Why are major streamers joining Kick from Twitch? – Indy100

Twitch streamers are leaving the platform in their droves in favour of rival website Kick which is offering far more lucrative financial opportunities to their competitors. Kick, which is owned by online gambler Tyler ‘Trainwreck’ Niknam, who previously made his name on Twitch, is very similar in style and content that you would find on other streaming sites with gaming being a major source of entertainment on the website.However, unlike Twitch, gambling and more adult-themed content are more widely accepted on Kick, which was only launched in January 2023.Last month, two big streaming stars Kai Cenat and iShowSpeed both announced that they would be leaving Twitch to join Rumble, another streaming platform that is popular with political commentators. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletterNow the exodus of streamers from Twitch has continued with reportedly more than one million people joining Kick after the New York Times reported that the website had signed Félix ‘xQc’ Lengyel, one of the world’s most popular streamers, for a $100 million deal. However, xQc, has confirmed that he’ll still use Twitch for his streams.u201cxQc explained how he will stream on both Twitch and Kicku201d — Dexerto (@Dexerto) 1686949881In addition to xQc, Twitch’s top
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