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Kick, the new platform that competes with Twitch

2023-06-05T16:12:41.550Z

Highlights: Kick, a live video platform launched last December, aims to compete with Twitch. The service offers better remuneration for videographers, also known as "streamers" 95% of subscriptions go into the pockets of streamers, but Kick only takes 5% of the revenue. On Kick, they can also keep 100% of donations and tips...This article is for subscribers only. You still have 73% to discover.Unblock all items immediately.TEST FOR 0,99€.


DECRYPTION - The live video service relies on revenue sharing to the advantage of videographers.


"Our goal is clear, to meet the challenge that no one has ever managed to do in a decade: to compete with Twitch." After the attempts of YouTube Gaming Live, Facebook Gaming or Microsoft's Mixer, a new player dreams of being number one in streaming. This is Kick, a live video platform launched last December. And the ambitions of the latest comer are clear. "We plan to capture 30% of the live streaming market in three years."

To fulfill this goal, Kick has a major advantage: the promise of better remuneration for videographers, also known as "streamers". "Without content creators, there is no platform," says Tim, Kick's French-speaking manager. "95% of subscriptions go into the pockets of streamers. We only take 5% of the revenue." That's much less than Twitch, which gets half of the earnings from content creators. On Kick, they can also keep 100% of donations and tips...

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