Weekly recap · Aug 10 – 16, 2026 · Aug 17, 2026
Nix's Breakout Week
Nix hit a huge Twitch audience record last week, while IShowSpeed led follower gains and Ludwig matched the week’s longest marathon.
Nix detonates
Thursday, August 13 brought Nix a 196,913-viewer peak, a new 90-day best over the previous 54,218. That was a 263% improvement, while Nix also climbed 88 places to #4 among fastest-growing streamers and 27 places to #2 among most-watched. Follower growth kept pace: 73,688 were added, taking the channel to 1,195,431.
Records kept falling
Wednesday, August 12 saw IShowSpeed set a 90-day audience best of 96,357, up 73% on the previous 55,777, and lead the week with 236,646 new followers. Friday, August 14 gave funnymike a 90,891-viewer record, a 961% improvement from 8,567. NASA also set an 81,505-viewer best on Wednesday, August 12, up 298% from 20,482.
A 45.7-hour tie
The week’s longest broadcast was shared at 45.7 hours by Ludwig on Wednesday, August 12 and Pestily on Monday, August 10. Thursday, August 13 brought byilhann the next-longest run at 41 hours. Across the week, 624 active streamers logged 16,461 hours over 2,849 sessions, with Just Chatting leading categories at 2,131 hours across 400 streams.
Milestones and fresh faces
The 500,000-follower mark fell for gon_vl, who reached 503,318 after starting at 493,173. Hooked on Fishing_钓钓钓鱼鱼鱼 crossed 10,000 followers too, rising from 9,600 to 10,500. Reliability’s new top three is Philza at #1, Warframe at #2, and gerardromero at #3.