"Tier 1 Yapper": Internet reacts as Kai Cenat wins Best Just Chatting Streamer at The Streamer Awards 2025

Kai Cenat left the 2025 Streamer Awards ceremony at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles with four wins, including Best Just Chatting Streamer. Notably, he did not win the night's biggest title, Streamer of the Year.

However, fans and streaming enthusiasts are having notable conversations online after Kai Cenat's win. One netizen tagged him as:

"Tier 1 Yapper dog"

Kai Cenat also delivered a notable speech while accepting the award for Best Streamed Event for his Streamer University at The Streamer Awards 2025. Part of his statement is as follows:

"First of all, I want to go ahead and say, Streaming University is the reason why I'm even at this event right now. This was one of the most life-changing moments that I've ever experienced. And out of everything I have ever done, I'm so proud of this right here. And at first, when I introduced the idea of Streaming University, a lot of people did not understand it at first."

Kai Cenat continued:

"A lot of people didn't get the vision. And I believe that the reason why it really worked was because I believed in it before anybody else did. And I noticed that Us as big creators, when we help, it does a lot for everybody. I understand people at home uploading and trying their hardest, and I know how it feels to not get anywhere, so I try to do anything in my power to try to help those who can succeed in things that they love to do. I look around, and I don't just see content creators. I see people who love to create and authentically be themselves."

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Internet reactions to Kai Cenat winning Best Just Chatting Streamer at The Streamer Awards 2025

FearBuck took to its official X (formerly Twitter) page to post that,

"Kai Cenat has won “Best Just Chatting Streamer” at the Streamer Awards"

Netizens did not wait long before jumping into the comment section of the X post as they shared their opinions on Kai Cenat's win. Below are some of their remarks:

"Does anyone else have any doubts? Kai Cenat is literally the streamer with the most views when chatting, averaging 100,000 per stream", noted an X user.

"Kai Cenat wins Best Just Chatting Streamer, his FOURTH of the night?? Bro's out here collecting plaques like they're Pokémon cards. xQc in the chat like 'my category??' 😭 Clean sweep szn, AMP untouchable 🔥", hyped another.

"That is powerful. Kai setting the tone by prioritizing mental health shows a lot of maturity especially in an industry where burnout and pressure are constant. It’s great he’s using his platform to remind fellow streamers that taking care of themselves matters just as much as the content they create. ❤️", penned a third.

Others also chimed in:

"YUUUUP 😭🔥 Deserved EVERY bit of this, Kai Cenat out here collecting awards like it’s nothing 👏🏾💯", expressed a netizen.

"Jo Bart deserved it. His whole niche is “Just Chatting” no hate to Kai but I think Joe Bartolozzi deserved it", opined another.

"Man is so undefeated in this category they gotta retire the trophy and name it after him at this point Congrats to the king", commented a third.

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Winners and nominees of The Streamer Awards 2025

Best MOBA Streamer

• Marc “Caedrel” (Winner)
• Charlie “KeshaEUW”
• KNekro
• Nix

Best MMORPG Streamer

• Chance “SODAPOPPIN” Morris (Winner)
• Annie “AnnieFuchsia”
• Jason “Pikaboo”
• Josh “Xaryu”

Best Fighting Game Streamer

• Lily Pichu (Winner)
• Brawlpro
• Eskay
• Sajam

Best Sports Streamer

• Flight23White (Winner)
• Morgan “AngryGinge”
• Casius “CashNasty”
• JankyRondo
• Nick “RunTheFUTMarket”

Best Streamed Series

• In the Booth by PlaqueBoxMax (Winner)
• Alveus Tours
• Caretakers
• Fortnite Friday
• Let Her Cook

Best Roleplay Streamer

• Fanum (Winner)
• FaZe Kaysan
• Legends of Avantris
• Lord Krbun
• Officer Messer

Best FPS Streamer

• TheBurntPeanut (Winner)
• Aspen
• Bijusan
• Ohnepixel

Hidden Gem Award

• IJustLovePuzzles (Winner)
• Broxh
• Dragtrashly
• Moohoodles
• Sinaheh

Best Content Organisation

• FaZe Clan (Winner)
• AMP
• Hololive
• OSCS

Best Creative Arts Streamer

• Emiru (Winner)
• BarleyTheBurr
• DizzyKitten
• Jaime “iGumdrop”
• RoseDoodle

Best Battle Royale Streamer

• Clix (Winner)
• AussieAntics
• Faide
• Tyler “Ninja”
• RealKatieB

Best Streamed Collab

• KaiCenat and LeBron James (Winner)
• Brittany “Cinna” x Zelina Vega
• Plaqueboymax x Fred Again
• Imane “Pokimane” x Katseye

Best Marvel Rivals Streamer

• Flats (Winner)
• BigPuffer
• Bogur
• SuperTF
• Timothy “TimTheTatman”

Best Speedrun Streamer

• LilAggy (Winner)
• Bluesr
• Pezzy
• ZFG1

Best Minecraft Streamer

• Tubbo (Winner)
• Couriway
• Feinberg
• GoodTimesWithScar
• Pangi

Best Marathon Stream

• Mafiathon 3 by KaiCenat (Winner)
• FaZe Subathon
• IShowSpeed America Tour
• Stream for Humanity

Best Variety Streamer

• CaseOh_ (Winner)
• Agent 00
• Lirik
• Squeex
• Vinesauce

Best IRL Streamer

• IShowSpeed (Winner)
• Chloe__IRL
• Christina and Amber
• Emily “ExtraEmily”

Best Music Streamer

• PlaqueBoxMax (Winner)
• AriAtHome
• DDG
• FaZe Kaysan

Best Streamed Event

• Streamer University by KaiCenat (Winner)
• Bingo Brawlers
• GP Explorer 3
• Streamer Games
• Streamer Prom

Best VTuber

• TheBurntPeanut (Winner)
• Chibidoki
• Ironmouse
• Kenji
• Mori Calliope

Best Reality Streamer

• RayAsianBo (Winner)
• Alexander “FaZe Adapt”
• Deshae Frost
• Rani “Stable Ronaldo”
• Tylil James

Best Just Chatting Streamer

• KaiCenat (Winner)
• Jasontheween
• Joe Bartolozzi
• Lydia Violet
• Felix “xQc”

Best Vertical Live Streamer

• KreekCraft (Winner)
• Lasstishen
• MarcSebastianF
• Zestybestie

Best Strategy Game Streamer

• JYNXZI (Winner)
• Nicholas “Jynxi”
• Ryan “Northernlion”
• PChal
• Roffle

League of Their Own

• Maya (Winner)
• Studytme
• The Primeagen
• Jason “TheStockGuy”

Best Breakout Streamer

• FaZe Adapt (Winner)
• RaKai
• DDG
• Vanillamace
• Wendy Ortiz

Best Stream Duo

• Agent00 and ExtraEmily (Winner)
• Arky and Yugi2x
• Connor “CDawgVA” and Ironmouse
• Jason “Jasontheween” and Sakura
• Nick “FaZe Lacy” and Marlon

Streamers Choice Award

• JasonTheWeen (Winner)
• No nominee list provided

Rising Star Award

• Marlon (Winner)
• Average Harry
• RealKatieB
• Reginald
• Sakura

Legacy Award

• DoubleLift aka Yilian Peng (Winner)
• No nominee list provided

The Sapphire Award

• Cinna (Winner)
• Emiru
• ExtraEmily
• Vanillamace
• Wendy Ortiz

Gamer of the Year

• CaseOh_ (Winner)
• Jynxzi
• Ohnepixel
• Summit1g
• TheBurntPeanut

Streamer of the Year

• IShowSpeed (Winner)
• ExtraEmily
• Jasontheween
• KaiCenat
• Plaqueboymax

Congratulations to Kai Cenat and all other winners at The Streamer Awards 2025!

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