What is "Kick," the platform that witnessed the death of Jan Burmanov live?
French streamer Jean Burmanov died on August 18 while lying in bed during a live stream. French courts have opened an investigation to determine the cause of death, and the live streamed incident was removed from the Kick streaming platform due to the uproar it caused on social media.
Jan Burmanov's original name was Rafael Graven, and surprisingly, he gained widespread notoriety on the platform, allowing himself to be abused by numerous people, even subjecting himself to extreme physical conditions—from consuming harmful products to sleep deprivation. But what kind of app allows this type of live streaming? Kick is a streaming platform that emerged in 2022 as an alternative to Twitch, but unlike the purple app, it is world-famous for allowing the broadcast of violence, drugs, gambling, and nudity.
- How does Kick work?
Kick is very similar to Twitch and YouTube Live, allowing users to broadcast live content and interact with followers via chat. As mentioned earlier, Kick does not prohibit any type of broadcast related to violence, gambling, nudity, or drug use, allowing virtually all of them.
Since its launch in 2020, Kick usage has seen rapid growth. From January to April 2023, viewership increased by 404%. This growth may be attributed to the revenue generated by creators. While Twitch allows creators to keep 50% of their earnings and YouTube 70%, Kick allows creators to keep 90% of their earnings.
The Australian-based platform was launched in late 2022. Despite fierce competition from Twitch and YouTube, the platform has already managed to maintain around 100,000 streams per day.
In fact, it has already started aggressively attracting several content creators with huge contracts, such as Aden Ross, who left YouTube to join Kick for $150 million.
So, if you're thinking of creating a streaming platform to take on the streaming giants... you'll definitely need a significant amount of money.
You'll also need a good server, as Kick has a PC version, as well as mobile versions for Android and iOS .