Private company
Twitch Interactive
Logo: Twitch Interactive, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Amazon subsidiary company that operates Twitch.tv.1
Last updated Oct 19, 2026.
Overview
Sep 18, 2006Founded1
- IndustryInternet industry, video game industry1
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States1
- Websitewww.twitch.tv/p
- Legal formCorporation2
- LEI254900S5FQVEIQC7G3532
- StatusActive2
- LEI statusIssued and current2
- Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
- Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 42215112
Leadership
Who has led Twitch Interactive, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
2010201520202025
- FounderEmmett Shear1
- FounderJustin Kan1
- FounderKyle Vogt1
- FounderMichael Seibel1
- Chief executive officerDan Clancy Mar 2023 to now1
- Chief executive officerEmmett Shear Aug 2011 to Mar 20231
- Chief executive officerMichael Seibel 2006 to Aug 20111
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company (GLEIF)
Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Timeline
- Mar 2023New chief executive Dan Clancy becomes CEO1
- Sep 2019Acquisition Acquired Internet Game Database1
- Aug 25, 2014Acquired Acquired by Amazon1
- Feb 2014Renamed Name changed to Twitch Interactive, Inc.1
- Aug 2011New chief executive Emmett Shear becomes CEO1
- Jun 15, 2007Parent Directly consolidated by Amazon2
- Sep 18, 2006Founded Founded1
- 2006New chief executive Michael Seibel becomes CEO1
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataTwitch Interactive on Wikidata
- 2
- 3Wikimedia CommonsTwitch Interactive logo by Twitch Interactive, Public domain