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Kai Cenat talks $60 million offer from Kick; is he making the jump?

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During Kai Cenat’s chaotic and record-breaking Mafiathon 2 subathon, the top streamer revealed that he had received a massive offer to stream on Kick.

11 days into his Mafiathon 2 subathon, Cenat surpassed vtuber Ironmouse’s subscriber record, taking the title back for himself. That number kept climbing 337,175 subscribers, with Ironmouse already predicting his Mafiathon 2 antics will earn him over 1 million subscribers. According to Cenat, Kick also saw this massive potential during his first subathon and attempted to sign him away.

So is Kai Cenat planning to stream on Kick in the future?

Is Kai Cenat going to stream on Kick?

Kai Cenat has never expressed interest in streaming on Kick, but both sides confirmed have confirmed being in contact.

After Kai Cenat broke the active subscriber record during Mafiathon 2, he stated to his fans that Kick offered him $60 million just to stream his first Mafiathon on the platform. Cenat said he’d turned down the offer because he didn’t want to leave Twitch.

The offer was around the same time when he was briefly banned from Twitch in 2023, Adin Ross reached out in hopes of Cenat switching to Kick. The streaming platform even sent him customized sneakers.

Cenat ended up signing a deal with Rumble instead. During Mafiathon 2, Cenat added that he even “hung up the phone” on Kick while they were discussing the details of the contract.

“I got down on my knees and I prayed. I asked God if this was the right decision to follow my heart, let me make the right decision here and please let me regret it. Chat, I still feel like if I went I wouldn’t be here right now. No chat. If I had switched, I would not be here right now,” Kai Cenat said to his fans.

It seems like Kai Cenat feels pretty strongly about his choice to remain on Twitch. While Kick has continued to grow, it’s become known for its very lax regulations and its streamers acting out in public.

Trainwrecks confirms that Kai Cenat and Kick were in talks, denies $60 million offer

Trainwrecks, a part-owner of Kick, confirmed that Cenat and Kick had been in talks, but denied Kai’s claims of a $60 million offer.

Soon after Cenat’s claims went viral, Tyler “Trainwrecks” Niknam reacted to Kai Cenat’s version of the Kick interaction. He told his own viewers that he is aware Cenat’s claims and wanted to clarify things. Trainwrecks confirmed that a massive deal was offered, but it wasn’t anything similar to what Cenat claimed.

“It was $22 million for a year. The first three months would be non-exclusive, then after that, the next three months would be exclusive. Obviously, that was declined and then a little bit more was asked for. But it was nowhere near $60 million for just a subathon,” Trainwrecks stated.

Trainwrecks went on to say that he felt bad even discussing the topic, adding that he “loves Kai” and “has his back.” Then why discuss the nitty gritty? Trainwrecks explained to his fans that “throwing numbers around” can harm Kick in the long run since other content creators will hear these high numbers and think they deserve the same kind of deal.

Cenat has not responded to Trainwrecks’ statement about the Kick offer and most likely won’t.

Written by Olivia Richman X Twitter Logo

Olivia is a long-time esports and gaming journalist who has covered everything from EVO and Pokemon TCG tournaments to Amouranth's escapades. She has contributed major esports publications including Dot Esports, Upcomer, Inven Global, and more. You can find her doing Yoshi's down air in Smash Bros, freezing enemies as Mei in Overwatch 2, and running around with a cat on her shoulder in The Finals.

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