"None of these things happened!" - xQc talks about getting featured in Forbes Top Creators 2022
Twitch icon Felix "xQc" was recently ranked the 12th most popular content creator in the first-ever Forbes Top Creators 2022. He has previously been named the most-watched personality on the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform for 2020 and 2021.
Felix was made aware of his inclusion on the list and talked about it during his recent livestream.
After reading that Forbes cited some controversies surrounding him, including "racist, homophobic, and sexually explicit content," xQc asserted that none of these claims were true. He said:
At the one-hour mark of the September 7 broadcast, xQc browsed his subreddit and stumbled upon the top post highlighting his inclusion in Forbes Top Creators 2022.
The former Overwatch pro read out a portion of the list and stated:
xQc was rendered speechless after reading the statement. He claimed that a Twitch channel moderator sent him the same excerpt earlier in the day and thought the latter was joking:
He read additional passages from the post before seeing how his community reacted to the Reddit post.
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Felix then added:
Some viewers suggested that things "could've been worse" for the streamer. The French-Canadian personality responded:
A few minutes later, xQc revealed that he was supposed to have an interview with Forbes:
The streamer then explained why he couldn't attend the interview:
The discussion on the subject came to a close when Felix stated that he did not intend to throw Forbes "under the bus":
xQc's Forbes feature was the top post on his subreddit, as more than 130 fans were present in the conversation thread. Some of the most relevant fan reactions were along these lines:
xQc is currently Twitch's most popular English-speaking personality. He is one of the few content
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