It is remarkable that a few personalities like xQc and Pokimane were able to make such a name for themselves among millions of individuals looking to make the Twitch leaderboards. While popular streamers are generally a close-knit group of friends who engage in collaborations and sometimes even live together, their fans are often seen in bitter conflict over who the bigger streamer is.
There are, of course, numbers that can be examined to ascertain which streamer is more successful. But what happens more often than not is these numbers will fail to paint a clear picture regarding which creator truly has more influence in the streaming community; the measure of the success of a streamer lies in their influence.
This article tries to draw a comparison between two figures who are nothing short of Twitch royalty: xQc and Pokimane.
Both xQc and Pokimane are listed among the top 10 most followed channels on Twitch. At the time of writing, xQc holds the fifth spot, while Pokimane holds the ninth. It should be noted that Imane is the only woman on this list, making her the most followed female streamer/creator on the platform.
Poki began streaming all the way back in 2013, with Felix following her and starting in 2014. Interestingly, both streamers played League of Legends on stream during their early days and subsequently moved on to other titles.
Felix built a large section of his following as a professional Overwatch player, while Pokimane blew up during the initial Fortnite boom.
Today, both creators undoubtedly have a massive amount of influence in the streaming community, given their popularity. Moreover, with the opinionated nature of the majority of xQc's content, the streamer is frequently seen in the news. Pokimane, on the
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