{"id":10831,"date":"2025-09-19T22:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/09\/19\/the-last-couple-of-years-have-been-rough-ninja-says-trolls-mock-his-viewer-numbers-every-day\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T22:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:31:05","slug":"the-last-couple-of-years-have-been-rough-ninja-says-trolls-mock-his-viewer-numbers-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/09\/19\/the-last-couple-of-years-have-been-rough-ninja-says-trolls-mock-his-viewer-numbers-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Last Couple of Years Have Been Rough\u2019 \u2013 Ninja Says \u2018Trolls\u2019 Mock His Viewer Numbers \u2018Every Day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/09\/19\/ninja-1758310434163.png\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>Tyler \u201cNinja\u201d Blevins has opened up about the state of his streaming career, including how \u201cthe internet and trolls\u201d make sure to point out his decline in livestream viewers \u201cevery day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The content creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bbcnews\/video\/7551739109610458390\"><u>spoke about the ups and downs of his time online<\/u><\/a> during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg98zd9q75o\">the <u>BBC<\/u><\/a>. He\u2019s dabbled in other popular multiplayer titles like Call of Duty and Marvel Rivals but is undeniably best known for his relationship with Epic Games\u2019 battle royale hit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a>. Ninja\u2019s time with the building-centered shooter saw him become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2018\/08\/03\/ninja-becomes-first-twitch-streamer-to-reach-10-million-followers\"><u>the first Twitch streamer to reach 10 million followers<\/u><\/a>, and he even appeared in-game as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/fortnite-gets-a-ninja-skin-based-on-the-streamer\"><u>a skin for fans to pick up and wear during matches<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"image-with-caption\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/09\/19\/ninja-1758310446525.png\" data-image-title=\"undefined\" data-image-class=\"article-image-full-size\" data-image-link=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/09\/19\/ninja-1758310446525.png\" data-caption=\"Ninja.%20Photo%20by%20Denise%20Truscello%2FGetty%20Images%20for%20Amazon%26%2339%3Bs%20Crown%20Channel.\"><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p>Although he once held the title of the biggest streamer on Twitch, Ninja has spent recent years struggling to reach the same heights he did in the late 2010s. Moments like his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2018\/03\/15\/drake-and-ninja-stream-fortnite-smashing-twitchs-streaming-records\"><u>famous stream with Drake<\/u><\/a> still remain as gargantuan career highlights, but the last few years have been relatively quiet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;m the only streamer on the planet who was pulling 100,000 viewers [per stream] consistently,\u201d Ninja said, \u201cbut now, I think I get like seven or eight thousand combined from my Twitch and YouTube, if there isn\u2019t a big update on Fortnite or [Marvel Rivals].\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"quoteBox\">It&#8217;s literally every day that I&#8217;m getting berated online.<\/section>\n<p>It\u2019s a drop in numbers that is hard to ignore, with the streamer putting at least some of the blame on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/amid-a-turbulent-time-for-fortnite-battle-royale-epic-games-doubles-down-on-rivalling-roblox-letting-creators-sell-their-own-items-for-the-first-time\"><u>Fortnite\u2019s diminished popularity in recent months<\/u><\/a>. He\u2019s keeping his streaming schedule chugging along with 19.2 million Twitch followers and 23.7 million YouTube subscribers despite the viewership decline. Of course, that isn\u2019t stopping naysayers from finding their way into his chat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that&#8217;s something that the internet and trolls remind me of every day,\u201d Ninja added. \u201cThe moderators are constantly banning and blocking. It&#8217;s literally every day that I&#8217;m getting berated online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;It&#8217;s tough, man. The last couple of years have been rough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ninja saw tremendous growth on Twitch before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2019\/08\/01\/ninja-leaves-twitch-to-stream-exclusively-on-mixer\"><u>making a (brief) switch<\/u><\/a> to Microsoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/mixers-abrupt-end-has-had-painful-consequences\"><u>now-defunct livestream platform, Mixer<\/u><\/a>, in 2019. He then made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ninja-twitch-streaming-youtube-mixer-shut-down\"><u>his return to Twitch in 2020<\/u><\/a>, while also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ninja-youtube-streaming-mixer-twitch\"><u>establishing himself on YouTube<\/u><\/a> that same year.<\/p>\n<p>Ninja has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/twitch-ninja-pokimane-break-streaming\"><u>taken breaks from streaming<\/u><\/a> in the past, and although it seems retirement is on his mind, it doesn\u2019t sound like the kind of path even his biggest haters should expect him to take anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still love it and have a community that is strong and stays with me,\u201d he added. \u201cI&#8217;m a gamer and an entertainer at heart &#8211; its in my blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"remember-when-ninja-ruled-everything\" data-loop=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>Ninja shared his thoughts on the ups and downs of his streaming career while prepping to launch a 24-hour charity event that kicked off earlier today, September 19. The <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingforcause.laroche-posay.com\/\"><u>Gaming for Cause<\/u><\/a> livestream will see the streamer raising awareness about skin cancer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/tyler-ninja-blevins-reveals-cancer-diagnosis\"><u>following his own melanoma diagnosis in March 2024<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and my wife were going to give to this cause no matter what because it&#8217;s going to be important to us for the rest of our lives but it&#8217;s not just about us giving our money its the awareness aspect too,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Gaming for Cause livestream is currently available to watch on both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/ninja\"><u>Twitch<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VaFm5mR_Lq8\"><u>YouTube<\/u><\/a> and has reached $117,190 of its $250,000 donation goal as of the time of this piece\u2019s publication. 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