Another WoW streamer like the guy from the article (this ones named Zach) was streaming to 8k+ concurrent viewers for over a year without taking the offer to be

Another WoW streamer like the guy from the article (this ones named Zach) was streaming to 8k+ concurrent viewers for over a year without taking the offer to become a Twitch partner. He turned it on and got some ~3k subscribers in the first week. He was probably making alright donation income, but suddenly having your monthly income jump ~$12000 a month from just flipping a switch is pretty nuts.