Streamer Awards 2026 Winners: IShowSpeed Makes It Three in a Row
By Mira Okonkwo··7 min read
IShowSpeed won Streamer of the Year at the sixth Streamer Awards on November 12 in Los Angeles. It is his third straight win, after 2024 and 2025, and nobody has done that before. Jynxzi took Gamer of the Year, and four creators finished with three trophies each. QTCinderella hosted with Caroline Kwan, and the show was the most-watched category on Twitch for the night.
Streamer of the Year
Gamer of the Year
Legacy Award
Quackity
The headline results
Speed beat CaseOh, Jynxzi, Joe Bartolozzi and Stable Ronaldo, and Quackity presented the award. He gave part of his speech in Indonesian and finished it with a backflip. His year was built on the World Cup Tour, which also won Best Streamed Series, and he won Best IRL Streamer too.
Gamer of the Year changed hands. CaseOh had won it two years running but was not on this year's shortlist, and he won Best Variety Streamer instead. Jynxzi beat Feinberg, iiTzTimmy, supertf and TheBurntPeanut, and he also shared Best Marathon Stream for Chained Together with Stable Ronaldo and LosPollosTV.
Joe Bartolozzi, the least familiar name among the Streamer of the Year nominees, still won one award: President of Chat, the renamed Just Chatting category. Kai Cenat won League of Their Own, Best Mainstream Collab with Tyla, and Best Streamed Event for Streamer University.
How many people watched
The main broadcast on QTCinderella's Twitch channel had more than 177,000 concurrent viewers partway through the show, according to Sportskeeda's live coverage. The Streamer Awards was also the top category on Twitch that night. That 177K is a mid-show figure, not the final peak. The award announcements late in the show usually draw the biggest audience.
| Show | QTCinderella channel, peak |
|---|---|
| November 12, 2026 | 177,000+ mid-show (final peak not yet published) |
| December 6, 2025 | 221,815 |
| December 7, 2024 | 204,181 |
These numbers cover the main channel only. Hundreds of creators co-stream the show to their own audiences, so total viewership across all channels is several times higher than the main broadcast. Previous-year figures are from TwitchTracker.
Most wins
- IShowSpeed (3): Streamer of the Year, Best IRL Streamer, Best Streamed Series
- Kai Cenat (3): League of Their Own, Best Mainstream Collab, Best Streamed Event
- Katie B (3): Best Breakout Streamer, Best Minecraft Streamer, Best Stream Duo
- Vanillamace (3): The Sapphire Award, Best Stream Duo, Best Dressed
- Jynxzi (2): Gamer of the Year, Best Marathon Stream
- Stable Ronaldo (2): Best Reality Streamer, Best Marathon Stream
All 37 voted categories: winners and nominees
Winners were chosen 70% by public vote and 30% by the Streamer Awards panel. The winner of each category is highlighted, followed by the rest of the nominees.
Best Breakout Streamer
Katie B
Also nominated: Arky, Joe Bartolozzi, Marlon, Yonna Jay
President of Chat
Joe Bartolozzi
Also nominated: BruceDropEmOff, Silky, Vanillamace, Yourrage
Best Vertical Live Streamer
Dean Withers
Also nominated: Ashby, WardrobeWinter, Wendy Ortiz
Best Content Group
CORE
Also nominated: AMP, Clooless, F.S.L.R. (fuslie, Squeex, Ludwig, Valkyrae), QSMP
Best Stream Duo
Katie B & Vanillamace
Also nominated: Blou & Zias, E11ysa & FindJeremiah, Marlon & Lacy, pge4 & sugarfree
Best Streamer Collab
Maya Higa & Adapt
Also nominated: AriGameplays & Rivers_GG, JasonTheWeen, NotQuiteLikeDub, TBVNKS & Pudgie16, Jynxzi, Stable Ronaldo & LosPollosTV, YourRage & AustinShow
Best Mainstream Collab
Kai Cenat & Tyla
Also nominated: BenDadon & Drake, Cinna & Girlset, N3on & Iggy Azalea, WardrobeWinter & Lizzo
Best Marathon Stream
Chained Together — Jynxzi, Stable Ronaldo & LosPollosTV
Also nominated: 7 Days Stranded — JasonTheWeen, Cinnathon — Cinna, Hit-A-Thon — DDG, Minecraft Marathon — IShowSpeed & Kai Cenat
Best Streamed Event
Streamer University — Kai Cenat
Also nominated: 24 Hour Tag — PaymoneyWubby, Streamer Games — Ludwig, ZEvent — Zerator
Best Streamed Series
World Cup Tour — IShowSpeed
Also nominated: DVD Week — GoOffKings, Maybach Monday — JasonTheWeen, Paranormal Detour — detune, Survival — Agent00
Stream Game of the Year
Meccha Chameleon
Also nominated: Big Walk, Fortnite, Minecraft
Best Minecraft Streamer
Katie B
Also nominated: ashswag, DrDonut, Feinberg
Best Brand Partner
Red Bull
Also nominated: GamerSupps, State Farm, TVU
Awards outside the public vote
Five more trophies were handed out without a public vote, including three categories that are new this year.
| Legacy Award | QuackityChosen by the Streamer Awards panel |
|---|---|
| Streamer's Choice Award | supertfVoted on the night |
| Best Dressed | VanillamaceNew for 2026, judged on the red carpet |
| Biggest Crashout | LacyNew for 2026 |
| Spark Award | HMBLZAYYNew for 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Streamer of the Year at the Streamer Awards 2026?
IShowSpeed, for the third year in a row after 2024 and 2025. Nobody had won it three times before; Kai Cenat won it twice. He beat CaseOh, Jynxzi, Joe Bartolozzi and Stable Ronaldo, and also won Best IRL Streamer and Best Streamed Series for his World Cup Tour.
Who won Gamer of the Year 2026?
Jynxzi, ahead of Feinberg, iiTzTimmy, supertf and TheBurntPeanut. CaseOh, who had won it the two previous years, was not nominated this time; he won Best Variety Streamer instead.
How many people watched the Streamer Awards 2026?
QTCinderella's main Twitch broadcast had more than 177,000 concurrent viewers mid-show, according to Sportskeeda's live coverage, and The Streamer Awards was the most-watched category on Twitch that night. That is a mid-show figure, not the final peak. For scale, TwitchTracker logged a 221,815 peak on her channel for the 2025 show. Co-streams add a large share on top of the main channel every year.
Who won the most Streamer Awards in 2026?
Four creators tied on three wins each: IShowSpeed, Kai Cenat, Katie B and Vanillamace. Katie B's three included Best Breakout Streamer and Best Minecraft Streamer, plus Best Stream Duo shared with Vanillamace.
When and where were the Streamer Awards 2026?
November 12, 2026, live from Los Angeles. The show was hosted by QTCinderella with Caroline Kwan and streamed on QTCinderella's Twitch channel. It was the sixth edition and the first one where Kick streamers were eligible.