Twitch is social video for gamers. It is a video platform and community for gamers where more than 100 million gather every month to broadcast, watch and talk about video games. Twitch's video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution for the entire video game ecosystem. This includes game developers, publishers, media outlets, events, user generated content, and the entire esports scene. In February 2014, Wall Street Journal ranked Twitch as the 4th largest website in terms of peak internet traffic in the U.S. fortifying the brand as an entertainment industry leader and the epicenter of social video for gamers.The staff at Twitch come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 25.9% female and 39.5% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, Twitch employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Democratic Party, at 96.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Democratic Party. Twitch has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the company for 6.1 years.The average employee at Twitch makes $108,731 per year, which is competitive for its industry and location. Some of its highest paying competitors, Dropbox, HoneyBook, and IGN, pay $130,989, $85,872, and $81,240, respectively.A large telecommunication company with 1,146 employees and an annual revenue of $228.9M, Twitch is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Twitch's mission statement
To provide the best shared social video experience created by our growing community where creators and communities can interact safely.
In demand companies are hiring! Let Zippia apply for you!
The founders of Twitch are Emmett Shear, Justin Kan, Kyle Vogt, Michael Seibel, Michelle Weaver, Sara Clemens, Kevin Lin and Omar Javed.
The key people at Twitch are Emmett Shear, Justin Kan and Kyle Vogt.
Key people
Emmett Shear
Justin Kan
Kyle Vogt
Michael Seibel
Michelle Weaver
Sara Clemens
Kevin Lin
Omar Javed
Twitch rankings
Twitch is ranked #42 on the Best Telecommunication companies to work for in America list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.
Evaluate Twitch's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Twitch diversity
9.3
Diversity score
We calculated Twitch’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Twitch’s workforce.
Twitch diversity summary. Zippia estimates Twitch's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Twitch's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Twitch's workforce.
Twitch has 1,146 employees.
26% of Twitch employees are women, while 74% are men.
The most common ethnicity at Twitch is White (60%).
17% of Twitch employees are Hispanic or Latino.
10% of Twitch employees are Black or African American.
The average employee at Twitch makes $108,731 per year.
Twitch employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
Employees at Twitch stay with the company for 6.1 years on average.
Do you work at Twitch?
Does Twitch actively promote diversity and inclusion?
Twitch financial performance
9.8
Performance score
Are you an executive, HR leader, or brand manager at Twitch?
Claiming and updating your company profile on Zippia is free and easy.
Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Twitch, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Twitch. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Twitch. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Twitch. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Twitch and its employees or that of Zippia.
Twitch may also be known as or be related to Twitch, Twitch Interactive and Twitch Interactive, Inc.