The celebrated streamer Sykkuno switched from Twitch to YouTube on May 3rd. Not an easy decision, as Sykkuno later revealed. However, Twitch hurt his ego so much that he ultimately chose YouTube.
This is the situation:
- In recent weeks, negotiations took place between the YouTube platform and Twitch regarding streamer Sykkuno. He was among the top streamers on Twitch, both were vying for the 31-year-old.
- According to another streamer, KristoferYee, the offer from YouTube was so “insane” that he was not surprised that Sykkuno left Twitch.
- However, it was not the offer that lured the streamer, but a single spelling mistake from Twitch that ultimately caused the switch.
- Twitch misspelled his name in an official email, referring to him as “Sukkuno” instead of Sykkuno – that was unacceptable, the American thought.
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Sykkuno spoke about the offers from Twitch and YouTube
What did the streamer say? Sykkuno described himself as “somehow outstanding, maybe?” when he talked about his numbers and facts:
- He is ranked 28th among the highest-earning Twitch streamers for about 2 years.
- He is among the 45 most-followed channels on the platform.
- Moreover, he does not curse in his streams and does not really participate in dramas in the community, does not react to them. Sykkuno is as family-friendly as it gets.
- Even one of his friends found it strange that Twitch no longer used him for advertising, he was perfect for that.
You can watch the stream with his statements here:
He also discussed the various offers and contracts from the platforms: First, Sykkuno went to Twitch, as he qualified to negotiate a better contract due to his fame and numbers.
His initial offer was “very bad,” the streamer said, and then asked if there was no better deal. In fact, they increased their offer, and it was then supposedly a “very, very good proposal” and even “pretty much equal to YouTube’s.”
Sykkuno said he then decided: He stays on Twitch. He was shocked that Twitch made him such a good offer and suspected they were afraid of losing another big streamer. Recently, the big streamer Ludwig went to YouTube:
Sykkuno saw the email: “I thought they were joking me”
The streamer then showed the email from Twitch: “Can you see this?” Sykkuno asked his viewers visibly disappointed. “This is an official email that I received from Twitch and when I got it, I had to contact so many people to ask if it was a phishing scam.”
I should be the 28th highest-earning creator on the platform. The 45th most followed of all time on the platform and they called me “Su[c]kkuno” in an official email.
Sykkuno
Sykkuno wondered if he might have too big of an ego, but he was shocked. He really thought he was being pranked and was afraid to click on the email because he might get a virus.
“They couldn’t even spell my name correctly,” said the streamer and felt thus not really appreciated. He was ready to work more hours for less money because he liked Twitch so much, but the spelling mistake cut deep.
He summarized afterwards:
“The main reason I went to YouTube is – yeah, they had the better offer, no doubt about it and they spelled my name correctly, that was a big plus, I liked that, it was nice.”
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