Female Twitch Streamer Earnings Are Over 7000% Less Than Earnings By Men – Comic Years

Across the competitive gaming landscape, men dominate the field. It’s a common trope in the games industry at-large to imagine the average gamer to be a male. While traditional and outdated marketing strategy would suggest simplifying the gaming audience to a single gender unwise, it continues to occur. As the gamer community continues to diversify, more and more information points to deep inequalities in the industry. Case in point: leaked Twitch data points to female Twitch streamer earnings coming in over 7000% less than men. For more on some data coming to light about streaming, let’s talk about the darker side of esports and competitive gaming. Twitch Data Reveals Shocking Female Twitch Streamers Earnings Image Credit: Twitch In a data report compiled by USwitch, leaked and collected data points to some really shocking things about Twitch in 2021. During the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Twitch quarantine numbers led to skyrocketing earnings for the company. Leaked data, as reported by Eurogamer, proved a lot of that money isn’t going back into the hands of female creators. In fact, male esport players earned a staggering 7235.5% more than females. Additionally, out of the top 500 esports players, only 11 of those are…
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