Ninja Loses 40K Subscribers After Taking Days Off

It’s been a big week for Fortnite, with the launch of the title on the Nintendo Switch, and the first ever tournament run by Epic Games proving to be a massive success. A large part of this rise in popularity must be attributed to one man, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, with his decision to switch to streaming Fortnite full time garnering a massive audience in very little time. unfortunately, it seems not even Ninja is free from the concerns of making a living, as he has reportedly lost 40,000 subscribers after taking just two days off from his rigorous streaming schedule.

Wanna know the struggles of streaming over other jobs? I left for less than 48 hours and lost 40,000 subscribers on twitch. I’ll be back today (Wednesday) grinding again.

— Ninja (@Ninja) June 13, 2018

The streaming superstar has been taking time away from his usual day to day life to experience everything that E3 2018 has to offer, in addition to claiming the ultimate prize at the Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am just yesterday. Reaching out to his followers on Twitter, Ninja wrote “Wanna know the struggles of streaming over other jobs? I left for less than 48 hours and lost 40,000 subscribers on twitch. I’ll be back today (Wednesday) grinding again.”

This seems an incredible number to most people, and for a very large majority of streamers, losing 40K subscribers in two days would signal a very major issue. While Ninja is largely insulated from such problems, reportedly boasting of a sub count above 250,000 as of last April, the problem remains that streaming every day is often being seen as an obligation by a seemingly large percentage of the community. For better or worse, even someone as popular as Ninja feels the strain of taking a few days off.