Within a month after launch, Twitch had 8 million unique viewers, and within a year after that, it had doubled to 20 million. And then doubled again, and so on, so that today it is one of the most highly trafficked websites in the world. Individual streamers can have over 5 million followers, and make millions in revenue per year. The early code name “Xarth” also lives on, as the name of the main boardroom at Twitch offices today.
