Twitch

Summary

Twitch is a video game distribution platform^[1]. Twitch ranks in the top 7% of video_game_distribution_platform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,580 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Twitch is in the country of United States^[3].
• Twitch's instance of is recorded as video game distribution platform^[4].
• Twitch's instance of is recorded as video streaming service^[5].
• Twitch's instance of is recorded as user-generated content platform^[6].
• Twitch's instance of is recorded as live streaming service^[7].
• Twitch's instance of is recorded as online community^[8].
• Twitch's instance of is recorded as online video platform^[9].
• Twitch's founder is recorded as Emmett Shear^[10].
• Twitch's founder is recorded as Kyle Vogt^[11].
• Twitch's founder is recorded as Michael Seibel^[12].
• Twitch's founder is recorded as Justin Kan^[13].
• Twitch's owned by is recorded as Twitch Interactive^[14].
• Twitch's operator is recorded as Twitch Interactive^[15].
• twitch gameplay is named after Twitch^[16].
• Twitch's logo image is recorded as Twitch logo 2019.svg^[17].
• Twitch's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco^[18].
• Twitch's Commons category is recorded as Twitch (service)^[19].
• Twitch's review score is recorded as 1.6^[20].
• +2011-06-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Twitch^[21].
• Twitch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgpf7h^[22].
• Twitch's significant event is recorded as Twitch.tv 2015 data breach^[23].
• Twitch's significant event is recorded as Twitch Plays Pokémon^[24].
• Twitch's significant event is recorded as 2021 Twitch data leak^[25].
• Twitch's official website is recorded as https://www.twitch.tv/^[26].
• Twitch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Twitch (service)^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Emmett Shear^[10], Kyle Vogt^[11], Michael Seibel^[12], and Justin Kan^[13]. +2011-06-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Twitch^[21].

Operations

Twitch's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco^[18]. Twitch's operator is recorded as Twitch Interactive^[15].

Ownership

Twitch's owned by is recorded as Twitch Interactive^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Twitch include TwitchCon^[28], a convention^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2015^[31].

Why It Matters

Twitch ranks in the top 7% of video_game_distribution_platform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,580 views/month).^[2] Twitch has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Twitch is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Twitch include TwitchCon^[28], a convention^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2015^[31].