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DeshaeFrost leaves Twitch for exclusive Kick deal
Fariha Bhatti
Popular variety streamer DeshaeFrost has announced his move to Kick, where he aims to become “one of the biggest streamers” on the platform. DeshaeFrost is not a new name in entertainment. In fact, many of his fans know him from when he was just 16-year old opening comedy shows for comedians like Faizon Love, Tony Roberts, Tiffany Haddish, and more. But his career took a sharp turn in 2022 when …
Kick
Brand Risk announces BRP14: Full fight card, price, and date details
Hannan Mundia
Adin Ross’ Brand Risk Promotions has just announced its BRP14 fight night event, and it will feature highly popular influencers such as Johnny Manziel and Bob Menery. Adin Ross’ Brand Risk series of influencer fighting events has outlived the likes of Misfits Boxing and Kingpin. Some of the biggest previous matches included Charleston White vs. Kodiyakredd, and BRP14 hopes to up the stakes. Being the 14th event from this promotion …
Casino Streamers
Trainwreckstv reportedly joins Partyhat Play as co-owner
Khizar Mundia
Tyler “TrainwrecksTV” Faraz Niknam appears to be expanding his already diverse portfolio, with the prominent casino streamer seemingly joining slot provider Partyhat Play as a co-owner. Trainwreckstv is a widely known name in the gambling industry because of his willingness to stream high-risk games, which then go viral everywhere as he regularly wins big. The streamer is rumored to be one of the richest gambling streamers and is consistently expanding …
Kick
SteveWillDoit and Togi get a $100,000 win on Mission Uncrossable
Hannan Mundia
The Kick streamers SteveWillDoit and Togi were playing Mission Uncrossable during a joint stream, when they got a memorable $100,00 win by using the autobet feature. Collaborating with streamers who share the same type of audience that you’re aiming to attract is clearly one of the best ways to grow your personal brand, and while this usually happens in the gaming category, with games such as Among Us, Peak, and …
Valorant
Trainwreckstv’s Valorant ban has xQc and Riot Games quarrelling
Hannan Mundia
The popular Kick streamer Trainwreckstv has received a 30-day ban on Valorant for apparently boosting despite playing on his own account, sparking heated discourse in the community. The terms of service of online competitive games are usually shakily implemented. In particular, Riot Games is known for only occasionally giving players any punishment for actions such as boosting and smurfing. The primary exceptions to this matter are popular streamers who catch …
Twitch
PUBG announces $100,000 Streamer Challenge for PAYDAY mode
Khizar Mundia
PUBG is hosting a limited-time challenge where streamers can compete in PAYDAY mode for a chance to win a share of the $100,000 prize money. PUBG’s latest gameplay mode is introducing a new direction for the game, as the battle royale will now feature a heist mode. This highlights Krafton’s desire to give its players more in terms of varied content. PUBG’s collaboration will also feature a tournament where streamers …
Big Wins
Wild Storm bonus run turns into huge payout for Trainwreckstv
Fariha Bhatti
Trainwreckstv continued his massive run on Stake after hitting a nearly $6 million bonus round win on Wild Storm. Wins of this scale are not commonplace in online slots, but somehow, they’ve become routine for Trainwreckstv. Fresh off a $15 million hit on Valhalla 1000 that pulled him out of a deep slump, the streamer hasn’t slowed down since. In the days following that win, he’s stacked multiple other multi-million-dollar hits, …
Big Wins
Cabrzy turns a dead bonus into nearly a million on Lazy Knight
Fariha Bhatti
Sometimes, even the deadest of spins can lead to a mind-blowing outcome, and Cabrzy’s recent Kick gambling session is proof of that. The streamer’s patience through slow spins helped him secure almost a million on Lazy Knight. Cabrzy has earned a strong reputation in the gambling streaming space lately. He may not dominate headlines as often as some of the bigger names, but for bettors new to the scene, he …
How Trainwreckstv hit a multi-million dollar win on Keno Xtreme
Fariha Bhatti
Big Wins
Keno is already one of the higher variance games on Stake, but Keno Xtreme turns the dial up even further. This was evident when Trainwreckstv landed a 50,000x win during a recent stream in what was a remarkable session of the Degen Lab game. Keno is a simple game of picking numbers from a table, and relies fully on luck. However, streamers have played it so much that it can …
What is the streamer DeshaeFrost’s net worth and income?
Hannan Mundia
Casino Streamers
Given his rapid rise to prominence in recent months, DeshaeFrost’s net worth is also burgeoning, owing to his streaming career as well as his other business interests. The recent rise of streaming culture has made many people try their hand at becoming streamers. While most aren’t able to reach the highs they dreamt of, others manage to get lucky enough to go viral. DeshaeFrost’s case is a little different, since …
Who is Trainwreckstv? Girlfriend, net worth, and more
Fariha Bhatti
Kick
Over his decade-long streaming career, Tyler “Trainwreckstv” Niknam has dipped his toes into several areas of content creation, which goes a long way in explaining his diverse fanbase. Here’s everything you need to know about Trainwreckstv and his streaming journey to date. Trainwreckstv is often regarded as the face of Kick, and for good reason. Despite his recent fallout with Stake, his contribution to the platform’s growth is undeniable, something …
What is Clavicular’s Looksmaxxing and why is everyone talking about it?
Fariha Bhatti
Kick
You’d think Braden “Clavicular” Peters coined the term Looksmaxxing, but long before it went viral, people were already chasing the same idea. Here’s a look at what it means to Looksmaxx. The streaming world has produced its share of viral trends, but Looksmaxxing might be the most significant one to cross over into the mainstream. The term traces its roots back to around 2010, originating in niche online communities. It …
Trainwreckstv’s advice leads TimTheTatman to a max win on The Luxe
Fariha Bhatti
Big Wins
TimTheTatman may not be Roobet’s most seasoned gambler, but taking advice from Trainwreckstv proved to be the right call — his words of wisdom helped him land The Luxe’s $100,000 max win. TimTheTatman is popular for his gaming streams, specifically COD. But, streamer’s recent venture with Roobet has been equally popular among fans who regularly tune into his gambling streams on Kick. The streamer has landed some notable wins on …
Who is xQc, and how did he get so big?
Khizar Mundia
Kick
Félix “xQc” Lengyel is one of the most prominent gaming streamers, who is widely recognized by his viral reaction clips — but who exactly is he, and what are the reasons behind his rapid growth in recent years? xQc is a massively popular streamer who is active on Kick, and offers his opinions about everything, which he isn’t shy about sharing. These opinions and real takes make him relatable, which …
Did iShowSpeed really get Guadeloupean citizenship?
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
Social media is ablaze with claims that Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. was granted a Guadeloupean citizenship by the country’s Vice President — here are all the details. iShowSpeed’s Caribbean Tour is going strong, with the streamer already making viral content. Clips of the American handing out food were one of the first things that got real traction. He then claimed to be the first streamer to livestream underwater, and showed …
Here’s how to start livestreaming on X
Khizar Mundia
Casino Streamers
X is making a major move into livestreaming, with Head of Product Nikita Bier pushing for creators to broadcast their content on the platform. Here is how streamers can go live on X — and what is means for the future of the platform. Nikita Bier has recently highlighted X’s viral potential in order to attract streamers. Nicolas “Sneako” Balinthazy became one of the first to listen to Bier and …
Nick White shows how much smaller Kick creators can make
Khizar Mundia
Kick
Kick streamer Nick White is a relatively smaller creator, but he highlighted in a recent stream how well the platform pays him. Nick White is a creator that first came to prominence in 2024, gaining a reputation for entertaining JustChatting and reaction streams. He also faced a Kick ban for livestreaming how easy it is to code viewbots. The streamer has been creating regular content on Kick since his return, …
How to go live on Kick using just your phone
Fariha Bhatti
Kick
Kick is making IRL streaming even simpler by letting creators go live directly from their phones. With the newly-launched Kick GO Live app, starting a face-cam stream takes just a few steps. Mobile streaming is by no means a revolutionary idea. In fact, creators could already stream from their phones on Kick, but it was a tedious process. Without a third-party app and a dozen hoops to jump through, streaming …
Are WestCol and Milica in a relationship? Here’s what we know
Khizar Mundia
Kick
Luis “WestCol” Fernando Villa Álvarez and Micaela “Milica” Ybañez are in the limelight following some private pictures and a video being leaked online, leading to fans speculating that the two may be in a secret relationship. WestCol is one of the top Kick streamers, known for his Stream Fighters events, which pull in a large number of viewers. Milica is an Argentine streamer and influencer, known for IRL content and …
How X is seemingly reshaping monetization to focus on livestreaming
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
X Head of Product, Nikita Bier, has recently been pushing creators to multistream, and new reports suggest the platform will rework monetization for original livestream content. The recent drama in the streaming space surprisingly involved IRL YouTuber Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkin Jr. and Nikita Bier. iShowSpeed requested X not to remove its community, but this led to Bier apparently talking down to the streamer, and it became a whole controversy. Nikita …
Since its initial announcement in 2022, Kick has quickly becoming one of the biggest streaming platforms on the planet. Its notoriety is a product a variety of successes and controversies attached to the platform, and through it all, one thing has been firmly established: Kick is here to stay in the streaming space, and other platforms will have to continue contending with it as a result.
When was Kick launched?
Kick was originally brought about in October 2022, though the streaming platform didn’t go live as its users recognize today until December 2022, a short time later. The streaming platform immediately made a splash as a prominent alternative to popular competitors of the day, most especially Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch.
Kick was only the latest platform to make such an effort. YouTube Gaming had launched as an arm of the popular video hosting website YouTube in 2015 with similar intentions. One year later, technology giant Microsoft launched its own streaming platform, Mixer, as an entry into the growing competition.
Both YouTube Gaming and Mixer made waves in the livestreaming space by signing content creators to exclusivity contracts worth big money, intended to carve chunks of audience away from Twitch. But YouTube Gaming folded in 2019, and Mixer followed it just one year later. Twitch was again left relatively unchallenged.
That changed when Kick was announced in 2022. Funded by gambling giant
Stake, Kick was the next platform in line to challenge Twitch’s dominance in the streaming space. And the new platform had a plan for that competition.
Kick offers better deals to streamers
Seeking to make its own mark in the streaming world, Kick would go on to announce a very generous 95/5 split of
channel subscription revenue
towards streamers. This was a major change relative to the established norm, as Twitch was known for taking significant cuts of any revenue its streamers managed to create. By offering so much better a percentage, Kick instantly made itself an attractive destination for many streamers whether they were new to content creation or established names.
Established names were also central to Kick’s strategy. In 2023, the platform’s first full year of formal operations, Kick signed deals with some of the biggest content creators associated with Twitch. These deals were made with a broad variety of streamers who appealed to different audiences.
Notable names included former Overwatch pro Felix “xQc” Lengyel, world-ranked chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, popular content creator Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa, Fortnite pro and former 100 Thieves streamer Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff, and others.
Kick was able to support itself through these aggressive signings and generous revenue splits in large part because the platform is not required by its owners at Stake to be profitable. Rather, Kick is operated as a loss leader, a project that operates at a deficit but is relied on for its community outreach and overall marketing potential.
Looser moderation draws some streamers, users to Kick
Kick has also established a reputation for having looser moderation than that of rival platform Twitch. While Twitch has often gotten into hot water for its inconsistent moderation policies regarding its streamers, Kick sought to lower the moderation barrier and allow content creators more freedom to express themselves.
This led to the migration of some popular streamers who had fallen out of favor with Twitch, including Adin Ross and Steven “Destiny” Bonnell.
While this broader freedom has been welcomed by some streamers and their fans, others in the streaming community have criticized Kick for some of the content allowed on the platform. This has led to multiple reevaluations and clarifications on the part of Kick, though it continues to be a more open platform in its moderating policies than does Twitch.
Kick has also separated itself by being welcoming of
gambling and betting streams
so long as the games are played in regions in which they’re legally allowed. The platform has made additional inroads internationally and with non-English -language streams. Some of the platform’s most popular content creators, including Luis “Westcol” Alvarez, stream in Spanish or other languages besides English, and the platform has seen significant growth in Latin America and Middle Eastern regions.
Now multiple years into its operation, Kick has made it clear that the platform is in it for the long haul, and its growing number of streamers and overall users speak to that reality.
