Samy Rivers

Samantha Rivera Treviño (born August 20, 1998), better known as Samy Rivers or simply Rivers, is a Mexican Internet celebrity, streamer and YouTuber. In 2023, she positioned herself as the most viewed female streamer on Twitch worldwide, streaming under the rivers_gg tag.^[2][3]

Rivers
Rivers in 2023.
Personal information
Born	Samantha Rivera Treviño (1998-08-20) August 20, 1998 (age 26) Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Occupations	Internet celebrity streamer YouTuber Entrepreneur
Twitch information
Channel	rivers_gg
Years active	2020–present
Genre	Video gaming
Followers	6.4 million
YouTube information
Channel	Rivers
Years active	2020–present
Genre(s)	Let's Play Vlog
Subscribers	4.23 million[1]
Total views	573 million[1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: September 8, 2024

Career

Rivers began her career in the digital world in 2020 through the Facebook and YouTube platforms, where she shared about video games. Her content reached the goal of achieving one million followers, which led her to be interviewed by various magazines and newspapers and identified as one of the ten best online content creators in Mexico.^[4] Her content extends to various social networks such as Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.^[5]

Rivers' main platform is Twitch where it has been positioned in the top places since 2022, reaching an average of more than 12,000 viewers with peaks that exceed 75,000 viewers.^[6] In addition to standing out in the field of video games and streaming, she is also recognized for being the president of the PIO FC football team of the Kings League.^[7][8]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2023	MTV MIAW Awards	Streamer of the Year	Won	[9]
2023	Kids' Choice Awards Mexico	Coolest Streamer	Won	[10]
2023	Eliot Awards	Streamer	Nominated	[11]
2024	The Streamer Awards	Best International Streamer	Nominated	[12]
2024	Kids' Choice Awards	Funniest Creator (Latin America)	Nominated	[13]

See also

• List of most-followed Twitch channels

References

1. "About Rivers". YouTube.
2. "Rivers: La streamer mujer más vista en Twitch y sensación en TikTok". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). June 4, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
3. "'Rivers', la streamer regia más vista en Twitch a nivel mundial". ABC Noticias. June 4, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
4. "Rivers: su historia e increíble crecimiento en Twitch durante 2022". Vanguardia MX (in Mexican Spanish). October 18, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
5. Díaz, Franco (February 27, 2023). "¿Quién es Rivers? La streamer que lo peta en Twitch". Esportmaniacos (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
6. Carlos Díaz (July 4, 2023). "Las 10 streamers más vistas de junio: Rivers domina en todo". Movistar eSports. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
7. "Quién es Sammy Rivera, la mexicana que peleará en la velada del año 3". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
8. "¿Quién es Samy Rivers, streamer mexicana en medio de la polémica por La Velada del Año 3?". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
9. Juárez, Paola (August 7, 2023). "MTV Miaw 2023: Lista completa de ganadores". Glamour México (in Spanish). Retrieved August 7, 2023.
10. Juárez, Paola (August 27, 2023). "Kids Choice Awards 2023: lista completa de ganadores" [Kids Choice Awards 2023: full list of winners]. Glamour (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
11. Juárez, Paola (October 20, 2023). "Lista completa de los ganadores a los Eliot Awards 2023" [Complete list of winners of the 2023 Eliot Awards]. Glamour (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
12. Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
13. "Kids' Choice Awards 2024: Nickelodeon Unveils International KCA Nominations & Winners". NickALive!. July 19, 2024. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.