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Photo by Kadyn Pierce / Unsplash Twitch is no longer just a gamer’s playground, especially in Africa. In December 2025, Nigerian entertainer Carter Efe became the continent’s most-followed entertainment-focused Twitch streamer, crossing a verified 422,000 followers. The milestone followed a viral livestream with Afrobeats superstar Davido, a moment that drew massive attention both on Twitch and across social media. The achievement marks a shift in how Twitch is being used on the continent. Once dominated almost entirely by gaming creators, the platform is increasingly becoming a space for comedy, music, lifestyle content, and live cultural moments. How did Carter Efe become Africa’s biggest entertainment streamer on Twitch? The turning point came on December 17, 2025. Carter Efe’s livestream with Davido peaked at 83,000 concurrent viewers, setting a new record for an African Twitch stream. The buzz didn't fade when the stream ended. Clips circulated widely, driving new followers and subscriptions to his channel in the days that followed. Just days earlier, another high-profile livestream with Shallipopi had pulled in 26,000 viewers and helped Carter cross 11,000 Twitch subscribers. For context, most African Twitch channels sit between 1,000 and 4,000 subscribers. Even globally, reaching more than 10,000 subscribers is considered a

Entertainment December 23, 2025 by Yewande Fasan Comedian and streamer Carter Efe’s Twitch account has been temporarily suspended, just days after his record-breaking livestream with Afrobeats star Davido. The livestream, which took place on December 17, 2025, garnered massive online attention and saw Carter Efe become Africa’s most-followed Twitch streamer, amassing over 405,000 followers. The suspension, announced on Monday, cites violations of Twitch’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines, though specific details of the breaches have not been disclosed. The suspension has sparked disappointment among fans, who took to social media to express solidarity with the comedian. Speculation has emerged online suggesting the suspension may be linked to mass reporting over comments or antics during the livestream. However, reports claiming Carter Efe faced additional bans on other platforms have been dismissed as false. Carter Efe’s suspension comes as a blow to his growing online presence, and fans are urging Twitch to reconsider its decision. The comedian’s supporters have described him as a “joy giver” and are calling for a swift resolution to the issue.

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Twitch: RDCGaming Twitch streamer RDCGaming urged one fan to refund their own $5000 donation where they asked him to play a game that he’s already planning to play. There are plenty of ways to support your favorite Twitch streamer, be it through subscribing, donating Twitch Bits, or donating money directly to them. The latter has, at times, caused some monumental headaches, with viewers disputing their own donations in order to leave streamers out of pocket.  Of course, not every donation is sinister. Viewers want to interact with their favorite streamer, and will regularly donate to offer suggestions on games to play or videos to react to. That happened to RDCGaming on December. The Twitch streamer, who also has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, received a $5000 donation from a fan who just wanted to see him play a specific game. However, he wasn’t having it. Twitch RDCGaming urges viewer to refund massive Twitch donation “Dispute that dono, dispute that dono bro. $5000 is crazy. I understand it’s Christmas time, but $5000 is crazy. Dispute that dono because I don’t want you to try to tell us what to play, and we just gonna play that b*tch. Dispute the dono,”

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Amazon announced on December 18, 2025, the introduction of content exclusion categories for its demand-side platform, enabling advertisers to manage brand suitability settings across Twitch and third-party web and mobile inventory through a single setup. The feature extends Amazon's existing brand suitability framework by allowing advertisers to opt out of specific content topics that conflict with brand values. According to the announcement, content exclusion categories function as binary on-off switches. When advertisers select a content category, their advertisements will not appear alongside that content type across Amazon DSP's inventory sources. The implementation simplifies campaign management by eliminating the need to configure multiple controls across different supply sources. The launch also expands the brand suitability report to include content exclusion categories. Advertisers can verify advertisement placements across different inventory tiers and content exclusion categories, providing enhanced monitoring capabilities for brand suitability compliance. Amazon DSP self-service advertisers can access content exclusion categories through three methods: the Amazon DSP console under "Inherited settings" followed by "General" and the "Brand suitability" section, the public API, and the bulk tool spreadsheet. The feature rolled out across all markets where Amazon DSP operates, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Tasha Huo, showrunner for Critical Role's Prime Video series, "The Mighty Nein." Anna Webber/Getty Images for Prime Video Tasha Huo is the showrunner for Critical Role's Prime Video series, "The Mighty Nein." Huo was a fan of the crew's Twitch stream years before working on the show. She told Business Insider all about her writing process, and shared her top tips for getting a dream writing gig. Tasha Huo and I don't make it a minute into our conversation before we start gushing about wizards — and that's how I know I'm talking to a true Critical Role fan. Huo is the showrunner of "The Mighty Nein," Critical Role's second animated series with Prime Video. "The Mighty Nein" follows the success of "The Legend of Vox Machina," the series for which Critical Role raised over $11.3 million in Kickstarter seed funding in 2019. Now, Huo, a longtime viewer of the show, is the series' creative writing powerhouse. Nerding out over 'D&D' Huo, who's based in Los Angeles, said she first started playing "Dungeons & Dragons" as a kid, but hadn't touched the game for years. In her adult life, a friend wanted her to join his "D&D" campaign and recommended

Audience figures combine data from platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok Live, X, Kick, Facebook and Instagram Live. The total also includes viewership across China and India via JioHotstar, but excludes Prime Video. The ceremony hit a combined peak of 4.4m concurrent viewers across western platforms, marking a 9% increase year on year. The official YouTube stream alone peaked at 1.4m concurrent viewers, up 8% year on year. Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Sign Up Today The Game Awards 2025 drew an estimated 171 million global livestreams to mark an 11% increase year on year following last year's 31% jump to 154m views. As reported by Variety, the figures aggregate full broadcast viewership across platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok Live, X, Kick, Facebook and Instagram Live. It also includes China and India via JioHotstar, but excludes Prime Video viewership despite its recent partnership with TGA. This year's ceremony hit a combined peak of 4.4m concurrent viewers across Twitch, YouTube and other western platforms, up 9% yoy, with the official YouTube stream alone reaching 1.4m peak viewers, an 8% increase. By including co-streams across more than 8,600 channels, The Game Awards’ Twitch audience rose 9% year on

Roblox is bringing a brand new Twitch Drop by rewarding players with a Purple Noob badge. What’s the requirement? You just need to watch an eligible livestream on the streaming platform. Roblox has organized such Twitch campaigns in the past, and it feels great to see them continuing their tradition. Anyway, the Purple Noob badge Twitch Drop is only available until January 5, 2026, so you’d better hurry up and claim it. Here’s how you can get it. The Purple Noob Badge | Credits: Twitch To claim the Purple Noob badge, you have to watch a Roblox livestream with the “DropsEnabled” tag for one hour. Earlier, the required time limit was 15 minutes, but the developers have updated it to an hour, because why not? As you start watching an eligible livestream, you will also be able to track the progress by clicking on the profile icon. Once you have watched a livestream for the said amount of time, you will be able to claim it from the Inventory menu. For those who don’t know, you can access it by clicking on your profile > Drops & Rewards > Inventory. After claiming, the reward will show up in your account

Carter Efe is a Nigerian content creator Nigerian content creator and musician, Carter Efe, real name Oderhohwo Efe, has emerged as Africa’s most-followed streamer on Twitch following a blockbuster livestream featuring Afrobeats star Davido. Efe overtook fellow Nigerian creator Adesokan Emmanuel, widely known as Shank Comics, to claim the continental record. The surge came after his high-profile Twitch session with Davido on Wednesday, which sparked a rapid increase in followers. Metrics showed that Efe had amassed over 405,000 followers on Twitch. Shank Comics, who set the previous benchmark about six months ago, currently has around 233,000 followers, as checks by Vanguard as at Thursday confirmed this. Efe’s growth was particularly striking. From about 322,000 followers earlier in the week, he gained roughly 160,000 new followers within four days, a spike directly linked to the announcement and execution of the livestream with Davido. The session also produced other milestones. Davido reportedly set a new record for the most-watched Twitch livestream in Africa, drawing about 83,000 viewers, and became the first African streamer to exceed 20,000 subscribers on the platform. During the livestream, Davido connected Efe with several high-profile figures, including his wife and nightlife entrepreneur Cubana Chief Priest, and even made