on https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/NAME/follows/channels?client_id=y6d7ucm76cfva9jokjgdbl1os10979
[follows][_total] would give you the total number of channels that NAME is following.
If you wanted the total number of people following NAME, you’d want:
https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/NAME/follows?client_id=y6d7ucm76cfva9jokjgdbl1os10979
[_total]