How to Get 75 Followers on Kick, and Whether You Still Need Them
Kick dropped its 75-follower rule for subscriptions, but it is still a smart first goal. Here is what Kick requires now and how to grow honestly.
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Getting 75 followers on Kick used to be the first big milestone for new streamers, because it was half of the old affiliate requirement. Kick has since changed its path: according to its Help Center, you now unlock paid subscriptions after streaming 5 cumulative hours, with no follower minimum. Seventy-five followers is still a sensible first goal, though, and the fastest honest way to reach it is to stream on a fixed schedule, post clips everywhere you already have an audience and collaborate with streamers your size.
What Kick requires today
Kick’s milestones have changed more than once, so check the Kick Help Center and your dashboard before planning around a number. At the time of writing, the Help Center lists three stages:
| Stage | What it unlocks | Requirements listed by Kick |
|---|---|---|
| KICK Streamer | Paid subscriptions, with a 95/5 revenue split | Stream at least 5 hours in total |
| Verified Streamer | The verified checkmark and further benefits | 15 hours streamed, an average of 50 concurrent viewers, 100 unique chatters and 10 active subscriptions in the past 30 days, plus 2FA, 2 VODs in the past 7 days and no recent terms violations |
| KICK Partner Program | Revenue per stream | Verified channel, complete About section with social links, 75 average concurrent viewers, 30 hours streamed, 25 active subscriptions, 250 unique chatters and 3 VODs in the past 30 days, and at least 250 followers |
Meeting the verification or partner numbers makes you eligible to apply; it does not guarantee approval.
So why aim for 75 followers at all? Because followers are the people who get notified when you go live. Your first 75 are the base that later turns into average viewers, chatters and subscribers, which are the numbers verification and the Partner Program actually measure.
Set up the channel before you promote it
A visitor decides whether to follow in a few seconds. Make those seconds count:
- Profile: a clear profile picture, a banner that says what you stream, and an About section with your schedule.
- Social links: add your other channels. Kick asks for social links on your profile for the Partner Program, and they help new viewers trust that you are active.
- Category and title: pick the category where you can be found. A small stream in a less crowded category sits higher in browse than the same stream in the busiest one.
- Stream title: say what is happening right now, such as “Ranked grind to Diamond, day 12,” not “Live.”
- Follow ask: mention following naturally when someone new says hello, and say what they get, such as a notification on your next stream.
Stream on a schedule you can keep
Followers come back when they know when to find you. Choose a few fixed days and start times and stick to them for at least a couple of months. Kick’s own guidance asks streamers to keep a regular schedule and keep VODs on the channel, so a viewer who discovers you between streams has something to watch.
A practical starting point is three streams a week of two to three hours each. That clears Kick’s 5-hour Streamer threshold in the first week and gives new viewers several chances to return.
Bring in viewers from the networks you already use
Most of your first followers will come from people who already know you somewhere else, or who find a clip of yours on another app.
Post clips everywhere
Short, vertical clips are the most practical way to show strangers what your stream is like.
- After each stream, pick two or three moments: a reaction, a clutch play, a funny exchange with chat.
- Cut each to under a minute, add captions and make the first second understandable without context.
- End with your Kick name and your next stream day.
- Post to TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.
Publishing the same clip three or more times by hand adds up. With Post to All on Linkme, you upload a clip once and send it to your connected Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, X, Threads and LinkedIn accounts, now or on a schedule. Network-specific tips are in our guide to scheduling YouTube Shorts.
Tell your existing audience you are live
Friends, classmates, followers on Instagram or TikTok and members of groups you already belong to are your warmest audience. Post a short “live now” story each time you start, and pin your schedule.
Put one link in every bio that leads to everything you do. A Linkme page for creators can hold your Kick channel at the top, your clips and videos below it and an email sign up, so people who are not on Kick yet can still follow along. For a special stream, the link scheduler on Plus and Pro can set a link to go live at a set time, with a countdown on your page.
Collaborate with streamers your size
Collaborations put you in front of an audience that already likes live streams.
- Find peers: look for streamers in your category with a similar number of viewers and a style you get along with.
- Watch and chat genuinely: be a regular in their chat before asking for anything.
- Co-stream or play together: a duo or squad session gives both audiences a reason to check out the other channel.
- Host at the end of your stream: Kick’s Host button sends your viewers to another live channel once your stream has at least 5 viewers. Streamers you host often return the favor.
Keep it mutual. A collaboration that only benefits one side tends to happen once.
What not to do
Kick’s grounds for refusing or removing verification and partner status rule out artificially manipulating statistics, joining communities that inflate stats to meet requirements and self-financing subscriptions. In practice that means:
- No bought followers or view bots.
- No follow-for-follow groups or servers.
- No subscribing to your own channel from another account.
Fake followers also never chat, never watch and never subscribe, so they make the numbers that matter later look worse, not better.
Track your progress
Open Achievements in your Kick dashboard to see hours streamed and how close you are to each stage. Alongside follower count, watch three numbers week to week:
- Average concurrent viewers, which verification and partner status depend on.
- Unique chatters, a sign viewers are joining in rather than lurking.
- Which clips sent people to your channel, so you make more of what works.
When one week grows faster than the others, look at what you did differently, whether that was a collaboration, a clip that traveled or a new time slot, and repeat it.
Frequently asked questions
Do you still need 75 followers to get subscriptions on Kick?
No. Kick’s Help Center now lists 5 cumulative hours of streaming as the only requirement to become a KICK Streamer and enable subscriptions. The old 75-follower rule no longer applies, though Kick can change its thresholds, so check Achievements in your dashboard.
How long does it take to get 75 followers on Kick?
It depends on your niche, your schedule and how much you promote clips elsewhere. Streamers who stream on fixed days, post clips several times a week and collaborate with peers usually get there much faster than those who stream without promotion. There is no guaranteed timeline.
Is it safe to buy Kick followers?
No. Kick treats artificial stat manipulation as grounds to refuse or remove verification and Partner Program status, and bought followers do not watch, chat or subscribe. They add risk without adding audience.
How many followers do you need to become a KICK Partner?
Kick’s Help Center lists at least 250 followers for the Partner Program, together with a verified channel, 75 average concurrent viewers, 30 hours streamed, 25 active subscriptions, 250 unique chatters and 3 VODs in the past 30 days. Kick notes these metrics are subject to change.
