The new streaming platform, Kick.com, has been winning over creators since its launch a few months ago.

The site allows creators to stream all types of content, uncensored, which has helped it lure creators from Twitch which has strict guidelines about what is acceptable and what is not.

Let’s explore the ins and outs of the Kick streaming platform.

What is the Kick Streaming Platform?

Kick is a video live streaming service that was launched in 2022 as a competitor to Twitch.

It is operated by Kick Streaming Pty Ltd and is backed by the co-founders of Stake.com, a gambling site, as well as the streaming personality Trainwreckstv. Kick differentiates itself from Twitch by offering a more relaxed environment with looser moderation rules, a higher revenue share for streamers, and more adult-oriented content. The platform allows viewers to watch and interact with streamers based on personal interests or follow highlighted streamers.

One of the key features of Kick is its creator-friendly approach, which includes offering 95% of subscription revenue to streamers, compared to Twitch’s 50/50 or 70/30 split.

This generous revenue model has attracted many popular streamers from Twitch, including top male and female streamers like xQc and Amouranth.

Additionally, Kick provides streamers with more freedom and less restrictive rules, allowing for a wider range of content and interactions.

Furthermore, Kick has a dedicated gambling section, aligning with its backing by Stake.com, which allows cryptocurrency use. This aspect of Kick caters to a specific audience and further differentiates it from other streaming platforms like Twitch.

The platform is accessible via the web, Android, and iPhone/iPad device

No Rules, Big Paychecks

Last year in December, Ed Craven, the owner of a massive offshore online crypto casino called Stake.com, likely helped launch of Kick.com with the Australian gaming company he is a partial owner of, EasyGo Gaming. The streaming platform has gained fame for its almost non-existent rules (or at least rare execution on these rules) which have helped it attract creators whose content is questionable.

Aside from the unregulated freedom, Kick.com has also risen up the ranks among creators due to its fat paychecks. For instance, last month, Kick signed a two-year contract with one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, xQc, for $70 million along with incentives that could add up to another $30 million.

According to the creator’s agent, Ryan Morrison, the total rises to about $100 million if performance incentives are included. This deal is close to the two-year extension inked by LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers last year making it one of the largest in the entertainment industry.

xQc, also known as Félix Lengyel, rose to become a live-streaming star with close to 12 million subscribers. The 27-year-old chats with fans and plays video games on lives and can attract tens of thousands of viewers at a given time.

“Kick is allowing me to try and do things I haven’t been able to before. I’m extremely excited to take this opportunity and maximize it into new creative and fresh ideas over coming years,” xQc said after inking the contract.

Similar sentiments are shared by another massive Twitch streamer and Onlyfans creator Kaitlyn Siragusa, also known as Amouranth, who signed a $7 million contract. Her agent, who is also xQc’s agent, said that the contract could be worth $30 million with performance incentives.

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Creators have been complaining that Twitch has become less responsive to its online community. Instead, the Amazon-owned platform is said to be more focused on profitability than satisfying its creators. These complaints arose after the platform increase the portion of subscription income it takes from creators.

Kick.com vs. Twitch

To compete, Kick stated that it would only take 5% of the fees, compared to Twitch which leaves creators with 50% (mostly, some can get a limited 70% deal) and takes the other half.

While this is a substantial amount considering Twitch made $2.8 billion in subscription revenue last year, Kick’s offering is more shocking.

Kick is expected to be making profits on its massive investments and generous offerings. According to Craven, Kick’s CEO, the platform’s revenue model is based on advertisements. However, so far, Kick is yet to introduce advertisements at the start of and during streaming on the platform.

The platform is likely being supporeted by its connection to gambling platforms, especially Stake.com. Kick.com provides a place for

Compared to its rival, Twitch plays 2.5 minutes of advertisement per hour on 13 times as many channels as Kick. Notably, Twitch has never generated any profits despite the more reasonable revenue model. As such, analysts have labeled Kick.com as a customer acquisition project for Stake.

“The only place that I can get to is that Stake recognized it was a way to organically advertise gambling to people through creators. But to build an entire platform around that is a bit disingenuous,” said Marcus “djWheat” Graham, a former executive at Twitch.

The platform allows gambling, suggestive content (but not nudity), and many other things which have been banned on Twitch. It has also been famously spotty at enforcing the rules it does have such as copyright infringement. xQc famously watched movies and even Breaking Bad on stream (which is very likely clear copyright infringement). Both the loose rules and poor enforcement make it difficult to see how the platform would be able to attract advertisers to such anarchy (luckily for them they have Stake.com).

Wrapping Up

Kick.com probably realized the difficulty in this and started working on sanitizing the platform and reducing abusive comments within its communities. However, signing xQc and other streamers haven’t exactly helped the platform on this front and only created issues with copyright infringement especially.

In spite of Kick’s confidence in its ability to become the top streaming platform in the world, much remains to be seen on how it will weather the industry.

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