On Monday, December 15, Streams Charts unveiled the ranking of the most-watched VALORANT streamers of 2025, a snapshot that underscores Riot Games FPS continuing to occupy a central position across streaming platforms. VALORANT has kept gaining momentum both as a live streaming category and as an esport, remaining among Twitch’s five most-watched categories while simultaneously expanding its footprint on YouTube, Kick, SOOP Korea, and CHZZK.

At the top of the ranking, Tarik "Tarik" Celik finishes first for the second consecutive year. The former Major-winning Counter-Strike professional, despite being less active than in 2024, continues to stand out in terms of audience engagement and is, at the time of publication, the only creator to surpass 20 million hours watched (HW) on VALORANT content in 2025. Overall, he totals 25.3 million HW combined across Twitch and YouTube.

He also plays a significant role within the Sentinels ecosystem and, more broadly, within the global VALORANT scene: throughout 2025, Tarik hosted and watch-partied the majority of VALORANT’s international events, maintaining near-constant visibility around the VCT Americas league.

Japan’s scene is on the rise

Behind Tarik, Óscar "mixwell" Cañellas claims second place with 14.4 million HW on Twitch. Streams Charts explains that the Spaniard streamer has reinforced his status as a prominent VALORANT streaming figure by consistently covering leagues and tournaments, while also increasing the number of collaborations with various content creators from the scene.

The 2025 ranking is also shaped by the rise of several communities, particularly Japan and Brazil. In the top 10, Japan places three creators: Koji "Lazvell" Ushidaranks third overall, with two other Japanese streamers also making the cut, Hashimoto “Bijusan” Ren in sixth, and Junichi Kato in seventh. On the Brazilian side, Gustavo "sacy" Rossi notably appears among the year’s key names, placing fifth with 11.6 million HW.

However, the most-watched VALORANT streamer in Brazil is Heitor "TcK10" Tomazela, ranked fourth with 12.1 million HW, retaining the national title for the second year in a row; meanwhile, sacy recorded the strongest year-on-year rise on the leaderboard following his shift toward full-time content creation after retiring as a professional player in late 2024, finishing the year at 11.6 million HW.