r/SmallStreamers

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About r/SmallStreamers

Contribute to a meaningful discussion on how to manage and grow your stream. No promotion whatsoever.

The community at a glance

r/SmallStreamers is a Subreddit for Content Creators and Twitch Streamers with roughly 47K members. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 7th largest community in the Twitch topic page.

Roughly 9K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Streaming, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention games, mic, and streaming laptop.

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47K Members

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Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +9K members
Growth: +25.1% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2017: 146 members
  • 2018: 988 members
  • 2019: 1K members
  • 2020: 11K members
  • 2021: 9K members
  • 2022: 4K members
  • 2023: 2K members
  • 2024: 3K members
  • 2025: 9K members
  • 2026: 7K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 858 members
  • Nov: 777 members
  • Dec: 1K members
  • Jan: 1K members
  • Feb: 805 members
  • Mar: 656 members
  • Apr: 614 members
  • May: 1K members
  • Jun: 500 members
  • Jul: 501 members
  • Aug: 697 members
  • Sep: 458 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    13 posts in the past month
    1. How do you promote yourself
    2. Small Streamer Looking For Advice
    3. What is the best advice on how to continue talking in streams especially if you have no viewers or very few? Any advice is welcome. I am also a small streamer.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How do you promote yourself · Small Streamer Looking For Advice · What is the best advice on how to continue talking in streams especially if you have no viewers or very few? Any advice is welcome. I am also a small streamer.
    13
  • Pain & Anger
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Lost a long time viewer
    2. restricting my livestreams for “unoriginal or reproduced content” I think they just hate Vtubers at this point
    3. TikTok Studio Resolution Issue (bug?)
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Lost a long time viewer · restricting my livestreams for “unoriginal or reproduced content” I think they just hate Vtubers at this point · TikTok Studio Resolution Issue (bug?)
    5
  • Self-Promotion
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for TESTERS - not promoting anything, nothing to click
    2. [Offering Steam Keys] Free beta key bundles for streamer squads looking for a chaotic 4-8 player party game
    3. Where to best promote my Twitch emote and Discord emoji and sticker creation services?
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    Looking for TESTERS - not promoting anything, nothing to click · [Offering Steam Keys] Free beta key bundles for streamer squads looking for a chaotic 4-8 player party game · Where to best promote my Twitch emote and Discord emoji and sticker creation services?
    3
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Built a 170k page & went viral, but stuck in a non-English speaking country. How do I build a US-focused IRL stream from here?
    2. How to Setup a Streaming Laptop to Take Load of Gaming PC?
    3. Social media: What's the best Platform for Twitch Clips?
    #4
    Solution Requests
    Built a 170k page & went viral, but stuck in a non-English speaking country. How do I build a US-focused IRL stream from here? · How to Setup a Streaming Laptop to Take Load of Gaming PC? · Social media: What's the best Platform for Twitch Clips?
    3
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. I built a copycat of Outbid.lol — but for streamers. Who wants to be famous ?
    #5
    Ideas
    I built a copycat of Outbid.lol — but for streamers. Who wants to be famous ?
    1

Topics

  • Struggling
    26 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling
    26
  • Streaming
    24 posts in the past month
    #2
    Streaming
    24
  • Looking For
    14 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For
    14
  • Struggles
    14 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggles
    14
  • Small Streamer
    10 posts in the past month
    #5
    Small Streamer
    10

Flair

  • Question
    36 posts in the past month
    1. "YouTube always gets more views" How?!
    2. How do you handle regular viewers being negative/judgey towards others in chat?
    3. Where to start as a PNGTuber.
    #1
    Question
    "YouTube always gets more views" How?! · How do you handle regular viewers being negative/judgey towards others in chat? · Where to start as a PNGTuber.
    36
  • Discussion
    23 posts in the past month
    1. Lost a long time viewer
    2. New to streaming and curious about building a small art and gaming community 🎨🎮 ☺️✌️💩👽
    3. VERY New to Streaming. Looking for similar communities to join
    #2
    Discussion
    Lost a long time viewer · New to streaming and curious about building a small art and gaming community 🎨🎮 ☺️✌️💩👽 · VERY New to Streaming. Looking for similar communities to join
    23
  • Tech Support
    4 posts in the past month
    1. How to Setup a Streaming Laptop to Take Load of Gaming PC?
    2. LiveU bag-pack or a Yolo live Box for Outdoor Live Streaming
    3. Mic help
    #3
    Tech Support
    How to Setup a Streaming Laptop to Take Load of Gaming PC? · LiveU bag-pack or a Yolo live Box for Outdoor Live Streaming · Mic help
    4
  • PSA
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for buds
    2. Thank you
    3. From a Game Dev: Create a Business Email, Put It In Your Profile
    #4
    PSA
    Looking for buds · Thank you · From a Game Dev: Create a Business Email, Put It In Your Profile
    3
  • Video
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Quick guide on setting up Vertical Live Streaming on YouTube (Separate Stream Keys & OBS Setup)
    2. Hey everybody I’m a new streamer.
    #5
    Video
    Quick guide on setting up Vertical Live Streaming on YouTube (Separate Stream Keys & OBS Setup) · Hey everybody I’m a new streamer.
    2

Product recommendations

  • games
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Best games to play right now for streaming?
    2. What game is the best to stream
    3. Best games to stream?
    #1
    games
    Best games to play right now for streaming? · What game is the best to stream · Best games to stream?
    6
  • mic
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best usb plug and play budget mic for Ps5
    2. Best usb plug and play budget mic for Ps5
    3. Recommend mic stand that isn’t desk mounted?
    #2
    mic
    Best usb plug and play budget mic for Ps5 · Best usb plug and play budget mic for Ps5 · Recommend mic stand that isn’t desk mounted?
    3
  • streaming laptop
    2 posts in the past month
    1. going to best buy today to look at labtops for streaming consoles to twich or youtube any recommendations
    2. Recommend me a budget streaming laptop.
    #3
    streaming laptop
    going to best buy today to look at labtops for streaming consoles to twich or youtube any recommendations · Recommend me a budget streaming laptop.
    2
  • webcam
    2 posts in the past month
    1. The Best Webcam?
    2. Best Webcam For Series X/PS5?
    #4
    webcam
    The Best Webcam? · Best Webcam For Series X/PS5?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/SmallStreamers for?
Best for Content Creators and Twitch Streamers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/SmallStreamers free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/SmallStreamers have?
Roughly 47K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/SmallStreamers on?
r/SmallStreamers runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/SmallStreamers cover?
On the Hive Index, r/SmallStreamers is organized under Content Creators, Twitch Streamers.
How do I join r/SmallStreamers?
You can join r/SmallStreamers by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Content Creation communities like?
One of the larger categories on the site, covering communities for video creators, streamers, podcasters, musicians, and written content producers. Discord has communities for every type of creator, while Facebook groups and Reddit subreddits serve platform-specific creators working across YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch.
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