In May,Kicksaw massive growth across all metrics, according toStreamsCharts. Particularly, hours watched increased by 21%, the platform’s peak viewers increased by a staggering 69%, and average viewers across all broadcasts also rose by 25%.
However, despite the impressive growth, it could be even better according to the platform’s co-founder Bijan Tehrani. “Kick fell off,” he joked in aJune 3 post on X.
One Kick streamer responded making note of how remarkable it is for the new streaming platform to be already pulling these numbers after just a year and a half of operating.
Tehrani then claimed that the growth will be even greater when the site releases a tech update they’ve been working on. “I’m certain once we release our new tech we can do way better,” he replied.
I’m certain once we release our new tech we can do way better.
After picking up some of the biggest names on Twitch, such asAdin Ross,xQc,Amouranth, and numerous more, Kick has had a tremendous year, setting new records every month.
According to Tehrani, the company has evenhad buyout offers upwards of $1 billion, which they turned down as they continue to directly compete with Amazon-owned platform Twitch.
That said, Kick’s stats barely make a dent compared to Twitch’s which pulls 10x the numbers. But still, the Amazon-owned platformalso saw an increase in usersin May.
Kick doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon, and it seems like this could just be the beginning if Kick’s co-founder gets his way once the platform gets some upgrades.
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Shay Robson was a Staff Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in shooter games like Valorant and Call of Duty, as well as sports games like EA SPORTS FC. He also covered Twitch and YouTube content. He also has bylines at Gamezo.
