The Streamer Awards 2025 named iShowSpeed as “Streamer of the Year” on December 6 at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony distributed awards across more than 35 categories and reached 965,746 peak viewers across all livestreaming platforms, making it the most-watched edition in the event’s five-year history, according to Stream Charts.
The ceremony peaked at 221,815 viewers on the Twitch channel of creator Blaire “QTCinderella,” who hosted the event. The broadcast ranked among the five most popular livestreams on QTCinderella’s Twitch channel.
iShowSpeed was previously named “Most Influential Creator of 2025” by Rolling Stone magazine. The streamer has built a substantial digital presence, with more than 44 million YouTube subscribers and 41 million TikTok followers, and his channel has received nearly 5.7 billion views.
His global travel content generates massive engagement. During his January 2025 visit to Peru, viral clips showed local officials symbolically naming him ‘mayor of Lima for an hour,’ as thousands of fans greeted him. His previous European tour in 2024 generated over 2.5 billion views.
Major Award Recipients
CaseOh_ received the “Gamer of the Year” award and also won “Best Variety Streamer.” iShowSpeed secured a second award for “Best IRL (In Real Life) Streamer” in addition to the top “Streamer of the Year” title.
Kai Cenat won three category awards: “Best Just Chatting Streamer,” “Best Streamed Event” for “Streamer University,” and “Best Marathon Stream” for “Mafiathon 3.” The “Best Streamed Collab” award went to Cenat and LeBron James.
DoubleLift, also known as Yiliang Peng, received the “Legacy Award.” Maya won the “League of Their Own” award. The “Sapphire Award” went to Cinna. JasonTheWeen received the “Streamers’ Choice Award,” while Marlon won the “Rising Star Award.”
Category Winners
FaZe Adapt won “Best Breakout Streamer.” Agent00 and ExtraEmily won “Best Stream Duo.” Red Bull received “Best Brand Partner” recognition. The game “Peak” won “Best Stream Game.”
Platform-specific category winners included Caedrel for “Best MOBA Streamer,” Chance “SODAPOPPIN” Morris for “Best MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) Streamer,” TheBurntPeanut for “Best FPS (First-Person Shooter) Streamer” and “Best VTuber,” and JYNXZI for “Best Strategy Game Streamer.”
PlaqueBoyMax won two awards: “Best Music Streamer” and “Best Streamed Series” for “In the Booth.” FaZe Clan received “Best Content Organisation.” TotaMC won “Best International Streamer.”
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The Streamer Awards 2025 named iShowSpeed as “Streamer of the Year” on December 6 at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony distributed awards across more than 35 categories and reached 965,746 peak viewers across all livestreaming platforms, making it the most-watched edition in the event’s five-year history, according to Stream Charts.
The ceremony peaked at 221,815 viewers on the Twitch channel of creator Blaire “QTCinderella,” who hosted the event. The broadcast ranked among the five most popular livestreams on QTCinderella’s Twitch channel.
iShowSpeed was previously named “Most Influential Creator of 2025” by Rolling Stone magazine. The streamer has built a substantial digital presence, with more than 44 million YouTube subscribers and 41 million TikTok followers, and his channel has received nearly 5.7 billion views.
His global travel content generates massive engagement. During his January 2025 visit to Peru, viral clips showed local officials symbolically naming him ‘mayor of Lima for an hour,’ as thousands of fans greeted him. His previous European tour in 2024 generated over 2.5 billion views.
Major Award Recipients
CaseOh_ received the “Gamer of the Year” award and also won “Best Variety Streamer.” iShowSpeed secured a second award for “Best IRL (In Real Life) Streamer” in addition to the top “Streamer of the Year” title.
Kai Cenat won three category awards: “Best Just Chatting Streamer,” “Best Streamed Event” for “Streamer University,” and “Best Marathon Stream” for “Mafiathon 3.” The “Best Streamed Collab” award went to Cenat and LeBron James.
DoubleLift, also known as Yiliang Peng, received the “Legacy Award.” Maya won the “League of Their Own” award. The “Sapphire Award” went to Cinna. JasonTheWeen received the “Streamers’ Choice Award,” while Marlon won the “Rising Star Award.”
Category Winners
FaZe Adapt won “Best Breakout Streamer.” Agent00 and ExtraEmily won “Best Stream Duo.” Red Bull received “Best Brand Partner” recognition. The game “Peak” won “Best Stream Game.”
Platform-specific category winners included Caedrel for “Best MOBA Streamer,” Chance “SODAPOPPIN” Morris for “Best MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) Streamer,” TheBurntPeanut for “Best FPS (First-Person Shooter) Streamer” and “Best VTuber,” and JYNXZI for “Best Strategy Game Streamer.”
PlaqueBoyMax won two awards: “Best Music Streamer” and “Best Streamed Series” for “In the Booth.” FaZe Clan received “Best Content Organisation.” TotaMC won “Best International Streamer.”
Additional category winners included Fanum (“Best Roleplay Streamer”), Emiru (“Best Creative Arts Streamer”), Clix (“Best Battle Royale Streamer”), Flight23White (“Best Sports Streamer”), Tubbo (“Best Minecraft Streamer”), LilAggy (“Best Speedrun Streamer”), Flats (“Best Marvel Rivals Streamer”), KreekCraft (“Best Vertical Live Streamer”), RayAsianBoy (“Best Reality Streamer”), LilyPichu (“Best Fighting Game Streamer”), and IJustLovePuzzles (“Hidden Gem Award”).
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