Jynxzi’s 2026 so far: a 417K Twitch record, a Wembley brace and a Streamer of the Year nod
His May League of Legends tournament drew roughly 920,000 viewers across channels and pushed him past 10 million Twitch followers. Oct 19 · 2 min read
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Jynxzi’s 2026 so far: a 417K Twitch record, a Wembley brace and a Streamer of the Year nod
His May League of Legends tournament drew roughly 920,000 viewers across channels and pushed him past 10 million Twitch followers. Oct 19 · 2 min read
N3on announced an “AI streamer” version of himself that streams while he sleeps
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Stable Ronaldo, Marlon and the CORE Boys: the post-FaZe creator house, explained
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Twitch records in 2026: Kai Cenat’s 1.1M subs and a subathon past 1,780 days
Oct 19 · 1 min read
Who is Vanillamace? The blind-box streamer up for three 2026 Streamer Awards
Oct 19 · 2 min read
IShowSpeed is a 66% Kalshi favorite for Streamer of the Year, and Kick got shut out
Fans pick 70% of the winner and a panel picks 30%, Brewtiful reports. Voting closes Oct 31 and the show is Nov 12. Oct 19 · 2 min read
Who is Marlon? The streamer Vanity Fair put on its “State of American Style” list
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Who is Rayasianboy? The streamer Kai Cenat met at a 7-Eleven is heading back to Japan
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Adin Ross vs. Kick: every time he threatened to leave, and why he’s still there
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Jack Doherty KO’d an Island Boy in about 30 seconds, then Adin Ross banned them live
Oct 19 · 2 min read
IShowSpeed, Jynxzi and CaseOh lead the 2026 Streamer Awards nominees, and xQc got zero
Voting is open until Oct 31, and the winners get crowned Nov 12 in LA at a show hosted by QTCinderella. Oct 19 · 2 min read
Hasan Piker is the face of GOP midterm attack ads. He told NPR they won’t work
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Kevin Hart, Kai Cenat and Druski quietly dropped a horror-comedy on Prime Video
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Kyedae is back on Twitch this Tuesday, Oct 20, after 18 months away
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Valkyrae is taking time away from streaming after her nephew’s death
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Kai Cenat, IShowSpeed and 8 more: who’s who in streaming right now
Twitch says Jynxzi has 78 million hours watched in 2026 alone. Here are the 10 streamers driving the conversation this fall. Oct 19 · 3 min read