The Argentine Twitch streamer Spreen recently decided to switch to Kick. In his first livestream on the new platform, he explained the financial advantages of this decision.
Which streamer is it about? Spreen is an Argentine Twitch streamer and content creator known mainly for his Just Chatting and IRL streams. Until recently, he had 9.6 million followers on the platform and an average of nearly 20,000 viewers. This made him one of the largest Spanish-speaking streamers on Twitch (via SullyGnome).
However, Spreen recently decided to switch to the Twitch competitor Kick and explained his reasons to his viewers. Previously, the platform had attracted other streamers with million-dollar deals that were said to be somewhat unethical.
The former Overwatch pro xQc was long the number one on Twitch. He signed a lucrative deal with Kick in June 2023.
Kick is said to have better commissions for streamers
Why did the streamer switch platforms? Spreen decided to switch to Kick because he saw financial benefits that he claims were denied to him on Twitch.
In his first livestream on Kick, he explained that the amount of livestreams he had done on Twitch and the level of commissions that Twitch retained were not enough for him to fully dedicate himself to the platform.
Spreen emphasized that he can earn as much with a single livestream on Kick as he previously did in an entire month on Twitch.
How is this even possible? Both platforms, Kick and Twitch, take a share of the subscriptions viewers sign up for with streamers. However, the difference lies in the percentage: Kick only takes about 5 percent, while Twitch retains either 30 or 50 percent.
To achieve a worthwhile 70/30 revenue split, it is necessary for streamers on Twitch to be part of the “Partner Plus Program.”
The Twitch streamer Spreen is not the only one who has switched platforms. Other streamers like TheGrefg have also chosen to go to the competition. He even publicly demonstrated how big the difference in earnings between Twitch and Kick is: European streamer publicly shows earnings on Kick and Twitch, making one of the platforms look bad
