Twitch has furthered their global visibility efforts thanks to their TwitchCon events, which are held annually in the United States as well as other parts of the world, such as the upcoming Rotterdam event.
But as far as Twitch hosting a TwitchCon Asia, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy says it is unlikely to happen.
“We couldn’t do it the same way as we do, ’cause we wouldn’t have anywhere near the attendance that you get at North America TwitchCon” Clancy, who took over as Twitch CEO back in March 2023, said during a recent stream (h/t Sportskeeda).
Clancy also discussed some of the hurdles that a pan-continental convention would face, emphasizing that non-English speaking fans as well as other language barriers would create a number of issues.
“Most of the people that show up there didn’t speak English, right” Clancy stated.
“It needs to fit the country because it’s not just the streamers but also viewers” Clancy explained. “It’s unlikely that viewers from Taiwan or Melbourne are going to want to travel to Tokyo. Because it will be viewed as a Japan TwitchCon, and if we went to Australia, it would be viewed as an Australia TwitchCon, not for a Japanese fan. It’s also a long way. It’s not like Australia is close.”
