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xQc is the Québécois Twitch-turned-Kick megastar who turned pro Overwatch skills into one of the internet's most-watched, and most debated, streaming careers.
Félix Lengyel, known universally as xQc, was born on November 12, 1995, in Laval, Québec, Canada. His handle is a compact self-portrait: “x” for the last letter of Félix, and “QC” for his home province. He went from competitive Overwatch pro to full-time streamer and quickly became one of the most-watched personalities on Twitch between 2020 and 2022, a stretch where he routinely topped the platform’s concurrent viewer charts.
In June 2023, xQc made headlines by moving his primary streaming activity to Kick, a rival platform. He has publicly cited a deal he values at around $100 million, though that figure comes from xQc himself and has not been independently audited or confirmed. The agreement is reportedly non-exclusive, meaning he can still appear elsewhere.
On Kick, a significant portion of his content is gambling streams sponsored by Stake, something xQc has been open about. He has spoken publicly about the scale of his wagers and the risks associated with gambling, making him a central figure in an ongoing industry-wide debate about whether top streamers should promote betting content to massive, young audiences.
That debate is very much alive in 2026, keeping xQc consistently in search trends even when he isn’t making news for anything else. Love him or find him exhausting, he represents a specific kind of streamer: raw, loud, fast-talking, and utterly unfiltered, which is precisely why tens of millions of people keep watching.