Valkyrae reveals her YouTube contract means viewership doesn\u2019t matter YouTube: ValkyraeRachell \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter is one of YouTube Gaming\u2019s biggest streamers, but she has revealed that her contract with the platform means the number of viewers she gets doesn\u2019t actually matter. Signing a contract in January 2021 to stream exclusively on YouTube, Valkyrae\u2018s channel almost immediately blew up. Coinciding with the rise of Among Us, her sub count has risen from 1.1 million in September to just shy of 3.5 million at the time of writing. She\u2019s since expanded her portfolio and become involved with other ventures, such as acquiring an ownership stake in esports org 100 Thieves and starring in music videos with artists like Corpse Husband and Bella Poarch. And Valkyrae since has revealed how the \u201csecurity\u201d of her contract with YouTube means she no longer has to pay attention to the number of viewers she gets. In an interview with Twitch vtuber CodeMiko, Rae explained how her contract with YouTube helped take pressure off her when creating content, and aided her development as she became a mainstream star. \u201c[Becoming successful] was very unexpected,\u201d she said. \u201cI think obviously Among Us had a lot to do with that, but it was very, very unexpected. \u201cIt felt like extra credit, because when I switched over obviously I signed a contract so I was like \u2018Ok, this is for stability, I can do what I want and not have to worry about numbers and stuff, if I have one viewer I\u2019ll be fine.\u201d While the finer details of Valkyrae\u2019s contract are not known to the public, it\u2019s clear that the stability her deal with Youtube provides has enabled her to be more experimental with her content. And stats from the first quarter of 2021 show that she is still by far the most-watched female streamer, beyond other popular content creators like Imane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys and Rumay \u2018Hafu\u2019 Wang. The Queen of YouTube is a big example of where a move to another platform has clearly benefitted the content creator, and it will be fascinating to see what lies ahead in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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