Kick set new platform records in August 2026, with Hours Watched up 13% and Peak Viewers up 29% month over month.
The Stake-backed platform accumulated a record 669.14 million Hours Watched last month. Peak Viewers reached 2.36 million, one of Kick’s three highest monthly peaks, while Average Viewers exceeded 900K for the first time.
The numbers follow a strong July, when Kick recorded its second-highest monthly totals ever for both Hours Watched and Average Viewers. The analysis is based on Streams Charts data, which tracks more than 62 million channels across major livestreaming services.
Nine of ten top genres grew
Nine of Kick’s ten most-watched genres recorded more Hours Watched in August than in July. Action remained the leading genre with 263.87M Hours Watched, up 26% month over month.
The Simulator and Mobile genres grew by more than 40% month over month. The gains were driven largely by increased interest in games such as Escape From Tarkov, Battlegrounds Mobile India and EA Sports FC 26.
Escape from Tarkov attracted additional viewership following the release of Patch 1.1.0, which introduced the Kord Breach season and prompted prominent creators to stream the update.
The number of games streamed also increased 1% month over month to 6,081.
Dota 2 and EA Sports FC 26 lead the gains
Dota 2 and EA Sports FC 26 posted the largest month-over-month gains in Hours Watched among Kick’s most-watched categories in August. Dota 2 benefited from coverage of The International, the game’s biggest annual esports event.
EA Sports FC 26 also benefited from streams by Luis “westcol” Álvarez, Victor “coringa” Augusto and Gabriel “gabepeixe” Baptista. All three recorded month-over-month increases of more than 300% in Hours Watched for the game.
IRL was the only top-10 genre to decline, slipping 2% month over month. It nevertheless remained popular among creators and was the only genre to average more than 2K active channels in August.
Minor declines elsewhere
Even the categories that saw downward movement only had minor decreases. Just Chatting, IRL, and PUBG Mobile all lost less than 7% of their watch hours from July.
The stability across categories helped ensure a mostly stable August for Kick across the board.
A boxer tops the streamer rankings
The most-watched Kick content creator last month was Nurideen “deenthegreat” Shabazz, a licensed crossover boxer who also works as an internet personality and streamer.
He enjoyed a spike of 43% in his month-to-month Hours Watched numbers thanks to the ongoing Locked-In-A-Thon, a continuous 24/7 livestream event that features round-the-clock coverage, training, and co-hosting with former boxing champion Adrien Broner.
Jordan’s Maher “maherco” Sultaneh continued his run in these rankings, reinforcing his status as one of the platform’s most bankable stars. He was joined by other regulars like Amr “3mr” Diab, David “davooxeneize” Quint, and Rangesh “n3on” Mutama, despite all three suffering dips in their monthly watch times.
A broader geographic mix
Unlike Twitch, Kick’s streamer rankings have historically been dominated by creators from MENA and Latin America rather than North America and Europe.
August’s top 10, however, also featured deenthegreat from the United States and Shun “korekore_ch” Aoki from Japan, giving the ranking a broader geographic mix.
Wedding broadcasts lift Zullyy to the top
Abigail “zullyy_cs” Salazar led the women’s ranking with 31.2K Average Viewers in August. Her monthly average viewership rose 425%, driven by broadcasts of her birthday and wedding.
Zullyy was joined in the top three by July leader fujisawanana and Milenka Nolasco. No other female streamer exceeded 10K Average Viewers.
Latin American creators continued to dominate Kick’s female segment, although the August top 10 also included streamers from Japan and Turkey.
The month in numbers
Here is a quick look at Kick’s August 2026 performance:
- Hours Watched: 669.14 million, a new platform record
- Peak Viewers: 2.36 million, one of Kick’s three highest monthly peaks
- Average Viewers: exceeded 900K for the first time
- Games streamed: 6,081, up 1% month over month
- Action genre: 263.87M Hours Watched, up 26%
Esports and regional expansion drove growth
Major esports tournaments played a significant role in August’s record numbers. The International boosted Dota 2 viewership, while coverage of other events helped lift the platform’s overall metrics.
Kick’s expansion in India also contributed. Battlegrounds Mobile India drew a large South Asian audience following the platform’s partnership with 8Bit Creatives, its first official creator agency partner in the country.
The gains were not limited to a single region or genre. Nine of the top 10 genres grew, and the channel rankings featured creators from a wide range of countries.
Source: streamscharts.com