Clix, the 20-year-old Fortnite pro and Twitch streamer, sparked debate this week after claiming during a livestream that he and Ninja were responsible for putting Twitch on the map—not Adin Ross.
Pushing back against viewers in chat, Clix was direct: “The person who put Twitch on was Ninja. What Ninja and I did at prime Fortnite, it fully changed the game forever.” He acknowledged the boldness of the take, adding: “I’m not trying to be that guy, but I lowkey put Twitch on too.”
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What does Twitch viewership data say about Clix’s claim?
The data does support Ninja’s era as a turning point for the platform. According to TwitchTracker, average concurrent viewership jumped from 747K in 2017 to 1.07M in 2018 and 1.26M in 2019—the years synonymous with Fortnite‘s cultural peak. Whether Clix deserves credit alongside Ninja for that surge is a harder argument to make, given his rise came later in the competitive scene rather than through mainstream appeal.
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Adin Ross, who Clix appeared to be responding to, built his own massive following in the early 2020s during a separate wave of growth that saw Twitch peak at 2.78M average concurrent viewers in 2021. Neither Ninja nor Adin Ross had publicly responded to the comments at the time of writing.
Community reacts to Clix’s Twitch claims
Most responses didn’t agree with Clix’s self-inclusion. Streamers like Summit1g, Shroud, Sodapoppin, and the late Reckful were widely cited as more legitimate pioneers who predate Fortnite entirely. Ninja’s impact was largely conceded, but Clix’s place alongside him was disputed. Others swapped his name out for Tfue, TimTheTatman, or Bugha. On Adin Ross, the community was more divided, with some arguing he deserves credit for bringing entirely new audiences to the platform.
