For a long time, Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm was one of the biggest streamers on Twitch and moved to YouTube after his ban. Here, despite previous professional consequences, he is ranked second among the biggest streamers in YouTube Gaming.
What was the DrDisrespect scandal? In 2020, DrDisrespect was banned from the Twitch platform for no apparent reason. And that was forever. The fact that DrDisrespect was one of the biggest streamers on the platform continued to puzzle the community over the years.
The reason only came to light in 2024: in 2017, the streamer is said to have exchanged inappropriate messages with a minor via the Twitch Whisper function. Numerous consequences followed for DrDisrespect: Among other things, he lost monetization on YouTube, his own company ended its collaboration with him, and numerous fellow streamers distanced themselves from him.
He initially admitted to some of the allegations and, after a break lasting 74 days, returned to live streaming on YouTube. Here, however, he again denied the allegations.
Before it became known why DrDisrespect was banned from Twitch, this was the current state of information for a long time:
DrDisrespect was a celebrity on Twitch – his ban remains a big secret to this day
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DrDisrespect ranks second in YouTube Gaming Ranking
How successful is DrDisrespect anyway? On X, the analysis site Stream Charts posted the top streamers in YouTube Gaming from the USA for the year 2024. Second place in this statistic is taken by DrDisrespect with a total watch time of 14.08 million hours and a stream time of around 556 hours.
The statistics include the period from January 1, 2024 to September, which also includes the time before the real reasons for DrDisrespect’s ban became known. The issue only became big in June 2024.
While he doesn’t catch up with IShowSpeed’s first place of 24.97 million hours, it proves that he has held up very well despite his scandal. Had he not taken a two-month break, this number would probably be even higher.
Why is the watch time so high despite the scandal? The high watch time does not necessarily mean that every viewer is a fan of DrDisrespect.
Curiosity about further statements also seems to have contributed to the high watch time. The streamer was also able to record high viewer numbers for his comeback stream.
Over time, there may also be some jealous viewers who are just waiting for the streamer to say something that has some negative connotations. DrDisrespect’s controversy may have attracted such people.
Furthermore, the high watch time does not mean that DrDisrespect will continue to earn as much money as before. After all, YouTube has turned off monetization on his channel.
What does this mean for the future? In the future, we will have to wait and see whether the number of viewers and watch time will remain so high. It could well be that his comeback is the only reason why there is such a high level of interest in him. It remains to be seen whether DrDisrespect can simply carry on as before.
You might think that the controversy surrounding him has had almost no effect on DrDisrespect. His viewer numbers and watch time are still good, especially when you look at the numbers from 2022: Twitch banned 2 of its most famous streamers, cannot stop their success – because they dominated YouTube in 2022