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Ludwig is the most followed chess channel with 3 796 983 followers, ahead of ChessBase India (3 050 000). The ranking covers channels currently streaming chess on Twitch, YouTube and Kick, measured from live broadcasts since 2019 and refreshed hourly.
Top 50 chess channels by followers
Current followers · peak = best chess stream ever
Top female chess streamers
By all-time peak on chess streams
| # | Channel | Followers | Peak viewers · date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1  | 62 270 | 86 864 |
| 2 | 2 | 277 166 | 22 059 |
| 3 | 3 | 496 672 | 19 351 |
| 4 | 4 | 20 566 | 12 481 |
| 5 | 5 | 75 668 | 9 873 |
Peak viewers = the most people watching a channel at one moment while it streamed chess, with the date it happened (UTC). Twitch channels under 1,000 followers are left out of the peak ranking — a big peak with almost no followers is nearly always view-botting. Followers are the current count.
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Who is the most followed chess streamer?
Ludwig (Twitch) with 3 796 983 followers.Who are the top 5 chess streamers by followers?
The five biggest chess channels by all-time followers:Who is the most followed chess streamer on Twitch, YouTube and Kick?
Who are the most popular female chess streamers?
By all-time peak on chess streams:Do followers mean a big live audience?
Not necessarily. Followers accumulate over years and across content types, while peak viewers measure who actually showed up for a live broadcast. A channel can be in the top 10 by followers and outside the top 50 by viewers — compare both boards before choosing a creator.Which channels count as chess streamers?
Channels on Twitch, YouTube and Kick whose recent broadcasts are in the Chess category — official broadcasters such as Chess.com and chess24, co-streamers and creators who play on stream. A channel that moved to another game drops off the board until it streams chess again; Chinese platforms are not tracked.