Top Dota 2 Twitch Streamers

In fact, Dota 2 is one of the most widely played online strategies across the globe. Inviting even more fans to this game are various tournaments which have been held over time. Many fans like to pursue not only their favorite pro players during the contests but also live streaming.

Streaming Dota 2 has now become a necessary part of gaming culture in general. The arguments about which Dota 2 streamer is the most popular and watched among players and viewers occur quite often. The article presents the top streamers from 2013 to 2023.Expose those big names that have made streaming a thing in Dota 2.

2013 – XBOCT

XBOCT is one of the world’s famous professional Dota 2 players.His initial years were marked by many failed attempts, but due to his relentless attitude, he has achieved much on this professional arena.

About XBOCT

In this context, Alexander Dashkevich who is Ukrainian joined pro e-sports in 2009; however, no significant results were noticed after that and eventually he stopped competing for some time. He came back on stage as NaVi team member in 2010, and already in April of next year they won their first international tournament of Dota 2.

By the middle of summer, XBOCT left NaVi because team performance was going down at that moment.He continued participating in different events until 2017 when he decided to become a private coach for other teams.He also works sometimes as a commentator at various championships on Dota 2.

XBOCT is not just an exceptional player but also a well-known streamer. Millions of fans supported him significantly when creating his own Twitch channel where he shares with viewers all his experience and skills gained during his streams.

Viewership Analysis

In 2013, XBOCT became the most popular Dota 2 streamer. His Twitch channel has accumulated around 45 million views in total. While he remains popular, in recent years he has dedicated more time to coaching, resulting in 31 million views as of 2022.

2014 – Dendi

Dendi is one of the Dota 2 players who had become the face of this game.On his streams, he receives a huge number of views by demonstrating his gameplay skills and exchanging accumulated experience with followers.

About Dendi

Danil Ishutin, better known as Dendi, was born in Ukraine.He got hooked on this game back in 2005 and since then, an amazing road to fame turned him into one of the most revered player till date. He is regarded as the best player at The International 2011 which just confirmed his high level.

Besides being a popular Dota 2 streamer on Twitch, Dendi also spends time streaming games and communicating with fans regularly.

Viewership Analysis

As far as year14 goes,Dendi was named the most popular Dota 2 streamer since ever having more than 114 million total views on his page in twitch.

Needless to say that each year it becomes even more accepted by people.As for today, there are only ninety three millions of hits on his page because it did not have many live shows comparatively speaking.

2015 – Cheatbanned

One of the most famous Dota 2 streamers.His Twitch channel has over a million subscribers these days.

About Cheatbanned

Cheatbanned whose real name is Victor Agarok.The account began operating in two thousand thirteen; it was created mainly due to love for the game rather than competitive esports. Over time, its popularity grew as streams became characterized by sincere conversations with chat members.

Viewership Analysis

The year 2015 was a great one for Cheatbanned as his channel became popular enough to record a total of 98 million viewers on Twitch. He could not reach these numbers in 2022, but still managed to get 51 million page views that are commendable.

2016 – AdmiralBulldog

AdmiralBulldog’s claim to fame was when he won The International 2013 with Alliance. While still pro gaming, he started streaming on twitch.tv.

About AdmiralBulldog

His name is Henrik Ahnberg and he is from Sweden. His first appearance in Dota 2 was in the year 2012 where single-handedly displayed amazing plays on heroes like Lone Druid, Nature’s Prophet or even Clockwerk. On his professional path, he played for such teams as No Tidehunter, Alliance and Team NP. In terms of competitive eSports career, AdmiralBulldog gave up everything including participating in tournaments so that he could grow his YouTube videos and build his Twitch followership.

Currently, his Twitch channel has more than 785 thousands subscribers. He continues playing Dota 2 while producing content for his fans.

Viewership Analysis

In 2016, the Twitch page recorded approximately 93 million views. AdmiralBulldog's esports achievements earned him a dedicated fan base. As of 2022, the cumulative views on his page amounted to 85 million.

2017 – Arteezy

Arteezy made himself known while playing for Evil Geniuses and Team Secret during The International and Dota Major Championships. Additionally, you can find him live streaming on Twitch, where he plays and interacts with his fans.

About Arteezy

His real name is Arthur Babaev. In the year 2013, he began playing professional e-sports. *The character of his play like the Shadow Fiend, Templar Assassin or even Morphling was highly appreciated by other players. So far three teams have already partaken in various tournaments namely Evil Geniuses, Team Secret and Digital Chaos. All his games and funny videos he usually shares earned him a huge following.

Presently, his Twitch channel has about 730 thousand subscribers. However, over the past few years Arteezy has been concentrating less on streaming but more on practicing.

Viewership Analysis

In 2017, Arteezy amassed 88 million views on his personal Twitch page. In 2022, he focused less on streaming, resulting in a less successful year with a total of 69 million views.

2018 – SingSing

SingSing is a player from Holland who played professionally for quite some time now; since 2011 when he first became famous due to his unique playing style combined with humor during game situations that he streamed.

About SingSing

Although born as Wehsing Yuen this man entered Dota 2 scene back in 2011 and represented teams such as QPAD Red Pandas, Kaipi Cloud9 and Team Tinker. His most beloved characters are Puck, Mirana or Kunkkaand if there is no competitive Dota these days most likely it’s because they all wanted to become streamers like SingSing taking off their gloves. It was announced in February of that same year that SingSing would be quitting professional eSports forever to focus fully on creating content for the internet community through platforms like Twitch.tv, which meant that no new clips would be appearing weekly or monthly as usual anymore.

Currently, his Twitch channel has approximately 780 thousand subscribers, and his YouTube videos accumulate millions of views.

Viewership Analysis

In 2018, the total Twitch page views reached approximately 87 million. As of 2022, the overall view statistics for his page amounted to 82 million.

2019 – DreadzTV

Dread is a famous streamer and video blogger. He started his esports journey but decided to abandon the competitive matches after a few years. Many viewers like him, while his channel has approximately 700K subscribers.

About Dread

His career in esports began in 2008 for Andrey Golubev. Throughout his professional life he was mainly playing as full support for various teams. Being part of Moscow Five in 2011, he attended The International 2011. Currently, he regularly appears at different big tournaments as game analyst.

His Twitch account was created in 2012 and remains active to this day. During his streams, Andrey engages in entertaining conversations with his fans and delves into the intricacies of the game.

Viewership Analysis

In 2019, Andrey managed to accumulate 92 million total page views on the platform. In 2022, the figure reached 81 million total page views for his Twitch account.

2020 – Daxak

Daxak is one of the most popular figures in the modern Russian-speaking Dota 2 media space. His expertise and achievements in the game continue to attract an increasing number of new viewers.

About Daxak

Nikita Kuzmin officially entered the professional esports arena in 2016. In a relatively short amount of time, Daxak has stood out for his straightforwardness, often pointing out mistakes made by commentators and analysts.

The content he creates on the Twitch platform brings people a lot of positive emotions from watching the games, as Daxak himself is quite charismatic and has an excellent sense of humor.

Viewership Analysis

In 2020, Daxak's Twitch page became the most viewed, accumulating a total of 94 million views. In 2022, he garnered 86 million views.

2021 – Just_NS

Just_NS is recognized as one of the world's best support players. After 2013, he ended his professional gaming career and started creating his own video content.

About Just_NS

Yaroslav Kuznetsov is his real name, the player first appeared on the pro-scene in 2005. He has played in teams like Moscow Five, Darer and Virtus.pro among others. Also, Yaroslav often provides commentary for different matches and tournaments. He has also hosted Dota2 program like “Wanna Know” and “Full Counter”. His Twitch channel already has more than six hundred thirty five thousand subscribers.

Viewership Analysis

Just_NS was streaming frequently last year, which resulted in an increase of activity on his channel. By the end of 2021 there were ninety seven million total page views registered there. However, he managed to gain eighty five million views in the next year.

2022 – NIX

NIX is a professional player mainly mid lane or carry role hero. The last team on which NIX played was HellRaisers. They finished third at DOTA Summit 11, seventh-eighth at WePlay! Pushka League Season 1: Division 1, and ESL One Birmingham 2020 Online for Europe and CIS with over $100k each season.

About NIX

Alexander Levin goes by the nickname NIX; he spent five years playing for as many as five different squads (excluding mixteams). Moreover, he is undisputedly known as one of the most stable players from CIS region ever existed. Many victories have been brought by NIX through various teams that he played for.

In addition to his professional gaming skills, NIX also hosts interesting streams on his Twitch channel. He actively engages with the Dota 2 community, answering viewer questions. His channel has approximately 555,000 subscribers.

Viewership Analysis

In 2022, his page became the most visited and frequently viewed, accumulating over 92 million total views throughout the year.

2023 – Rostislav_999

Rostislav, known as rostislav_999, was recognized as the best streamer in the Dota 2 category at the prestigious Stream Legends Awards of the Year ceremony in 2023. He earned this well-deserved title thanks to the support of many users on the special voting website, highlighting his popularity among the audience.

Throughout 2023, Rostislav conducted 250 streams on Twitch, with a total duration of 971 hours. His channel has over 727 thousand fans who regularly tune in to his broadcasts.

Recently, developers have started actively banning smurf accounts associated with rostislav_999 in Dota 2 during live streams. In response to this, Rostislav humorously reached out to Gabe Newell, expressing hope for the restoration of access to his profile.

2024 - NIX

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In 2024, Alexander “Nix” Levin was once again recognized as the most watched Dota 2 streamer, racking up over 24 million hours of views on Twitch. The content maker had 607 hours of broadcasts over the course of the year, which earned him the top spot in the streamer rankings. However, according to the SLAY 2024 award, Rostislav “rostislav_999” Protasenya was recognized as the best streamer of the year for the second time in a row after participating in various Challenges and winning the BB Streamers Battle.

It should also be noted that in 2024 Alexander “Nix” Levin streamed not only Dota 2, but also other games, repeatedly stating plans to completely leave this cybersport direction.