Streamers in disbelief after AI-powered VTuber becomes most-subscribed Twitch personality

AI-powered VTuber, Neuro-Sama, created by Vedal987, has become the most-subscribed Twitch personality, leaving some prominent streamers in disbelief. According to TwitchTracker, Neuro-Sama boasts 166,777 paid Twitch subscribers as of January 2, 2026. The boost in number comes amid the content creator's ongoing subathon.

Here's a breakdown of Neuro-Sama's Twitch subscription numbers:

• Current active subscribers - 166,777
• Paid subscribers - 167,200
• Twitch Prime subscribers - 2,906
• Gifted subscriptions - 162,465
• Tier 1 subscriptions ($4.99) - 167,005
• Tier 2 subscriptions ($9.99) - 47
• Tier 3 subscriptions ($24.99) - 148

List of top 10 streamers, based on Twitch subscribers (Image via TwitchTracker)

Nicholas "Jynxzi," the former number one Twitch streamer, commented on Neuro-Sama overtaking him during a recent livestream. Expressing his surprise at the situation, the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege content creator remarked:

"Oh, my god! Number one subbed streamer in the entire world is an artificial intelligence VTuber. So, chat, you know, how, like, for example, Ironmouse is like a real person. You're saying Vedal987 is not real? What?! I've never even heard of that. Dude, chat, that is the future of streaming, bro. Dude, I'm bewildered, bro. I'm absolutely bewildered. Hey, the game is game, I guess. 157,000 gifted subscribers to an artificial intelligence VTuber that non-stop 24/7 never-end streams. I don't know if anyone's ever passing this. I don't know if anyone's ever passing this without a subathon. Dead-a**! When did this happen? Did this happen this week?"

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"Some of these people's computers need to be checked" - Stable Ronaldo reacts to AI VTuber, Neuro-Sama, becoming the most-subscribed Twitch streamer

Rani "Stable Ronaldo," who's currently the 11th-most-subscribed content creator on Twitch, has shared his thoughts on Neuro-Sama becoming the number one Twitch streamer.

After viewing Neuro-Sama's Twitch chat and some viewers who had generously donated to the artificial intelligence-powered channel, the former FaZe Clan member said:

"This is AI? 170,000 subs?! 170,000 subs and it's AI?! Oh, my god, these guys' computers... some of these people's computers need to be checked. Their hard drives. I'm dead serious. This guy gifted over a hundred thousand Bits in this channel, and 3,000 gifted..."

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This is not the first time Neuro-Sama has amassed hundreds of thousands of paid subscribers on Twitch. The VTuber made headlines last year, on January 2, 2025, after it garerned over 143,000 Twitch subs, leaving fans on social media shocked.

Edited by Aarnesh Shrivastava