{"entity":"twitch","id":"ent_twitch","name":"Twitch","predicate":"founder","label":"founder","page":"https://asof.is/record/twitch/founder","as_of":"2026-11-04","summary":"As of November 4, 2026, Twitch's founder on the AsOf record is Emmett Shear, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (tubefilter.com and analyticsindiamag.com). The record holds 2 claims on Twitch's founder, 2 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_EDBCC461F5BC"],"latest_period":null,"claims":[{"id":"clm_EDBCC461F5BC","value":"Emmett Shear","valid_from":null,"undated":true,"valid_to":null,"published":"2025-12-24","recorded":"2026-11-01","confidence":0.8,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4555537","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/11/20/twitch-co-founder-kevin-lin-departs-company/","tier":"secondary","publisher":"tubefilter.com","published_at":null},{"url":"https://analyticsindiamag.com/people/emmett-shear","tier":"secondary","publisher":"analyticsindiamag.com","published_at":"2025-12-24T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-11-01","quote":"Emmett Shear co-founded Twitch, transforming it into a global leader in live streaming.","url":"https://analyticsindiamag.com/people/emmett-shear"}},{"id":"clm_F01EA84406BC","value":"Michael Seibel","valid_from":null,"undated":true,"valid_to":null,"published":"2026-07-21","recorded":"2026-11-01","confidence":0.6,"status":"unverified","assertable":false,"why_not":"unverified","superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4555537","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.revenuememo.com/p/who-owns-twitch","tier":"secondary","publisher":"revenuememo.com","published_at":"2026-07-21T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-11-01","quote":"Twitch grew out of Justin.tv, which Justin Kan and Emmett Shear launched in 2007. The broader founding team also included Michael Seibel, Kyle Vogt, and Kevin Lin.","url":"https://www.revenuememo.com/p/who-owns-twitch"}}],"replaced":[],"faq":[{"question":"What is Twitch's current founder?","answer":"Emmett Shear, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (tubefilter.com and analyticsindiamag.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 4, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.80)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{"unverified":"Unverified: one source that is not primary, or a primary source below confidence 0.7. Asserted once a primary source or a second independent domain confirms it."},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}