KICK, the world’s fastest-growing livestreaming platform with currently over 100 million users, has today officially announced its partnership with Riot Games, adding to their global roster of streaming platforms. Starting with MSI 2026, KICK will carry live broadcasts for global and regional events across League of Legends Esports (LoL Esports), VALORANT Esports and TFT, giving millions of fans across the world – including key markets in LatAm, Turkey and Europe – a new destination for Riot esports.

The partnership connects KICK with some of the most-watched esports events in the world, starting with MSI 2026, one of the flagship international events on the esports calendar kicking off June 28 from Daejeon, South Korea. As one of the world’s leading video game developers, Riot Games is responsible for some of the most-played and most-watched titles in competitive gaming history – the League of Legends 2024 World Final remains the most-watched esports event in history with 50 million peak concurrent viewers globally and VALORANT now reaches more than 30 million players globally.

The partnership also creates new opportunities for KICK creators to engage with Riot’s growing creator and partner ecosystem across League of Legends, VALORANT and Teamfight Tactics. As Riot expands its creator programs, KICK streamers will have more ways to grow their communities around Riot’s games and esports, while connecting with one of gaming’s most passionate global audiences.

Oliver Tierney, Partnerships Lead at KICK, said:

“Riot Games sits at the top of the esports ecosystem, and we’re proud to partner with them to bring some of the most-watched competitions in the world to KICK.

“This partnership is another major step in our investment in esports and live gaming entertainment, while also helping grow the Riot ecosystem on KICK. It gives creators more opportunities to build communities around League of Legends, VALORANT and TFT, supported by the creator-first tools and monetisation that have helped thousands of streamers choose KICK in recent years.”

Doug Watson, Director of Business Strategy at Riot Games:

“Esports fandom is global and we want to support the creators that fuel this fandom around our game titles to players around the world, no matter where they are. Through our partnership with KICK, we’re expanding the ways fans can engage with Riot’s esports events and their favorite creators on the platform of their choice. We’re excited to work with KICK to bring our games and esports experiences to even more communities around the globe.”

The partnership will develop across MSI 2026 and the broader Riot esports calendar, with creator activations, co-stream promotion, and regional campaigns expected to follow as the relationship grows.