Ludwig finally addresses Kick verification controversy, says 'fully contracted here at YouTube'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ludwig opened up about his verification on Kick, a streaming platform powered by Stake.com, after the well-known Twitter esports figure HUN2R posted a screenshot of his Kick account.
As expected, the Twitter post generated a lot of rumors about Ludwig joining Kick after a popular streamer like Felix "xQc" secured the $100 million deal. The 27-year-old, however, stated during a recent broadcast that he is fully contracted to YouTube and has no intentions to move platforms for "another few months."
An account for "Ludwig" has been created and verified on Kick đ pic.twitter.com/mLA7dgBF1h
â Hunter (@HUN2R) June 20, 2023
'I've been YouTube's guy'
In a video, Ludwig explained his love for YouTube, saying, "Not a big deal. Not going to Kick. Fully contracted here, at YouTube. I like YouTube. I've been YouTube's guy. All right? I don't take my job for granted. I think I try very hard over here, at YouTube. I try to make sure that I do a good job over here at YouTube.com. I try to innovate. I'm happy with how things are, you know? And my contract is also still going on for another few months here. So, we're not at that point yet. We're still early days! We've got months and months to go."
Why did Ludwig's Kick account get verified?
Ludwig also explained that he was recently involved in a "Twitter drama" after some people noticed that he had been verified on Kick. He mentioned receiving messages from his higher-up at YouTube. He said, "I woke up today, to a weird amount of messages on Twitter. Like, @'s, mentions, and also DMs from people, including my boss. My higher-up over here at YouTube. And they were all like, 'Ludwig's going to Kick?!' And I was like, 'What the hell? What do you mean? No, I'm not going to Kick. Jesus Christ!'."
The ex-Twitch streamer clarified how he created a Kick account to follow and communicate with xQc. Ludwig said, "The reality is, the only reason that I have a verified account is because I wanted to make an account to type in my Juicer's chat on Kick.com. And, I couldn't make an account because Kick was, like, down for a day. And then, the next day, when I was going to make an account, I was like, 'Oh, let me DM and ask if they'll give me the name Ludwig,' because I saw Ludwig was taken and Ludwig Ahgren was taken." "So, I was like, 'That's weird! They've stolen my name from me. Let me ask if I can have it.' I asked the social media guy on Kick. He gives it to me. I'm like, 'Thanks! Appreciate it.' He's like, 'No worries.' And I guess they verified me too because they have verified that is Ludwig," explained the streamer.
