A live streaming app where creators broadcast to their communities. Creators keep 95% of subscription revenue, viewers watch without ads in the stream, and big streamers like xQc, Asmongold and MaxHolloway are on it.
- Made by Kick Streaming Pty Ltd, released on the App Store 2023-03-26
- Kick claims 100 million registered users as of April 2026, with about 10 million weekly active users [streamer.guide, 2026-06-30]
- Kick subscriptions paid out over $30m to creators in Q1
How KICK got its users
Kick grew by paying and signing big streamers with a 95/5 split, then using their clips on social to pull viewers in. Confidence: low
- 2022 to 2023Creator signing: Offer a 95/5 subscription split and looser content rules to pull in big streamers from Twitch
- 2025-03Creator programs: Pitch Kick (front page feature for stream ideas) and lower monetization thresholds
- 2025-04-02 to 2025-05-23Creator incentive contest: Kick Road: prize pool for small creators with most hours watched