About r/Twitch
/r/Twitch is an unofficial place for discussions surrounding the streaming website Twitch.tv. If you want to provide feedback, ask a question or browse our knowledge base, this is the place for you!
The community at a glance
r/Twitch is a Subreddit for Gamers and Twitch Streamers with roughly 2.9M members. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 1st largest community in the Twitch topic page.
Roughly 51K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Streaming, Stream, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention streamer, microphone, and capture card.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 18K members
- 2015: 25K members
- 2016: 40K members
- 2017: 165K members
- 2018: 163K members
- 2019: 190K members
- 2020: 355K members
- 2023: 853K members
- 2024: 891K members
- 2025: 150K members
- 2026: 41K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 6K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 4K members
- Apr: 6K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 3K members
- Nov: 597 members
Themes
- Pain & Anger7 posts in the past month
- Streamer Burnout
- Constant Lag
- Banned without a reason
#17Pain & AngerStreamer Burnout · Constant Lag · Banned without a reason - Solution Requests6 posts in the past month
- U.S. Citizen living abroad - help needed with tax profile forms!
- Forgot password and won’t get the email
- Help with stream
#26Solution RequestsU.S. Citizen living abroad - help needed with tax profile forms! · Forgot password and won’t get the email · Help with stream - Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Streamers would you reather have 25,000 bits cheered or 50 tier 1 gifted subs?
- Best possible quality as affiliate
- I need help deciding how to divide personal games/stream games.
#34Advice RequestsStreamers would you reather have 25,000 bits cheered or 50 tier 1 gifted subs? · Best possible quality as affiliate · I need help deciding how to divide personal games/stream games. - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Looking for 20 small/aspiring streamers to play a real-life cops & robbers game live in South Beach (Nov 13)
#41OpportunitiesLooking for 20 small/aspiring streamers to play a real-life cops & robbers game live in South Beach (Nov 13)
Topics
- Streaming12 posts in the past month#112Streaming
- Stream7 posts in the past month#27Stream
- Looking For6 posts in the past month#36Looking For
- Struggling6 posts in the past month#46Struggling
- Twitch6 posts in the past month#56Twitch
Flair
- Question34 posts in the past month
- Streamers would you reather have 25,000 bits cheered or 50 tier 1 gifted subs?
- How do you make your BRB screen interactive?
- Including a little art character in stream?
#134QuestionStreamers would you reather have 25,000 bits cheered or 50 tier 1 gifted subs? · How do you make your BRB screen interactive? · Including a little art character in stream? - Tech Support17 posts in the past month
- Constant Lag
- My internet is okay, yet my frames drop like crazy
- How do I get rid of this?
#217Tech SupportConstant Lag · My internet is okay, yet my frames drop like crazy · How do I get rid of this? - Discussion16 posts in the past month
- Is twitch stupid
- Streamer Burnout
- Tier 2-3 subs using gifs in chat, how's that going?
#316DiscussionIs twitch stupid · Streamer Burnout · Tier 2-3 subs using gifs in chat, how's that going? - Media4 posts in the past month
- Messages like this make me really glad I started streaming
- Live am Donnerstag
- Looking for 20 small/aspiring streamers to play a real-life cops & robbers game live in South Beach (Nov 13)
#44MediaMessages like this make me really glad I started streaming · Live am Donnerstag · Looking for 20 small/aspiring streamers to play a real-life cops & robbers game live in South Beach (Nov 13) - PSA2 posts in the past month
- 2026 Twitch Cleveland Meetup
- Avoiding and scammers and bots for new streamers
#52PSA2026 Twitch Cleveland Meetup · Avoiding and scammers and bots for new streamers
Product recommendations
- streamer8 posts in the past month
- Recommend a high-skilled variety streamer
- Recommend a high-skilled variety streamer
- Please recommend me some good streamers
#18streamerRecommend a high-skilled variety streamer · Recommend a high-skilled variety streamer · Please recommend me some good streamers - microphone5 posts in the past month
- Best streaming mic
- 5-second mic-picker web app: helps you find the best microphone for your budget and room.
- 5-second mic-picker web app: helps you find the best microphone for your budget and room.
#25microphoneBest streaming mic · 5-second mic-picker web app: helps you find the best microphone for your budget and room. · 5-second mic-picker web app: helps you find the best microphone for your budget and room. - capture card4 posts in the past month
- best capture card for console streaming?
- Starting Twitch with a MacBook and PS5 – Best Budget Capture Card Recommendations?
- What is the best capture card I can get for recording and streaming from specifically Nintendo Switch for around $30 USD or less?
#34capture cardbest capture card for console streaming? · Starting Twitch with a MacBook and PS5 – Best Budget Capture Card Recommendations? · What is the best capture card I can get for recording and streaming from specifically Nintendo Switch for around $30 USD or less? - camera4 posts in the past month
- What’s is the best camera angle for stream?
- Best Mirrorless Camera for Streaming?
- Recommended video cams!
#44cameraWhat’s is the best camera angle for stream? · Best Mirrorless Camera for Streaming? · Recommended video cams! - pc3 posts in the past month
- What pc hardware do you recommend??
- PC build / prebuilt recs for PS4 streaming
- PC Recs?
#53pcWhat pc hardware do you recommend?? · PC build / prebuilt recs for PS4 streaming · PC Recs?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Twitch for?
- Best for Gamers and Twitch Streamers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/Twitch 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/Twitch have?
- Roughly 2.9M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Twitch on?
- r/Twitch 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/Twitch cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Twitch is organized under Gamers, Twitch Streamers.
- How do I join r/Twitch?
- You can join r/Twitch by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Gaming communities like?
- One of the largest topic areas on the site, spanning PC gaming, consoles, mobile, and tabletop. Discord is the dominant platform with massive servers for individual games and general gaming culture, while Reddit hosts some of the most active game-specific communities on the internet. Covers everything from casual play to competitive esports and game development.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo (-20%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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