If you’re an English-speaking Twitch viewer, you probably haven’t come across Eduard Martinconi, also known as xCry. Although he currently calls Mexico home, this Spanish streamer has been part of the Twitch community since 2016. It wasn’t until 2020 that he broke the thousand-viewer mark, and from then until October 2023, he consistently held a viewership in the low thousands.
Unexpectedly, xCry’s popularity and viewership skyrocketed, making him the fastest-growing channel on the site and maybe headed toward breaking into the top 20 most followed list.
PROBAMOS DULCES COLOMBIANOS https://t.co/uUh9mP6vWA pic.twitter.com/Y602vyYL5X
— Cry (@xCryboy) November 16, 2023
xCry’s rise on Twitch
On Twitch, xCry currently has over 2.7 million followers as of November 17, with 1.1 million of those followers having joined during the last 30 days. These kinds of numbers may initially seem to be exclusive to followbots. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
In a similar vein, his typical viewership has surged to more than 67,000, as reported by TwitchTracker. Additionally, he boasts around 40,000 subscribers to his channel.
These numbers indicate that the people who are following, watching, and subscribing are actual fans. In a message to his followers, he expressed gratitude for being chosen as the best streamer of the month and noted that his Halloween pumpkin-making stream was among the most watched on Twitch.
It’s truly remarkable that xCry managed to achieve this feat primarily through Just Chatting streams, a notoriously challenging category for streamers to gain traction. Just Chatting is known for being a tough environment for stream growth, and it’s where you find some of Twitch’s most widely shared content. Despite the odds, xCry has over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, and sometimes, streamers with a substantial YouTube following experience rapid growth on Twitch.
Who is xCry?
It’s likely that his impact on TikTok has played a role in this upward trend. Many of his videos on the short-form platform gain widespread popularity, drawing in fresh audiences to his livestream.
streamer del mes y estamos en el top streams mas vistos de twitch haciendo calabazas de halloween, gracias @yerimua 🥹🫵
— Cry (@xCryboy) November 6, 2023
Additionally, “there has also been a lot of talk about xCry in Mexico due to his friendship with a famous influencer Yeri Mua,” according to the Spanish news site Sensacine. This is because some admirers want them to be a couple.
If his present trajectory holds true by the end of 2023, he might have 4 million followers. With 6.7 million followers, NICKMERCS is presently the 20th most popular streamer.
xCry expresses gratitude towards Rubius, the fourth-ranked streamer on Twitch, attributing inspiration and significant assistance to him. In terms of viewership on Twitch in the past month, xCry holds the third-highest average, following Nix and Kai Cenat.
