Twitch Global Badges Update: August 2026 New Badges & Removals
Introduction
August 2026 brought a fresh wave of activity to Twitch's global badge lineup, and BadgeAlerts was tracking every update as it happened. As the web's most comprehensive Twitch badge tracker and global badges database, BadgeAlerts monitors badge additions, removals, and changes in real time so streamers, viewers, and collectors never miss a drop.
This month, Twitch rolled out 20 new global badges, giving chatters plenty of new ways to show off their status and support. On the emote side, things were quieter with no new global emotes introduced, but 2 emotes were retired from the platform. Read on for a full breakdown of what changed in August 2026, with detailed badge listings and removal notes available below.
New Twitch Badges
Hulk
This badge was earned by subscribing or gifting a sub to a streamer in the Marvel Tōkon category during the game's launch!
PrincessDonutBrown
Subbed to a streamer and got 2 months of Audible Premium!
Subbed to a streamer and got 2 months of Audible Premium!
Subbed to a streamer and got 2 months of Audible Premium!
League of Legends Classic
This badge was earned by supporting a streamer during the LoL Classic Twitch Rivals launch!
The Blood of Dawnwalker Launch
This badge was earned by watching a streamer in The Blood of Dawnwalker category for 1 hour
This badge was earned by subscribing or gifting a sub to a streamer in The Blood of Dawnwalker category
Resonance Minotaur
This badge was earned by watching Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy for 60 min
Squirtle
This badge was earned during the Pokémon First Partners Collection campaign.
This badge was earned during the Pokémon First Partners Collection campaign.
This badge was earned during the Pokémon First Partners Collection campaign.
This badge was earned during the Pokémon First Partners Collection campaign.
NASA Roman
This chat badge was awarded to Twitch users who watched NASA's launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
DRON-E
This badge was earned by subscribing or gifting a sub to a streamer in the Rainbow Six Siege category during Wasteland Circuit.
Diablo
This badge was earned by subscribing or gifting a sub to a Diablo streamer during BlizzCon 2026!
2026 Worlds costumed Pikachu
This badge was earned during the 2026 Pokémon World Championships.
This badge was earned during the 2026 Pokémon World Championships.
Mouseathon
This badge was earned by watching Ironmouse's 2026 Subathon!
Harley Mayhem
This badge was earned by subscribing or gifting a sub to a LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight streamer!
This badge was earned by subscribing or gifting a sub to a streamer in the ELDEN RING category.
Removed Twitch Emotes
How to track future drops
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