With the advent of Kick on December 6, 2022, a host of streamers and creators made their way to the new platform, leaving behind Twitch, still considered the biggest streaming hub in the community.
Adin Ross has been one of the most prominent personalities among them. He recently announced his transition to Kick as a streamer not bound by exclusivity. After his move, Corinna Kopf, a well-known Twitch streamer, was announced as the latest addition to the new streaming hub.
The question remains about why prominent figures are shifting from Twitch, a well-established platform, to a new one. The reality is that there are multiple reasons for this departure rather than a single one. This article will look to explore some of the reasons.
Since launching at the start of December 2022, Kick has acquired over a million users. Despite having over 25 million daily users, Twitch appears to be losing some of the biggest names, such as Adin Ross, Corinna Kopf, Bruce "BruceDropEmOff," and Drake, to the newly founded streaming platform.
However, the main reason is fairly straightforward. Twitch typically provides a revenue split of 50-50, whereas Tyler's platform offers an astonishing 95%-5% revenue split that favors the content creators.
Tyler "Trainwreckstv," leading the platform as a "non-owner advisor and non-exclusive broadcaster," posted a TwitLonger message explaining his platform's revenue tactics. In the post, he touched upon why Twitch's policies are unjust and fail to back its content creators:
In comparison, as Trainwreckstv mentions, his platform offers a "95% split of all subscriber income." He explained:
All tips made on the new platform, known as "kicks," will be entirely given to the streamer, who can withdraw the funds on the
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