It's Clear Why Myth Has Lost 95% Of His Viewers

Not all that long ago, Myth was one of the most popular streamers in the world. Around the same time that Ninja had his life transformed by "Fortnite," Myth's streaming career also took off when he started playing the free-to-play shooter. In 2018, Myth's channel blew up. At his peak he had more than 3 million live viewers watching him play.

Myth's career today looks very different. Instead of dominating Twitch, Myth now streams to a few thousand viewers at most, and it's been a long time since he's streamed in front of millions. "Fortnite" has changed a lot since 2018, too, but Myth's career has never really been tied to that game's success. Myth forged his own path in the industry. He made bold decisions like giving up on a competitive gaming career and leaving Twitch for YouTube. Myth has lost 95% of his viewers, but the people who have stuck with him through to now have created a tight-knit community.

Almost every popular streamer has a particular game that helped them break into the scene. For Myth, that game is "Fortnite." He started playing the free-to-play battle royale before it became popular among gamers in general. By the time "Fortnite" became a mainstream hit, Myth already had a ton of experience in the game, and his fans loved watching Myth take advantage of the building mechanics in "Fortnite" to decimate his foes.

Myth had a leg up on the competition in the early days of "Fortnite," but unfortunately for the streamer, that competitive advantage didn't last long. As gamers adjusted to the unique systems in "Fortnite," it slowly became clear that Myth wasn't the most accomplished builder or shooter in the game. He was, however, one of the most famous "Fortnite" players in the game's early days, and because of that he ended up taking part in a live competition against the game's other famous player, Ninja.

In 2018 Ninja and Myth went head-to-head in Las Vegas with thousands of dedicated fans cheering for them both. Myth underperformed during the match, running into problems with both his FPS and his "Fortnite" building skills. Ninja won the night, which became a turning point in Myth's competitive career. Fans no longer thought of him as one of the world's best "Fortnite" players, and some of them decided to move on other streamers.

In 2018 Myth pushed his limits as a competitive gamer and content creator. Myth signed on to the competitive esports organization Team SoloMid (TSM) in January. That organization gave Myth a home in the esports world, and being a part of TSM helped expose Myth to a whole new audience of fans who'd been following the team since its creation in 2009. For years, Myth was an enthusiastic member of TSM, but he shocked his community in late 2021 by announcing that he would be leaving the team.

Myth made the announcement in a post on what was then called Twitter. In it, Myth expressed his thanks to TSM and said the team had changed his life, but he also explained why it was time for him to leave. "TSM sort of lost that family feel that I had with it," Myth wrote (via Dexerto). 

The vibe at TSM wasn't the only reason Myth thought it was time for a change. He also explained, "I felt like I wasn't really utilized in an efficient manner, I stopped being someone that was in TSM content a lot." Ironically, by leaving the TSM, Myth ensured that he got even less exposure online. Myth became a solo streamer and, separated from a larger content creation organization, his reach suddenly dropped. Myth had already lost viewers by 2021. Leaving TSM did nothing to help his streaming career.

When Myth's popularity as a competitive "Fortnite" player began to wane, he found himself in a difficult position. At the time, "Fortnite" was more popular than it ever had been before, with new players coming to the game every single day, but fewer and fewer people were interested in watching Myth play it. Myth had been at the right place at the right time when "Fortnite" took off, and he found himself trying to replicate that success with other new games. 

Instead of sticking with a single game and grinding it out, Myth started jumping from game to game. He spent some time in 2020 playing "Valorant" and saw his viewership spike to its highest point in years. His streams were averaging over 30,000 concurrent viewers at a time, but that peak didn't last long. 

After "Valorant" Myth moved to other trendy games like "Fall Guys" and "Among Us." Every time Myth moved to a new game, his channel saw a small spike in viewership as newcomers and old fans alike stopped by his stream to see what was new. None of those spikes came close to matching Myth's concurrent viewers when he was in his prime "Fortnite" phase, but they did help keep Myth's channel going. 

Not long after leaving TSM, Myth made another decision that had massive ramifications for his streaming career. Myth, like most other major streamers of the time, started his career on Twitch, and he spent years streaming there exclusively. That changed in 2022. YouTube was making a big push for streamers to come to its platform, and many of them made the jump. On July 11, Myth shocked his fellow streamers by joining the trend to announce that he was leaving Twitch (and his account with 7.4 million followers) behind.

In a minute-and-a-half-long video posted online, Myth revealed that he had signed a contract to exclusively stream on YouTube. The video compared the move to Myth's initial decision to pursue streaming instead of college at the beginning of the career. "Decisions have made me who I am," Myth says in the video, "and this is my decision." Even though plenty of other streamers were making similar moves, Myth's transition to YouTube was still a big risk, and it's one that didn't quite pan out for him.

When Myth moved to YouTube, he almost immediately saw a decline in viewership when some of his audience didn't want to leave Twitch with him. Myth basically had to build a whole new community on YouTube. It took time, but Myth eventually managed to build a core following on his new platform. Unfortunately, even after all that work, Myth's YouTube audience was smaller than his Twitch one had been.

If there's one person who's an honest expert in what happened to Myth's streaming career, it's Myth himself. For a long time the creator didn't talk publicly about his dwindling viewership numbers, or how he felt about his shrinking community. Myth eventually opened up about his feelings on in a video titled "This is why I fell off ..." In the video Myth admitted that there were times where his lack of success felt crushing and left him crying before streams. Nowadays Myth is not just more comfortable with where he's landed, but he's also been frank about how he was his career's own worst enemy.

In that same video, Myth talked about his shrinking viewership and placed some of the blame on his "Fortnite" performance. "The main contributors to this were me not being able to hold that position as being 'Fortnite' guy and being, like, successful and competitive," Myth said. 

Of course, Myth eventually moved past "Fortnite," but he still faced another self-inflicted barrier to success. "I personally was the type of person where I never wanted help. I never wanted to have to rely on somebody else for the answer," Myth said. He went on to explain that he now realizes how counter-productive it can be to work completely alone, especially in the streaming industry. If Myth had been willing to ask his fellow content creators for help, or even advice, his streaming numbers might look very different today.

All of the focus on Myth's decline misses the fact that he still has an enviable streaming career. While Myth's viewership today pales in comparison to 2018, there are plenty of would-be streamers who would love to have an audience of thousands. Myth is still an active streamer, and though his chat is smaller than it used to be, the people who still hang out in his streams are dedicated fans. At this point in his career, Myth has found opportunities to try new things.

After talking to other streamers like Ludwig, Myth started getting into boxing other content creators. He took part in a chess boxing tournament, and then, in 2023, Myth took part in Creator Clash 2, a boxing tournament that pitted content creators from all over the internet against each other. Myth performed surprisingly well, scoring a first round TKO against former Machinima team member Hundar. 

Apparently inspired by his performance at the event, Myth signed up for Creator Clash 3. His fans were beyond excited to see him compete against Kevin Lerdwichagul, but the fight never came to be. Myth disappointed his audience by announcing in June 2025 that he was dropping out of the event, leaving his fans to wonder when they'll next get to see him step into the ring.

Myth isn't the only streamer who's seen his viewership decline over the years. He's not even the only "Fortnite" streamer whose numbers have dipped. Ninja has lost 98% of his viewers, but it's not just because "Fortnite" isn't as popular as it once was. Of course, no one stays on top forever, but a big part of the reason Myth and other "old school" streamers are having trouble keeping their numbers up is because of how stiff the competition has gotten.

In 2018 streaming was still a relatively new phenomenon. Twitch was basically the only streaming platform, and there was a limited amount of creators vying for attention online. Today the landscape is vastly different. The platform space is more competitive than ever with Twitch, Kick, and YouTube all fighting for streaming viewers. 

There are also infinitely more people streaming today than there were when Myth was at his most popular. The streaming world is full of rising stars and new niches like VTubers — "virtual" YouTubers that project animated characters instead of their face on screen — that simply didn't exist when Myth started his career. Some of Myths old viewers have found new favorites and moved on.

The most recent blow to Myth's viewer count was inflicted by the streamer himself. The end of 2024 was an important time. After years of exclusively streaming on YouTube, his contract with the platform came to an end. Myth's fans were excited to see if he'd sign a new deal with YouTube or move his streaming elsewhere. Instead, he decided to take a break.

""I have been doing this for almost a decade now, and I feel that it is true to my core right now, that it is important for me to take a break," Myth said in a video that he posted. Myth, like any other work, deserves a break when he needs one, but streamers almost universally see their numbers drop when they step away from the computer for any length of time. Not being able to ever take a break is one of the ways that streaming is secretly a dangerous job.

Myth decided to make his break into an indefinite hiatus, so fans had no idea when to expect his return. After several months away, Myth came back to his channels, but that break did some real damage. Myth's YouTube videos and livestreams performed worse on average after the break than they did before. Throughout 2025, Myth continued posting and streaming regularly, but he didn't manage to win back everyone who left during the break.