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A viewer who watches a stream or video regularly but never chats, comments, or otherwise interacts.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Chat's always quiet during his stream even though the viewer count is huge, mostly silent viewers."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named as the streaming-specific counterpart to lurking, describing a consistent but entirely passive audience member.
FIRST SEEN
2016
PEAK POPULARITY
2016-2026 (Livestream Vocabulary)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Ghost FollowerLurk ModeBot Audience
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+20 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · MODERATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
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RELATED TERMS
MENTIONS OVER TIME
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RELATED SEARCHES
TOP PLATFORMS
TikTok
52%
YouTube
20%
Twitter / X
14%
Reddit
9%
Others
5%
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