Here’s how to host someone on Kick

Twitch’s raiding feature is a beloved part of the streaming platform, and streamers on alternate streaming platform Kick may wonder whether the popular host feature works similarly there.

Twitch may have its fair share of problems, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t introduced several iconic features to the streaming scene. Raiding is a feature that lets streamers send their viewers to another live channel by hosting that channel with their own. This helps boost discoverability while fostering connections between streamers and viewers. While Kick also has a similar feature called hosting, some Kick streamers may struggle to understand how hosting works and how exactly to host other streamers.

How to host another streamer on Kick

Streamers must go into their Creator Dashboard and peruse options there in order to host or raid another person on Kick. Users must ensure they are streaming live and have at least five viewers on their stream before they attempt to host someone. The account being hosted must also be live. Here’s exactly how to host a person:

1. Log into your Kick account.
2. Go to the creator dashboard by right-clicking on the profile in the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Select the host option under quick actions to open a pop-up.
4. Type the desired streamer under the channel name text box.
5. Click on the host channel button.
6. An alternate way is using the /host <target streamer’s name> chat command from the chat box.

Users will receive a pop-up notification confirming whether their hosting attempt is successful. Once someone is actively hosting, they can stop streaming from their capture program as all of their viewers will be redirected to the hosted streamer.

It’s crucial to ensure the hosted streamer’s name is entered correctly. Accidentally hosting the wrong streamer may cause issues for streamers, especially if the content doesn’t align with what the host’s viewers want to see.

The benefits of hosting on Kick

Hosting a streamer can benefit someone on Kick by increasing that streamer’s visibility and attracting new viewers, some of whom may become new followers or even subscribers, to their channel.

A person transfers their viewers to the hosting recipient when they host on Kick. Many people use hosting to fill downtime and keep their channels active while they’re gone. It’s a great way to support other creators and create goodwill with them via hosting. This feature can increase discoverability and boost follower counts, helping viewers, the host, and the hosted streamer all at the same time.

While the hosted streamer is usually someone the host knows, that isn’t mandatory. Some streamers like to host random live streamers as a kind gesture or for content. Others even host for reasons like having their viewers troll the hosted streamer, though this is hardly recommended behavior as it’s quite a bit less likely to engender any sort of good will.