Datasets:

lparkourer10
/

twitch_chat

license: cc-by-sa-4.0
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: train
        path: data/train-*
      - split: validation
        path: data/validation-*
dataset_info:
  features:
    - name: Message
      dtype: string
  splits:
    - name: train
      num_bytes: 171194856
      num_examples: 8923544
    - name: validation
      num_bytes: 943300
      num_examples: 61113
  download_size: 98397571
  dataset_size: 172138156
task_categories:
  - text-classification
  - text-generation
language:
  - en
tags:
  - twitch
  - y2k
  - chat
  - genz
pretty_name: twitch
size_categories:
  - 1M<n<10M

Twitch Chat Dataset

This dataset is a large-scale collection of Twitch chat logs aggregated from multiple streamers across various categories. It is designed to support the research and development of models for real-time, informal, and community-driven conversation, such as:

Chatbots tailored for livestream platforms
Simulating the behavior of Twitch chat
Modeling how chat reacts during hype moments, events, or memes

The code for it can be found here

📂 Dataset Structure

All files are combined into the train split, except the last one, which is used as the validation split.
The message column contains raw Twitch chat messages.

💡 Use Cases

Fine-tuning language models (e.g., LLaMA, Mistral, GPT) on informal, emoji-heavy, meme-rich dialogue.
Building generative agents or NPCs that mimic Twitch chat behavior.
Training moderation, toxicity, or sentiment classifiers for real-world fast-paced chat.
Analyzing the dynamics of online communities, virality, and meme propagation.

🔒 Ethics

Usernames are removed to protect individual privacy.
No private messages, subscriptions, or off-platform data are included.
If you find any such data, please open a discussion so it can be removed.
Always review and comply with Twitch's Terms of Service when using, modifying, or deploying models trained on this dataset.

📜 License

This dataset is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
You may use it for research or commercial purposes, provided that you give appropriate credit and share any derivative works under the same license.

🙏 Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the Twitch community and to the streamers whose public broadcasts and chat logs made this dataset possible.

🔗 Citation

If you use this dataset in your research or applications, please cite it as:

@misc{twitchchat2025,
  title = {Twitch Chat},
  author = {parkourer10},
  year = {2025},
  publisher = {Hugging Face Datasets},
  url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/lparkourer10/twitch_chat}
}