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The sudden jump in popularity of Ninja, a Fortnite streamer who has, over the past several months, gained over 50,000 subscribers, has caused some to question whether bot accounts or compromised subscriptions were involved, as detailed in Polygon's report of Ninja's rise.This kind of growth is largely unprecedented, but according to a statement sent to IGN by a Twitch spokesperson, the company attributes the increase to active, new Twitch Prime members utilizing free channel subscriptions to contribute to Fortnite streamers, and the company hasn't seen "any indication of bot activity.""We've seen large numbers of players trying Twitch Prime for the first time, getting free loot, and using their first monthly free channel subscription," the spokesperson said, concluding "It's great to see many broadcasters getting a bump from these new Twitch Prime members. New members are subscribing to these popular Fortnite channels and we haven’t seen any indication of bot activity.​"​As Polygon noted, reports have intimated the rise could be attributed to third-party vendors were purchasing subscriptions to then sell the Fortnite skin packs. With many of these new subscribers appearing to have little activity on Twitch and coming in large numbers, streamers like Shorty have expressed concern that these are spam subscriptions.For more on Fortnite, read up on how Fortnite has doubled PUBG Twitch viewership, becoming the most-watched game on Twitch . Additionally, be warned not to team up in solo matches, as Epic Games has begun banning players for doing so And if you're playing, be sure to check out IGN's Fortnite wiki guide for tips, strategies, and more.

Brian Barnett is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow and chat with him (he's super friendly) on Twitter at @Ribnax