IShowSpeed is Finally Returning to Twitch

Popular YouTube streamer Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins is returning to Twitch for the first time in four years to stream the beginning of his upcoming tour through Europe, starting July 7. IShowSpeed’s return to Twitch comes after his ban from the platform in late 2021, where he was accused of sexual intimidation following his appearance on a stream hosted by Adin Ross.

Since his initial removal from Twitch, IShowSpeed has streamed primarily on YouTube, where he holds over 41.4 million subscribers as of this writing. He is known for his energetic broadcasts featuring content from games like Fortnite and Red Dead Redemption 2, along with IRL streams in various parts of the globe. However, IShowSpeed’s popularity has occasionally drawn unwanted attention, as he was swatted while streaming at a KFC restaurant on May 5. Thankfully, IShowSpeed was not harmed during the KFC swatting incident, much to his relief and that of his many viewers.

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Although IShowSpeed has not streamed on Twitch despite being unbanned from the platform in 2023, his hiatus from the Amazon-owned service will soon be over. IShowSpeed confirmed on social media that he would broadcast the second part of his Europe Tour on both YouTube and Twitch starting Monday, July 7, at 7:00 AM Eastern. IShowSpeed’s IRL tour throughout Europe will happen across several nations, including France, Finland, Croatia, and Greece. While it is not clear how long IShowSpeed’s tour through continental Europe will last, the simulcast on both YouTube and Twitch will be his first broadcast on the latter platform since May 2021, months before his two-year ban from the platform. In late 2021, IShowSpeed was banned from Twitch after he was accused of sexual intimidation during a broadcast he appeared on, hosted by Adin Ross. The ban was lifted in October 2023.

IShowSpeed Will Stream His Second European Tour On Twitch And YouTube

IShowSpeed’s Europe Tour will start nearly four months after his popular IRL tour through China, where he streamed for over 35 hours across seven broadcasts. IShowSpeed’s first tour of Europe took place in June and July 2024, garnering over 2.5 billion views across multiple platforms, including YouTube. Given how many nations IShowSpeed plans to visit in his second tour of Europe, it remains to be seen if it will match that length.

As IShowSpeed’s broadcasts continue to set viewership records across different countries, the 20-year-old content creator shows no signs of slowing down. Only time will tell how many viewers IShowSpeed will get on his return to Twitch.