How to Grow on Kick in 2025

Kick has quickly established itself as a major competitor in the streaming world, offering a lucrative revenue split, fewer restrictions, and a growing community. But with more creators joining the platform, standing out and building a dedicated audience requires more than just going live.

If you’re looking to grow on Kick in 2025, the key is consistency, engagement, and making the most of the tools available to you. With Streamlabs’ Kick integration, you can optimize your setup and expand your reach. Let’s dive into the best ways to grow your audience on Kick this year and beyond.

Optimize Your Kick Stream Setup

Your stream’s quality is the first thing viewers notice, and if it’s not up to par, they won’t stick around. Investing in a smooth, high-quality broadcast is crucial. Streamlabs Desktop’s Kick integration makes it easy to go live with professional overlays, high-definition settings, and real-time alerts for new followers and subscribers.

Customizing your stream with overlays, widgets, and an engaging layout helps build brand recognition and keeps viewers engaged. Also, using Streamlabs Alert Box can help you acknowledge new followers, donations, and subs instantly, which enhances viewer interaction.

Create a Stream Schedule

Streaming at random hours without a set schedule can make it much harder to build a loyal audience. A consistent schedule and sharing it trains viewers to expect when you’ll be live, increasing your chances of getting repeat visitors.

Finding the best time to stream depends on your audience, but evening and weekend streams typically attract more traffic, making it a good starting place. Experiment with different times and track when you get the most engagement. 

Engage with Your Viewers in Real-Time

Engaging with chat is one of the most effective ways to turn casual viewers into dedicated fans or subscribers. A silent or unresponsive streamer can quickly lose an audience, so make an effort to welcome new viewers, respond to messages and continuously engage your viewers as you stream. 

Streamlabs Cloudbot can help by automating giveaways, setting up loyalty rewards, running chat games, and more to keep engagement high. 

Multistreaming to Maximize Reach

Relying on Kick alone for discoverability can slow down your growth, especially if you don’t already have a following. A great way to drive traffic to your Kick channel is by multistreaming to multiple platforms. With Streamlabs Multistream, you can go live on Kick, YouTube, and Twitch simultaneously without putting extra strain on your computer.

This allows you to tap into multiple audiences at once while funneling them to your Kick stream. A simple way to do this is by adding a call-to-action on your other platforms, encouraging viewers to follow you on Kick for exclusive content or longer-form streams.

Create Content Outside of Kick to Drive More Traffic

Live streaming is just one piece of the puzzle—creating content beyond Kick is essential for growing your audience. Platforms like TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels are excellent ways to showcase highlights from your streams and attract new viewers.

Using Streamlabs Desktop Highlighter, you can quickly repurpose your live content into videos for other platforms. Short-form content spreads faster, increasing your chances of being discovered and bringing new viewers to your live streams.

Collaborate with Other Kick Streamers

Networking with other creators can significantly boost your visibility. Whether it’s hosting each other’s streams, joining forces for special virtual events, or just hanging out in each other’s chats, collaborations help introduce you to new audiences who are already interested in your type of content.

With Streamlabs Collab Cam, you can easily bring other streamers onto your stream without complicated third-party software. This makes it easy to co-stream and create engaging, interactive content that benefits all creators involved.

P.S. Collab Cam allows you to add one guest for free or up to 11 if you’re a Streamlabs Ultra subscriber. 

Keep up with Kick Updates

As Kick continues to evolve, staying ahead of new platform features and streaming trends can give you a competitive edge. Whether it's a new category gaining traction or Kick introducing new features, these changes can become a part of your arsenal to help you grow on the platform.

Growing on Kick in 2025 requires more than just showing up and hitting “Go Live.” Optimizing your stream quality, engaging with your audience, leveraging multistreaming, and repurposing content all play a huge role in building a dedicated following.

With Streamlabs' Kick integration, you have access to professional-grade streaming tools designed to help you grow faster and reach more viewers. Start optimizing your Kick stream today—download Streamlabs Desktop and take your content to the next level!