The streamer Mizkif speaks in a Q&A about an offer of 3 million US dollars that he claims Twitch made him and explains why he declined it.
Who is it about?
- Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is a 28-year-old streamer from the USA. He has 2 million followers on Twitch.
- Mizkif is a member of the streamer group OTK (One True King), which also includes Asmongold.
- A scandal stalled Mizkif’s career in 2022.
- Mizkif also participates in major streamer events as part of OTK. At a soccer game in February, Mizkif accidentally broke an opponent’s elbow.
- On March 2, Mizkif held a Q&A on Twitch together with the OTK streamer “ExtraEmily” and spoke there about a 3 million dollar offer from Twitch and why he declined it.
What kind of offer was it? During the Q&A, Mizkif reveals that Twitch offered him 3 million US dollars per year two years ago. However, the streaming platform would have collected all revenues from his Twitch streams, including subs.
Additionally, Mizkif would have been required to stream 150 hours per month, and Twitch would have played a certain number of minutes of ads per hour on his channel.
I’ll tell you this. Twitch offered me a contract two years ago and said: “Miz, we’ll pay you 3 million dollars a year,” or something like that, “and you need to stream 150 hours a month. But […] subs don’t matter. We’ll run ads on your channel,” about 4 minutes per hour or whatever it was, “and you don’t earn any money through Twitch; we take it all. But we guarantee you’ll get 3 million at the end of the year.”
Mizkif via Twitch
Why did he decline? As Mizkif explains, he declined Twitch’s offer because he felt that he wouldn’t have to develop anymore. The deal would have made him feel like he could just sit around and do nothing.
In his opinion, it wouldn’t have been interesting for him if he had the guarantee that he only had to stream, and he prefers to work goal-oriented. For example, a sub-goal motivates him to stream more.
I said no because I wouldn’t feel like I had to continue to grow. It would give me the feeling that I could just sit there and do nothing, and I don’t want that. You understand? I need an incentive to grow. Otherwise, I would get bored. Because if I had the guarantee that I could just stream and do some crap, that wouldn’t be interesting to me. So I like to be more goal-oriented.
Mizkif via Twitch
That means the offer, or the guaranteed income that comes with it, does not fit Mizkif’s goal-oriented way of working. A goal he could orient himself to and try to achieve would completely disappear if he received 3 million dollars per year, regardless of the quality of the streams.
Before Mizkif spoke about Twitch’s offer in the Q&A, he was asked if he would switch to the controversial streaming platform “Kick” for 10 million dollars. He answered the question with “No” and explained he wouldn’t switch even for 50 million (via Twitch).
For this statement, he gave several reasons. On one hand, switching would harm the group OTK; on the other hand, he has reached a point in his career where he no longer has to worry about money.
More money wouldn’t change his life, Mizkif said. He doesn’t like “fancy” clothes, plays Valorant, doesn’t even buy skins, and watches anime. He doesn’t need the 10 million and has enough money.
The German streamer MontanaBlack also spoke about the streaming platform Kick and what he wants in order to leave Twitch:
Kick obliges scandal streamer for a lot of money – MontanaBlack says what he wants to leave Twitch
