Success on the streaming platform Twitch can be measured in a variety of ways. Viewers, donations, followers or subscribers are good metrics, but hype trains also show how popular the streamer is.
Do you want to know what a hype train is? This occurs when Twitch viewers send subscriptions and bits to a channel in quick succession. As soon as the hype train leaves the station, it is maintained with even more subscriptions and bits and increases in level. Ultimately, it is about the gamification of stream watching.
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The previous level record for Hype Train was held by EliasN97, one of the biggest streamers in Germany. His community raised the celebration to the impressive level 51. But on December 13, 2023, another creator came onto the scene and literally pulverized this achievement. Thanks to 7,321 subscriptions and 1,825,696 bits, he made it to level 55.
This is Jason Thor Hall, also known as PirateSoftware. He is no stranger to the gaming industry, after all, he worked on the original World of Warcraft during his time at Blizzard Software. Amazon Games is also one of his ex-employers, he has been active as a streamer for a comparatively short time and has “only” 200,000 followers.
But the Thor community was not satisfied with this first record. Two days later, she took the hype train to level 55 again, this time by amassing 10,000 subscriptions and over 1.3 million bits.
Thor is visibly touched by the success. He explains on . There are no words for how amazing you are. Thank you.”
