The Streaming Dream and the Struggle for Stardom - Video

Today, there’s an elite group of streamers who generate hundreds of thousands in annual income and have become new-age celebrities, with the world as their stage.

And they don’t even need to leave their house.

So what exactly separates the most elite online personalities from you or me? And how do you take the right steps towards such an alluring lifestyle?

Written and Edited by: Daniel Cole (@RandomTens)
Animations by: Christian Pearson (@Chr_Pearson)

Courtesy List:

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Xbox One - 4K Trailer
Xbox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Tnp-3W3z4&t=5s

How Twitch is turning ‘always be streaming’ into a career with zero balance
Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/16/14240224/twitch-irl-risks-dangers

Dying to Stream
Joe Marino
https://medium.com/the-cube/dying-to-stream-ff0ed2e3dfbb

A Twitch emote trolled Dr. DisRespect, disappeared, then ignited user ire
Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/4/17314670/omegalul-cd-emote-dr-disrespect-twitch-forsen

SUMMIT1G ON THE NEWS
CBS/Conebone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm13eO1NZ8g

"Swatting" suspect may not see justice in Canada
CBC News: The National
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4N66ZYYNAI&t=26s

SOMEBODY SWATTED ME WHILE I WAS ON TWITCH!!
Mhova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9GWdhSnRpQ&t=6s

MY SWATTING STORY (Tell all)
WhiteBoy7thst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxnWpwcbKw

Controversial Twitch streamer divides Reddit as drama overtakes community (update)
Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/5/16854732/reddit-twitch-stream-protest-mitch-jones-greek-irl

Twitch Streamer's Community Revolts After He Plays Fortnite With Jake Paul
Kotaku
https://kotaku.com/twitch-streamers-community-revolts-after-he-plays-fortn-1825127016

Nadeshot
CHILLIN WITH LOGIC, 2 MILLION DOLLAR CODXP
https://www.instagram.com/nadeshot/?hl=en
https://www.twitch.tv/nadeshot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AL85u2DSJ4

Ninja and Drake Play Duos!!! - Fortnite Battle Royale Gameplay - Game 2
Ninja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNXhYf-maeA&t=84s

YouTube Ninja Live Subscriber Count and Stats
Subscriber Count
https://subscribercount.live/channel?user=Ninja

Ninja Hits 10 Million YouTube Subscribers, Gaining 3 Million Subs Over The Past Month
TubeFilter
https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/05/04/ninja-hits-10-million-youtube-subscribers/

mang0 AKA MR.nInTeNd0 Discusses E3 Smash Invitational 2018
Mang0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLOaGjawdr4

Can this guy make it as a Twitch streamer in just 30 days?
BBC Radio 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCdlcfZO7WM

Trainwrecktv
https://www.twitch.tv/trainwreckstv

Kootra
https://www.twitch.tv/kootra

N0thing
https://www.twitch.tv/n0thing

Imaqtpie
https://www.twitch.tv/imaqtpie
https://www.youtube.com/user/killertoast949

DrDisRespectLIVE
https://www.twitch.tv/drdisrespectlive

DrLupo
https://www.twitch.tv/drlupo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNF0LEQ2abMr0PAX3cfkAMg

Summit1G
https://www.twitch.tv/summit1g
https://www.youtube.com/user/summit1g

GoldGlove
https://www.twitch.tv/goldglove
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoldGloveTV

Ninja
https://www.twitch.tv/ninja
https://www.youtube.com/user/NinjasHyper
https://www.instagram.com/ninja/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/ninja?lang=en

JoshOG
https://www.twitch.tv/joshog

Dalsarius82
https://www.twitch.tv/dalsarius82

Geekdomo
https://www.twitch.tv/geekdomo
https://www.youtube.com/user/geekdomo

Infernoblitz
https://twitter.com/TheInfernoblitz?lang=en

Emongg
https://www.twitch.tv/emongg

Ninja’s Real Time Twitch Follower Count
https://socialblade.com/twitch/user/ninja/realtime

Pokimane
https://www.twitch.tv/pokimane

Andy Milonakis
https://www.twitch.tv/andymilonakis

Ellohime
https://www.twitch.tv/ellohime
https://twitter.com/EllohimeTwitch

JessGhosty
https://www.instagram.com/jessghosty/?hl=en

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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