Kai Cenat’s Inaugural Streamer University Awards: Full Winners List

Kai Cenat’s Streamer University—a first-of-its-kind, live-streamed bootcamp for aspiring content creators—wrapped up in style with a star-studded awards ceremony headlined by a surprise appearance from Drake.

Held at the University of Akron in Ohio from May 22–25, 2025, Streamer University brought together 120 up-and-coming streamers for a weekend of education, content creation, and entertainment, all broadcast live to millions.

Participants lived on campus, attended lectures led by top creators like DDG, Agent 00, Duke Dennis, ChrisnNxtDoor, and streamed their daily experiences live on Twitch.

Massive Viewership and Streaming Stats

The internet showed up in droves for Streamer U. According to TwitchTracker:

• Over 1,000 Twitch channels streamed content from the event

• 719,000+ peak concurrent viewers tuned in on launch and closing days

• More than 27 million total watch hours were recorded

• Top streamers included:

  • DDG – 3.57 million unique viewers

  • Ray – 1.73 million viewers over 71 hours streamed

  • Kai Cenat – 1.5 million viewers in just 5.5 hours

  • Rakai – 1.46 million viewers, 45 hours streamed

  • Wendy Ortiz – 1.35 million viewers, 50 hours streamed

Drake Appears at the Closing Awards Ceremony

The highlight of the closing night was a surprise appearance (via a pre-recorded video) by Drake, who praised Cenat’s vision:

“To be able to organize this incredible academia event and gather you all together in one place is something that has never been done before… Show the most love that you possibly can for your Dean, the one and only Kai Cenat.”

Drake also called streaming an “ideal profession” and celebrated it as the next big shift in media.

All 23 Streamer University Award Winners

The awards recognized student streamers for personality, creativity, and streaming impact. Here’s the full list of winners:

• Most Improved: Corey2u

• Biggest Flirt: Deshae Frost

• Master of Mentorship: Markus King

• Engagement Guru: Emily ‘ExtraEmily’ Zhang

• Most Honourable: GG Twins

• Social Butterfly: India Love

• Best Group: Hoodbabies

• Class Clown: Reggie

• Rising Star: Dannybans

• Community Builder: Ojay Suave

• Most Consistent Streamer: Funnymike

• Hidden Gem: Allison

• Class Duo: Wendy & Evelyn Ortiz

• Heart of the Community: Caiuwus

• Steady Growth Award: Tbvnks

• Cleanest Room: Chicklet and Maleni

• Worst Behaviour: Rakai

• Best Roommates: Ray and Tota

• School Spirit: Yonna

• Prankster: Kanklive

• Best Professor: DDG

• MVP: DDG

• Valedictorian: Tylil James

Notably, DDG stood out as the only person to win two awards—Best Professor and MVP.

Will There Be a Streamer University 2?

Despite the success, Cenat hinted that Streamer University may not return—at least not in the same form. He cited backlash over participant selections and the high cost of hosting the event. However, major platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have reportedly expressed interest in buying the rights or collaborating.

Cenat remains firm that Streamer University should stay independent and live on Twitch, saying: “This is your idea. This is your guys’ stuff. Treat your platform as you would treat other platforms.”