If someone’s got your stream playing - even in another tab, even on mute - Twitch says yep, that’s a viewer. But if the stream isn’t playing (like it’s paused or loading endlessly), they don’t count. However, people have reported that this is not the case, mostly on Reddit posts.
Now, here’s the twist: that Viewer Count has nothing to do with your Users in Chat - that list only sho... https://viewbotter.com/blog/twitch-says-1-viewer-when-have-7/