Kai Cenat wins Streamer of the Year at Streamy Awards 2022, xQc bags the Just Chatting award
YouTube's annual award function, the Streamy Awards 2022 premiered on December 4. One of the most anticipated features of the event was to see who would win the coveted Streamer of the Year Award.
HasanAbi, IShowSpeed, Kai Cenat, Kyedae, Ludwig, Pokimane, Quackity, tarik, Valkyrae, and xQc were among the nominees for the flagship title.
The prestigious award eventually went to Twitch sensation Kai Cenat, while French-Canadian star xQc bagged the Just Chatting category at the Streamy Awards 2022.
Kai Cenat is considered by many to be one of the fastest-growing content creators in the streaming world. Since beginning his career on Twitch in 2021, the New York native has amassed over 3.2 million followers and has also become the platform's most-subscribed-to personality.
The 20-year-old added one more accolade this year as he was named the Streamer of the Year at the Streamy Awards 2022.
Kai Cenat was overjoyed on stage and stated that he felt like he was at the Grammy Awards. He expressed gratitude to his family, friends, AMP content creators, and fanbase by saying:
He then went on to thank his supporters:
The Just Chatting award was another major category at the ceremony. Some of the most well-known streamers were nominated, including BruceDropEmOff, HasanAbi, Kai Cenat, Quackity, and xQc.
The former Overwatch pro received the award, and his address quickly went viral on Reddit. xQc praised Kai Cenat after accepting the award, claiming that it should have gone to the latter. He stated:
He then went on to thank everyone who was tuned in and also those who were "chilling at home."
Several reaction threads featuring the YouTube awards function went viral on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit. Here's what the community had to say about Kai
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