It is no secret that streamers and content creators who broadcast their livestreams on platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook can earn a significant income through a variety of means. Subscriptions and donations happen to be two of their primary sources of revenue, with the former allowing viewers to pay a monthly fee and the latter letting them donate money in the form of text-to-speech messages, bits, and cheers.
Streamers can also earn revenue through sponsorships and brand deals, but this is applicable only to streamers with a large and engaged audience that holds value for a company or brand.
Due to the volatility in streamer income, no one can be certain about the monetary earnings of their favorites. However, sometimes the cat leaps out of the proverbial bag. Over the past few years, multiple streamers have revealed their income by accident.
Before social media had a collective meltdown over the Twitch data leak in 2021, Rachell "Valkyrae" accidentally leaked her revenue from YouTube during one of her livestreams in December 2020. She never intended to reveal her earnings but had a lapse in judgment.
While having a conversation with her viewers about YouTube analytics, Valkyrae accidentally clicked on the Analytics page of her self-titled YouTube channel, which displayed her income data over the past month on her screen for viewers to see. It remains the biggest self-leak of this sort to date.
Arguably a cult figure in the Indian PUBG and BGMI community, Naman "Mortal" rose to fame thanks to his calm demeanor and in-depth mechanical knowledge of the battle royale he plays. Similar to Valkyrae's leak, Mortal inadvertently leaked his earnings from the past month on stream when trying to show his viewers a live
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