Screenshot via Pokimane's Twitch channel

Leaving Twitch happens to the best streamers. Imane "Pokimane" Anys has announced that her exclusive multi-yr contract with Twitch has ended today.

Pokimane appear her Twitch channel that her contract with the streaming platform, which she signed in March 2022, has reached the end of its road. Contained streaming journalist Zach Bussey tweeted a clip of her stream in which she shared how wild the final 2 years have been for her channel, proverb she had "lots of up and downs, lots of memories, lots of friends" — all while her cat meows in the background.

The Moroccan-Canadian streamer confirmed in a tweet that her contract with Twitch expired and that she'll be a free agent for the first fourth dimension since 2022. Notwithstanding, she said she'll reveal to her loyal fans what she'll be doing side by side on February eight.

Pokimane started streaming on Twitch in 2022 at the tender historic period of 17, and her go-to games were League of Legends and Fortnite. With nearly nine 1000000 followers and over 200 million total channel views, she became the most-viewed woman on the platform. The wide variety of games and other content she shared on her aqueduct even made information technology the well-nigh pop aqueduct on Twitch.

Although she had been streaming on Twitch for nine years straight, Pokimane'due south terminal ii years on the site were the wildest. A Twitch hack leaked her earnings, she took mental wellness breaks, co-founded a content creator consulting firm named RTS, called out sexist abuse confronting her and other female streamers, and got banned for a few days for streaming episodes ofAvatar: The Last Airbender.

Now that Pokimane is a free agent, there's no telling what she'll practice next. She could either explore other streaming platforms to broadcast her content, consult aspiring content creators at RTC or re-sign with Twitch. Either way, fans will accept to tune in next week to see what her adjacent venture is.