What Does 'Host / Hosting' Mean?

[ TWITCH CULTURE ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]

FORCE: Attention EconomyUNIVERSE: Twitch CultureCLUSTER: Livestream Creator Mechanics

A Twitch feature letting a streamer display another streamer's live broadcast on their own channel page, sending their audience's attention to that person without ending their own stream, distinct from a raid's active audience redirect.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"He's hosting a smaller streamer tonight instead of going live himself."

LORE & ORIGIN

Built into Twitch's platform as a lower-commitment alternative to raiding, letting a streamer showcase another creator to their audience without formally ending their own broadcast session.

FIRST SEEN

2014

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Twitch Canon)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:Raid (Streaming)Streamer

阅读中文版 →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Leer en español →Ler em português →Lire en français →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CNHost（转播展示） →日本語 ja-JPホスト機能 →한국어 ko-KR호스팅 →Español es-ESHost (Twitch) →Português pt-BRHost (Twitch) →Français fr-FRHost (Twitch) →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · LOW

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ TWITCH CULTURE ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]

RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2014

NOW

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