On the “Browse” page, there are categories that help creators get discovered: gambling, chatting, creative, and categories for different games, like Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto 5. There’s space for saved videos and clips, too. Alongside the streaming video, viewers can chat. There are a lot of skeptics and critics, too, warning streamers against throwing everything onto an untested platform platforms tied with up big streamers have lived and died plenty of times before. (Streamers have criticized Twitch’s tiered system, which offers better revenue splits for creators with a larger number of followers.)īut there’s a lot we don’t know about Kick lots of its programs and policies are not available online just yet. Kick is looking to offer a better deal, giving streamers 95% of subscriber revenue, compared to Twitch’s 50/50 or 70/30 splits, according to a Twitlonger post by Nikman. In June, Twitch announced and quickly backpedaled on a new policy regarding branded content before unveiling its new “Partner Plus” program, which outlines how streamers can up their share of subscription revenue. Lengyel and Siragusa are leaving Twitch for Kick as the Amazon-owned platform continues to deal with discontent among its creators, especially for its revenue split policies. IT’S TIME /HyKlZrggRr- Amouranth June 17, 2023

The New York Times reported the streaming platform is backed by Australian gambling sites Easygo Gaming and. (At the time of writing, Lengyel has more than 304,000 followers on Kick, and Siragusa has 67,000.) And while Lengyel’s contract with Kick is non-exclusive, Twitch policies do not allow partners to stream simultaneously on multiple platforms, which means more time spent on Kick would leave less time for livestreaming on Twitch.Ĭurrently, Kick’s largest streaming category is gambling content, which makes sense given the company’s backing: Kick is co-founded by Tyler “Trainwreck” Nikman, a gaming and gambling streamer, and gambling site Stake co-founder Ed Craven. Kick doesn’t currently have Twitch’s viewership numbers, but pulling in Lengyel and Siragusa, who each have millions of subscribers across a variety of platforms, will surely have an impact.

Lengyel and Siragusa join the likes of Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on the new streaming platform. Siragusa’s contract details have not been disclosed, but as one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, she’s surely getting a major contract. Kick, which calls itself a “creator-friendly” platform, offered Lengyel a $100 million deal. Two of Twitch’s biggest stars - Félix “xQc” Lengyel and Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa - are moving off the Amazon-owned platform and onto newcomer Kick.

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