225Chatting, games21kaysanKaysan103,109Chatting, games22GaulesAlexandre Chiqueta102,857Counter-Strike23xQcFélix Lengyel102,288Various games, Overwatch, chatting24ShroudMichael Grzesiek101,588Valorant, various games25plaqueboymaxMaxwell Dent100,492Chatting26summit1gJaryd Lazar94,941Counter-Strike 2, various games27MichiMochieveeMichi Mochievee90,181Various games, chatting28caseoh_Case Baker89,238Various games, chatting29TheGrefgDavid Martínez88,585Fortnite, Minecraft, various games, chatting30eliasn9785,475Chatting, Fortnite31HasanAbiHasan Piker85,125Chatting32PirateSoftwareJason Hall80,861Software & Game development33NICKMERCSNick Kolcheff80,402Apex Legends, Fortnite34kkataminaKim Mi-young73,623Chatting, Valorant35PointCrowEric Morino72,533The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Various games36AlveusSanctuaryAlveus Sanctuary (Maya Higa)72,169Chatting, Animals, Aquariums, and Zoos37FextralifeFextralife72,090The Elder Scrolls Online, Diablo IV38AdinRossAdin Ross71,318Various games, chatting39ZizaranKjetil71,258Path of Exile40Zeudidipalma0171,212Chatting, tattoo artist41DDGDarryl Granberry Jr.70,898Chatting42TumblurrGianmarco Tocco70,656Chatting, various games43Anomaly70,420Counter-Strike: Global Offensive44Trymacs70,196Fortnite, Clash Royale45TfueTurner Tenney69,586Apex Legends, Fortnite46月希 (tsukilin)tsukilin68,906Chatting, various games47ChristinaandAmberChristina Ottrando and Amber Lawes68,718Chatting48SheefGGSheefGG67,814Escape from Tarkov49DarioMocciaTwitchDario Moccia63,016Chatting50MontanaBlack8862,862Chatting, various games
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