TwitchCon highlights live-streaming culture, bringing top content creators, gamers, more to San Diego

Thousands of people are attending TwitchCon, which began Friday, the highly anticipated convention hosted by the live-streaming platform to bring together content creators, gamers, DJs and fans from across the world to celebrate gaming esports and more. Twitch, an Amazon-owned digital platform, is considered the benchmark for live streaming, one of the fastest-growing sectors within digital media and entertainment. The platform serves as one of the internet’s major hubs where content creators broadcast real-time video to viewers who, in turn, can watch, chat and interact with livestreamers. Although creators of color, such as Kai Cenat, Twitch’s most-followed streamer, have risen to prominence in recent years, both gaming and streaming have historically been a predominantly white, male-dominated industry. Data show that in 2026, the majority of Twitch’s most prominent and top-earning streamers are white and male.

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