Who is jamo_mile? Meet the 16-year-old "Astronaut streamer" who's taking over the internet
An up-and-coming streamer donning an Astronaut helmet has exploded in popularity recently, and thousands of people seem to have flocked to his Twitch channel jamo_mile since a tweet from esports personality GUARD Hunter went viral accruing millions of views.
The teenage content creator, whose first name appears to be Jamie, has been lovingly dubbed the Astronaut streamer due to his headgear and has been lauded as the future of streaming by many due to his fresh content and manner of presentation.
While jamo_mile had already made a splash on TikTok, this is a clip that netted him thousands of new followers on Twitter, increasing his Twitch viewership too:
Social media is a powerful tool, and the streaming community overlaps with the terminally-online Twitter and Reddit addicts who frequent pages associated with content creators. So it is only natural that after Hunter's clip is shared, the Astronaut streamer will get a significant boost to his social media reach.
At the moment, jamo_mile has around 65K followers, and the number is only going up. Based on the latest stats from TwitchTracker and Sullygnome, the streamer had around 30K followers last month. Since going viral thanks to Hunter's tweet, Jamie has doubled his followers on Twitch.
Below is an infographic showing the abrupt change in his following, with almost a vertical spike towards the end.
The big appeal of the creator's content is his personality. On top of being quite charming in his presentation of himself, many people online have felt that the 16-year-old shows authenticity when reacting to chat and making content. Here is one such tweet under Jake Lucky's post.
Numerous such tweets exist, praising the teenage content creator for not faking his persona on Twitch,
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