Just eight days after returning toTwitch, popular streamer and content creator IShowSpeed had already reached 1 million followers on the platform. The incredible milestone comes in the middle of IShowSpeed second European tour, which he is documenting live onTwitchand YouTube.
On July 15, which is eight days afterIShowSpeed started streaming on Twitch again, he had already gained over 1 million followers on the streaming platform. It’s an impressive feat considering that it’s only been about a week since the streamer returned to Twitch, but it’s also unsurprising considering his ever-growing popularity. Likewise, Speed’s world tour, where he travels to different countries and shares his experiences on IRL streams, has also raked in thousands and millions of views back when he was only streaming on YouTube. It’s expected that he can bring in the same viewership numbers on Twitch during his European trip and his future tours.
IShowSpeed Returning to Twitch Continues an Ongoing Trend
There has been an ongoing trend of streamers jumping from one platform to another, and it’s mostly evident amongYouTube Gaming streamers moving back to Twitchafter their exclusive contracts ended. Popular examples include gaming streamers like Myth, Valkyrae, and LilyPichu, who are all streaming on Twitch again or decided to do multi-streaming setups due to various reasons and issues that arose while they were signed with YouTube. Although IShowSpeed circumstances are completely different from his fellow streamers, his return to the platform is still worth noting, especially since he has already built a massive following on YouTube.
IShowSpeed’s second European tour is still ongoing, with his last few broadcasts recording his trip to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. While many of his fans are anticipating the next cool and chaotic thing he’ll do in different countries, there are also some wishing him well due to potential dangers.IShowSpeed experienced getting swattedwhile IRL streaming at a KFC, as well as paying for damages caused by his fans' overcrowding during his first European tour, so it’s understandable why safety should be a priority for him.
