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| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owners | Ashwood Holdings (33%) Bijan Tehrani (66%) |
| Parent | Easygo Entertainment Pty Ltd |
| URL | kick |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | October 18, 2022 |
| Current status | Active |
| Native client(s) on | iOS, Android, Web |
Kick (also known as Kick.com) is a video livestreaming service. It is operated by Kick Streaming Pty Ltd and backed by Stake.com co-founders Bijan Tehrani, Ed Craven and streaming personality Trainwreckstv. Kick was founded in 2022 as a competitor to Amazon-owned Twitch, with a focus on looser moderation and higher revenue shares for streamers.[1][2][3] Kick is mostly known for its 5% revenue charge, as well as its 2023 deals with multiple streamers formerly prominent on Twitch, most notably including Hikaru Nakamura, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, Nickmercs, Adin Ross, Amouranth, Ice Poseidon and xQc.[4][1][5]
As of June 2023, Kick averages 235,000 livestreams per day.[4]
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- ^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex; Richman, Olivia (28 March 2023). "Who owns Kick.com? Fledgling Twitch streaming rival responds to Stake rumors". Dot Esports.
- ^ Bennett, Tess (31 March 2023). "Local crypto billionaires use Grand Prix to debut new venture". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b Browning, Kellen (16 June 2023). "Twitch Star Signs $100 Million Deal With Rival Platform". The New York Times.
- ^ Winslow, Levi (6 April 2023). "Former Twitch King Ninja On Mixer's Failure (And Kick's Potential)". Kotaku.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.