Popular Twitch streamer Sapnap, known for its Minecraft content and Dream SMP membership, announced that it will take a big step forward to the Kick platform.
Sapnap became known for the Minecraft videos he uploaded to YouTube in 2019 and soon reached 4 million subscribers. Sapnap, who stepped into his Twitch career in 2020, reached thousands of viewers by playing Minecraft with publishers such as Dream and Karl Jacobs. As one of the founding members of Dream SMP, his Twitch channel has grown even more, reaching over 3 million followers.
Sapnap, known for its Minecraft content, is changing the platform
On August 9, Sapnap shared a video announcing that he is leaving Twitch and moving to the Kick platform. In the one minute video, the logo next to the LED light, which is the Twitch logo, was constantly dropping. So Sapnap chose to discard the light and replace it with a new light with the Kick logo. Sapnap did not specify when it will begin streaming on the Kick platform. However, his channel now has more than 3,000 followers and the number is growing.
time to kick ass pic.twitter.com/ddTpKJ8UDU
— Sapnap (@sapnap) August 9, 2023
Kick platform continues its new moves
Sapnap became the last name of Twitch publishers such as xQc and Ninja to switch to the Kick platform. His followers congratulated him on this great decision, while Kick’s co-founder Trainwrecks also welcomed Sapnap to the platform. However, some people were surprised to learn that Sapnap has left Twitch.
It is possible to say that Sapnap’s followers and subscribers may not follow him to Kick. However, it should be noted that successful streamers have switched platforms, along with some problematic policy changes from Twitch. Most creators state that YouTube and Kick offer better deals than Twitch. For example, xQc signed a $100 million deal with Kick.
On the other hand, the Kick platform has been criticized for its flexible moderation rules. The platform has been criticized for promoting online gambling and serving sexual content. Twitch publisher Pokimane was one of the names critical of Kick and stated that he would not move to the platform even if millions of dollars were offered. However, since Kick is still a new platform, it certainly has time to fix the issues to make the platform safe for streamers and viewers.