Monthly recap · August 2026 · Sep 1, 2026
August's Big Twitch Runs
August on Twitch brought Nix’s 300,475-viewer record, IShowSpeed past 6,000,000 followers, and Cinna’s 47.7-hour marathon.
Peak days hit hard
Sunday, August 23 saw Nix reach 300,475 peak viewers, a personal 90-day best that was 454% above 54,218. Thursday, August 27 brought another huge record as IlloJuan hit 171,910 peak viewers, up 273% from 46,103.
The follower surge
692,725 new followers took IShowSpeed to 6,114,089 in August, crossing the 6,000,000 milestone and moving from #39 to #30 in most-followed. Jynxzi added 288,557 followers to reach 11,240,380, passing 11,000,000. Meanwhile, KaiCenat gained 325,276 followers to reach 21,732,285.
Cinna's marathon month
Monday, August 3 featured August's longest broadcast: Cinna streamed for 47.7 hours. Two more Cinna marathons followed at 46.8 hours on Monday, August 17 and 47.6 hours on Sunday, August 23.
Leaderboard launchers
The fastest-growing standings saw Adapt jump from #99 to #14. Meanwhile, Peereira7 moved from #90 to #10, while evelone2004 climbed from #72 to #11. In most-active, Pestily surged from #99 to #11.
More hours, familiar giants
August logged 75,890 total hours across 12,815 sessions from 716 active streamers. Compared with the previous month, hours rose 16.5%, sessions increased 15.6%, and active streamers grew 1.6%. Just Chatting led with 9,605 hours, up 155%, while Fortnite reached 3,750 hours, up 193%.