Argentine Twitch streamer Spreen recently decided to switch to Kick. In his first livestream on the new platform, he explained the financial benefits of this decision.
Which streamer is it about? Spreen is an Argentine Twitch streamer and content creator best known for his Just Chatting and IRL streams. Until recently he had 9.6 million followers on the platform and an average of almost 20,000 viewers.
However, Spreen recently decided to switch to Twitch competitor Kick and explained the reasons behind it to his viewers. The platform had already attracted other streamers with million-dollar deals, some of which were said to be immoral.
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Kick is said to have better commissions for streamers
Why did the streamer change platforms? Spreen decided to switch to Kick because he saw financial advantages that were denied him on Twitch.
In his first livestream on Kick, he explained that the amount of livestreams he had done on Twitch and the amount of commissions Twitch was taking were not enough for him to fully dedicate himself to the platform.
Spreen emphasized that he can earn as much from a single live stream on Kick as he previously did in an entire month on Twitch.
How is that even possible? Both platforms, Kick and Twitch, retain a share of the subscriptions that viewers take out from streamers. The difference, however, lies in the percentage: Kick only charges around 5 percent, while Twitch takes either 30 or 50 percent.
In order to receive a worthwhile 70/30 split of income, it is necessary for streamers on Twitch to be part of the “Partner Plus Program”.
Twitch streamer Spreen is not the only one who has changed platforms. Streamers like TheGrefg have also decided to join the competition. He has even publicly demonstrated how big the difference in income is between Twitch and Kick: European streamer makes income on Kick and Twitch public, making one of the platforms look stupid