The last few months have seen lots of activity among streamers who have been switching platforms for one reason or the other. The latest to join this bandwagon is Sapnap, the highly-popular Minecraft content creator — especially for kids — who announced his move from Twitch to Kick via a video that has since had the online world talking.
The American is known for collaborating multiple times with fellow Minecraft star Dream and is one of the earliest members of the Dream SMP server. He is also renowned for his challenge videos in the sandbox game, typically getting together with his fellow YouTuber friends to perform challenges. His most notorious challenge clips include "Minecraft But It's Raining Cats and Dogs," "Minecraft, But Mobs Are Randomly Hostile," and "Minecraft Manhunt."
Sapnap enjoyed a pretty impressive following on Twitch, accruing over 3.3M followers, alongside getting on board 4.68M subscribers on YouTube. The online star also streams games like League of Legends, CS:GO, Monopoly Plus, and Fall Guys.
Looking at this recent activity on Twitch, it is evident that he was not that active on the platform over the last few months. He had only streamed for 14 hours over six days between April 1 and June 30, placing him outside the top 5000 for watch hours among streamers.
In fact, Sapnap’s Hours Watched and Peak Viewers counts fell by 54% and 91%, respectively, across Q2 2023 compared to the first quarter. Of course, Minecraft was one of his three most popular categories alongside Just Chatting and LoL. His YouTube activity has also been pretty low over the last few months, and this is because he has been busy traveling, participating in events (like PogChamps 5), and collaborating with peers on their channels.
Most importantly, his move to Kick has continued the green platform's recent run of signing prominent streaming names. It has so far signed well-known personalities like American Chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and former Overwatch e-pro xQc, with Amouranth joining soon after. Another Twitch name, Fousey, also inked a deal with the platform earlier this week.
Most of Sapnap's colleagues are pleased with his move, while the online world is split over his decision to move houses considering Kick's own issues and the number of detractors it has. One thing that cannot be denied is that the Stake-owned streaming site is making rapid strides, and the Minecraft star won't be the last big name to come on board this year.
