The most watched vtubers of 2024: The biggest stars

Vtubers have taken the streaming industry by storm in 2024 and viewers spent countless hours watching them, but who are the most popular and watched virtual YouTubers?

Virtual YouTubers have been around for some time but 2024 has been a remarkable year for vtubers. Although countless vtubers are streaming their content using various creative avatars, some are more special for fans than others. This can be gauged by looking at their followers or subscribers count on Twitch and YouTube. In addition, it can also be seen by looking at who the most watched vtubers of 2024 are.

Here are the top 3 most watched vtubers on Twitch and YouTube.

Top 3 most watched vtubers on Twitch

1. Iromouse

When fans talk about popular vtubers, it would be very surprising if the demon queen Ironmouse isn’t mentioned. Ironmouse makes various content including but not limited to gaming and karaoke streams. One of her highlights was her month-long subathon in October 2024.

In her subathon, the VShojo vtuber set the bar higher for virtual streamers when she dethroned the popular content creator Kai Cenat. Even though Kai Cenat reclaimed his spot, Ironmouse made history and arguably became the face of the vtuber world. Twitch honored the vtuber by displaying her vtuber model in Times Square during Twitch Recap 2024.

2. Nimu Spacecat

Nimu Spacecat started her streaming career on Facebook Gaming where she made gaming content. The vtuber moved to Twitch where she continued her gaming content, but also started to make chatting and reaction streams.

In 2021 the vtuber was the fastest-growing Twitch vtuber, where she currently has over 2.5 million subscribers. In addition, in 2022 she was the most subscribed independent vtuber. The Argentinean vtuber streams primarily in Spanish and has a loyal fan following that enjoys her sense of humor.

3. Kanae

Kanae debuted in 2018 in Nijisanji’s now-dissolved group Nijisanji Gamers. Although him joining the gamer group was a fluke, he is exceptionally skilled and other Nijisanji vtubers also stated that he’s a natural. In addition, the vtuber often collaborates with professional gamers.

This gives his fans something different and exciting to look forward to. His fans especially enjoy his streams because of his charming and sociable personality. Although Kanae is a mysterious individual, he is open about his feelings and thoughts with his viewers.

Top 3 most-watched vtubers on YouTube

1. Usada Pekora

The vtuber Usada Pekora has been active in the vtuber industry since 2019 and has amassed a sizeable following of over 2.6 million on YouTube. Usada Pekora is known mainly for her chaotic streams of Minecraft, but the vtuber is an avid gamer who plays Yakuza and Dragon Quest as well.

Despite her evident popularity, the vtuber surprised fans when she was nominated for the Best Content Creator category in the 2024 Games Awards. Even though the vtuber didn’t win the award, fans were happy she went toe-to-toe with some of the most popular content creators like CaseOh.

2. Hoshimachi Suisei

The vtuber Hosihimachi Suisei is one of the best signers in the vtuber industry. Her original song BIBBIDIBA was the first Hololive song to hit the 100 million views milestone on YouTube. The vtuber has also ventured outside the vtuber world; even mainstream media viewers know her.

In 2024, Suisei collaborated on several projects, including a music video with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and voicing a character for Disney’s Moana 2. In addition, Hoshimachi Suisei fulfilled her dream of performing at Nippon Budokan when she announced her live concert SuperNova.

3. AZKi

The virtual diva AZKi debuted in 2018 and is part of Hololive’s 0th gen. She is known for her melodious voice and is an exceptional player in the GeoGuessr game. Her playful and mechivious personality is something that fans enjoy in her streams.

In 2024, much to the delight of her fans AZKi announced that she is collaborating with Yahoo! JP and will voice a GPS. This was special news for her fans as they know this was a dream for the vtuber who loves to read maps.