Twitch was founded by History On June 7, 2011, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Justin.tv launches Twitch.tv as a beta product focused on esports. The name is inspired by the term "twitch gameplay" which is used to refer to the reaction time of the players. 15 15 million million users users are are active active every every day day Twitch competition Benefits Bits are buyed by viewers to give to streamers and the subs are benefits for the viwers of the streamer.