Pokimane‘s announcement that she’s leaving the Twitch streaming platform has surprised and shocked her fans and they are wondering why the iconic streamer is leaving. Fans are also curious as to whether she has left streaming altogether. Here is everything you need to know.
Why has Pokimane left Twitch?
The exact reason for Pokimane’s reported departure from Twitch streaming is unknown. However, it is likely due to wanting a break from streaming.
Pokimane has not addressed why she is leaving the platform, where she has been creating and uploading content since 2014. She only addressed via Twitter on January 30 that she was leaving the platform and expressed gratitude for all the memories she created there with the official Twitter page of Twitch also congratulating her on an incredible journey.
There were hints back in 2022 that Pokimane would eventually leave Twitch, wherein she uploaded a YouTube video following a long break from streaming, claiming that the platform was not creatively fulfilling anymore and that she wanted to take a step back from things and also focus on her mental and physical wellbeing.
Ever since she first graced Twitch in 2014, Pokimane has managed to gain great success in the platform via her streams and has amassed over 9.3 million followers on the platform. Pokimane was known among Twitch users and fans for her great sense of humor.
Pokimane’s retirement from streaming is happening at a time when many popular content creators such as MatPat and Tom Scott are announcing their retirement from full-time content creation.
Has Pokimane quit streaming forever?
It is currently unknown if Pokimane has quit streaming forever.
However, what is known is that she is very unlikely to take her streams to Kick as many of her fans speculated since she has taken a stance against them, claiming that participating on Kick would ruin her morals and ethics.
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