Best And Most Popular Kick Streamers

What Is Kick?

Kick.com is a live video streaming platform launched in 2022 and founded by Stake.com, a crypto gambling site. It functions almost the same as Twitch, with streams being categorized by topics or games for users to browse on the homepage. Many streamers prefer Kick because of its 95/5 revenue split. Streamers keep 95% of their subscription earnings, which is far better than YouTube Live’s 70% and Twitch’s 50%.

Another major difference is that Kick allows gambling streams and certain mature content that Twitch has banned. The platform’s owners claim they apply guidelines to the community more transparently, unlike Twitch, which has been criticized for inconsistent rule application.

Kick’s growth has been fueled by well-known streamers moving to the platform and bringing their audiences with them. Tyler “Trainwreck” Niknam was the first major streamer to leave Twitch for Kick, motivated by Twitch’s stricter policies on gambling content. Other big streamers like Felix “xQc” Lengyel, Adin Ross, Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa, Hikaru Nakamura, and Corinna Kopf have also switched to Kick.

Not everyone is on the same page with Kick, though. Imane “Pokimane” Anys, for example, refused to stream on the platform due to concerns over its ownership and ethical practices.

How popular is Kick? Let’s look at some key stats on its rapid growth: Between January and April 2023, Kick’s viewership sky-rocketed by an impressive 404%. In the span of just three months, the platform grew from 12.8 million hours of viewed content to 51.8 million.

By May 2023, Kick had gained another 58,000 active streamers, reaching a total of 67,000 active channels. From May to June 2023, hours watched on Kick raised by 44%, increasing to 84.1 million.

"Just Chatting" became Kick’s top streaming category, with 27.7 million hours watched in June 2023, while "Slots and Casinos" followed with over 15 million hours. The platform’s active streamers exploded from 5 million to 12 million in just one month.

Kick’s numbers went even further in June 2023 after popular streamers Amouranth and xQc joined Kick..

Most Popular Kick Streamers

xQc

Felix Lengyel was born on November 12, 1995 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. He started streaming on Twitch when he was just 19 years old. At that time, the player mostly streamed his League of Legends game under the nickname xQcLoL. The streamer's nickname consists of the letter "x", which is the last letter in his name, and the abbreviation "Qc", which stands for Quebec.

xQc began his eSports career as a member of the Q-Mix and later joined Denial eSports teams. His biggest achievement in Overwatch is his 3rd place in the Overwatch World Cup 2018.

In 2018, Felix 'xQc' Lengyel left professional esports to focus on creating content as a streamer on YouTube and Twitch. xQc gained popularity because of his provocative content.

xQc’s whole deal is that he’s a provocateur. His entire career, he has built his audience by existing right on the edge of the line. He’s had five different bans from Twitch, for everything from watching the Olympics to showing gorillas having an intercourse, and streaming as an agent of chaos has brought him huge success.

But not bigger than his move to Kick, for which he was offered $70 million over two years, which could rise to $100 million. Now he is a full time Kick streamer.

Adin Ross

Adin Ross is a well-known streamer, YouTuber, and professional gamer with an estimated net worth of $24 million. His income mainly comes from sponsorships, streaming revenue, and investments.

He began gaining traction in 2019 by streaming NBA 2K20 on Twitch, which helped him connect with high-profile figures like Bronny James. By 2020, his streams had over 100,000 followers, and his “e-date” streams added to his growing popularity.

In February 2023, Ross switched to the streaming platform Kick after being permanently banned from Twitch. He reportedly earns between $33,333 and $50,000 per hour from his Kick streaming deal. With an estimated 125 hours streamed per month, his annual earnings could range from $50 million to $75 million.

Although there were rumors of a $100 million deal, Ross clarified that his income depends on how many hours he streams. While his earnings are among the highest in the industry, they still fall short of xQc’s $100 million two-year contract.

Hikaru Nakamura

Through his content creation, Hikaru promotes the game of chess but also gives you a chance to see the many strategies involved in chess and parts of the game that make it so interesting. His ability to mix high-level gameplay with educational commentary has expanded the chess community but has also added a fun and enjoyable way to watch chess.

Most believe that Hikaru’s success as a chess content creator made him one of the top earners in the chess world and now he is like a benchmark for others to follow.

Although Hikaru initially launched his streaming journey on Twitch several years ago, a significant turning point occurred in March 2023 when he transitioned to Kick. The allure of Kick's 95/5 revenue split in comparison to Twitch's 50/50 division prompted this move.

According to the well-known Twitch leak, Hikaru's earnings between August 2019 and October 2021 reached an impressive $773,831. As no other reliable source shows anything related to Hikaru earning from Kick, we'll use these numbers to figure out our foundational estimate.

Be aware that these numbers might be slightly out of date, as Hikaru's channel has had massive growth since 2021, receiving much larger concurrent viewership, often peaking at around 30,000 viewers.

Amouranth

Millions of people know Kaitlyn Siragusa, better known as Amouranth. She got really popular in the streaming world and recently announced a big career change, moving to Kick in June 2024.

Amouranth started as a cosplayer, attending children’s parties and visiting hospitals dressed as popular characters. In 2016, Twitch noticed her talent and encouraged her to stream her costume-making process. By 2021, she had become the most-watched female streamer on Twitch, known for her creative and sometimes controversial content.

In mid-2023, after being banned multiple times and raising concerns about Twitch’s policies, Amouranth decided to switch to Kick. She was unhappy with Twitch’s revenue-sharing rules, which influenced her decision to join Kick, a platform backed by Stake.com co-founder Ed Craven. Kick’s better terms and potential for growth appealed to her and other top streamers.

In early 2023, Amouranth shared on the Full Squad Gaming podcast that she earns around $1.65 million a month, with most of it coming from OnlyFans.If those numbers are not wrong, she makes over $20 million a year.

Conclusion

Kick has become an amazing option for streamers, who have been limited by other platform’s policies and revenue splits, for example Twitch. They welcome big names like xQc, Adin Ross and so on, which fuels the growth and draws in millions of people to kick.

The platform focuses on giving streamers more control over themselves, whether it’s earning or content, Kick is proving itself to be a strong alternative to Youtube and Twitch.