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• Some streamers think breaking Twitch’s rules guarantees them big money on Kick. Kick’s CEO says nope.
• Kick sets new high-water mark with 317 million hours of watch time in March 2025

  Stake.com co-founder Ed Craven said in an interview that Kick is undergoing a "tenfold" increase in moderation as it reaches traffic records.

  
• Kick is putting small creators on the road to success with $50,000 in prizes

  Kick is teaming up with Streams Charts for Kick Road, a tie-in with DreamHack Dallas that will award $50,000 to streamers.

  
• Kick creates fund to pay developers who use its API to make third-party tools

  Kick has set aside $100,000 to pay developers who use its API to create third-party apps and streamer tools.

  
• Kick wants viewers to use new rewind feature to make sure they “never miss that moment”
• Despite gains among its rivals, Twitch still accounts for 82% of streaming hours
• Kick takes its name literally with UFC partnership
• Have you heard? iShowSpeed gets a play button, Druski gets a movie, and the Costco Guys get buckets.
• Kick courted edgy creators. Now it has to deal with them.
• The Hawk Tuah girl’s fame is lasting longer than 15 minutes. How is she doing it?
• Twitch lost 10% of market share to YouTube and Kick
• Kick star Ice Poseidon seeks creators for $100,000 ‘Hunger Games’ battle royale