5 streamers who have taken their careers in unexpected directions

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Streamers and content creators have achieved more career success over the years. Streaming and content creation have gradually become more mainstream due to an overwhelming increase in interest in Twitch and YouTube streaming spaces. Over time, this has gone beyond just gaming, with categories like Just Chatting taking the top spot in recent years.

Streamers like Ludwig, Ninja, xQc, and IShowSpeed have become online celebrities due to their content. But not all creators remain at the top of the game, nor do they adhere to the same career path all their lives. Here are some instances when big Twitch and YouTube personalities made unexpected career changes.

1) DaequanWoco

DaequanWoco (Daequan Loco on YouTube) was a popular Twitch streamer who stopped uploading regular content almost two years ago. His last live almost ten months ago, according to TwitchTracker. The streamer has over five million followers on Twitch and five million subscribers on YouTube. He was highly popular with Fortnite and other battle royale communities.

Having gone live earlier this year to explain his situation, the Fortnite creator had a heart-to-heart conversation with fans about his and his partner's mental and physical health. The community has largely supported his decision to take time off but the long hiatus, without any word of return, is quite unexpected for a streamer of his caliber.

A veteran Twitch personality, PhantomL0rd was one of the very first creators to get permanently banned from Twitch due to gambling content. Although primarily gaining fame due to his League of Legends gameplay, he made an unexpected transition to the world of Counter Stike: Global Offensive. More specifically, the dark world of CS:GO skin gambling on third-party