Ninja not the number one Fortnite streamer according to new Top 50 list

Ninja fails to regain his number one spot.

Ninja was made by Fortnite and maybe even fair to say, Fortnite rose to fame due to Ninja. The amount of free press that both entities gave one another is rather large. The game and the streamer are going to be forever in lock-step with one another. When it comes to brand association there’s no one who brings as much clout to the idea as Ninja but he’s no longer the top streamer for Fortnite.

That would be Clix. While Ninja still ranks as No. 4 in the Top 50 most-watched Fortnite Streamers on Twitch (according to FoxEyeGG), he’s no longer the same force that he once was as a streamer.

Now, Clix and two others, Aussie Antics and MrSavage (two and three respectively), are ahead of him. That, however, isn’t terribly surprising as he’s long lost the number one spot and is in fact moving up the rankings.

At the end of 2021, ESNN reported a Top 5 that didn’t include Ninja at all. So clearly there is a movement with his channel once again.

Top 50 Fortnite Streamers on Twitch through February of 2022

1. Clix – 2,391,102 hours
2. AussieAntics – 1,384,464 hours
3. MrSavage – 1,339,384 hours
4. Ninja – 993,382 hours
5. Ranger – 861,077 hours
6. Sommerset – 841,914 hours
7. NickEh30 – 803,383 hours
8. Mongraal – 755,559 hours
9. SypherPK – 705,402 hours
10. Fortnite – 630,572 hours
11. benjyfishy – 614,639 hours
12. TwitchRivals – 393,295 hours
13. Ac7ionMan – 363,877 hours
14. Zemie – 315,290 hours
15. scoped – 289,361 hours
16. Loeya – 287,235 hours
17. Clawftw – 283,843 hours
18. deyyszn – 274,987 hours
19. Replays – 270,429 hours
20. stableronaldo – 235,947 hours
21. Bhronos – 203,438 hours
22. Chica – 197,666 hours
23. Oatley – 196,415 hours
24. Bugha – 164,475 hours
25. NateHill – 159,226 hours
26. Thiefs – 143,601 hours
27. EmadGG – 137,239 hours
28. NICKMERCS – 121,728 hours
29. Muzz – 120,630 hours
30. MOTOR – 118,095 hours
31. OliverOG – 113,261 hours
32. NoahWPlays – 111,761 hours
33. Alixxa – 107,838 hours
34. Reetlol – 107,190 hours
35. sparkles_qt – 93,779 hours
36. volx – 88,439 hours
37. faxuty – 81,720 hours
38. Co1azo – 78,267 hours
39. Tfue – 77,335 hours
40. Ship – 73,560 hours
41. QuackityToo – 72,921 hours
42. mitr0 – 67,085 hours
43. cloakzy – 76,996 hours
44. Loserfruit – 63,123 hours
45. AsianJeff – 62,531 hours
46. HippieHabitat – 60,635 hours
47. opz1x – 58,815 hours
48. UpshallGames – 58,588 hours
49. Punisher – 57,688 hours
50. dakotaz – 55,130 hours

The fall of Ninja within Fortnite’s community is simple and obvious

Unlike in the world of art, in the world of streaming, there is no “selling out”. The whole goal is to sell out. Ninja sold out with Microsoft’s now-defunct streaming service, Mixer. While he was on Twitch at the time, he took money from Mixer to jump over. He brought a sizeable portion of his audience but not everyone wanted to deal with Microsoft; and who can blame them?

Due to the move, Ninja hurt his standing and his audience and set his career back ever so slightly. Still, it’s good to see him still pressing on despite the change of scenery.