YouTube star KSI has claimed he received a deal from Kick as he eyed up a return to streaming after 10 years since his last broadcast.
With a staggering 40 million subscribers onYouTubeacross his channels, KSI has long been by far the biggest influencer in the UK.
Besides YouTube, over the years KSI hasestablished himselfin the world of boxing,making PPV historyand kicking off the trend of influencers stepping into the ring.
KSI claims he received Kick offer amid streaming return
Ultimately, KSI found himself streaming on YouTube on February 7, although it ended in disasterafter his IP address was leakedjust an hour into the broadcast, But, as it turns out, KSI was actually offered a deal with Kick.
In a recent SideCast episode, the Sidemen discussed Adin Ross’ idea of Kick signing the group to a $100 million streaming deal, but they never received it. At that moment, KSI revealed that he received an offer from the platform as he returned to live streaming.
“I got offered something from Kick,” he divulged. However, despite the platform being known for its lucrative contracts, his offer wasn’t “anywhere close” to xQc’s staggering reported $100 million he received to join the platform.
KSI on why he rejected the Kick deal 😳pic.twitter.com/71quSVNsss
Nevertheless, it appears KSI will be sticking in his home on YouTube for the time being, having already streamed again on the platform since his first disastrous broadcast. And, according to KSI, he has plans to stream more regularly.
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.
