IShowSpeed wins Streamer of the Year at 2025 Esports Awards

Last year, IShowSpeed lost the award to Samanta "Rivers" Rivera Treviño, making this year's win even more meaningful

The Esports Awards 2025 took place at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas on November 19, completing a decade of celebrating gamers, content creators and influencers.

The event marks achievements across 24 categories to celebrate the year's most influential players, teams, and creators.

This year, Darren Jason Watkins Jr. popularly known as IShowSpeed, was awarded the Streamer of the Year title. The 20-year-old YouTube sensation beat competitors like xQc, Ibai Llanos, and Kai Cenat to secure the award.

Let's hear from the Streamer of the Year award winner @ishowspeedsui!

Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/97ig4YuQ5e

— Esports Awards (@esportsawards) November 20, 2025

The streamer expressed his gratitude to his supporters via a pre-recorded message. "I want to give a huge thanks to everybody who voted me. I want to give a huge thanks to my fans. I want to give a huge thanks to anybody who supported me, and I love y'all", he said adding that "I work hard for y'all every single year, to give y'all the best content, the best streams!". He concluded his speech by promising to work harder for his fans.

Last year, IShowSpeed lost the award to Mexican Twitch streamer Samanta "Rivers" Rivera Treviño, making this year's win even more meaningful.

Below is the full list of Esports Awards 2025 winners:

Esports Game of the Year: League of Legends
Esports Mobile Game of the Year: PUBG Mobile
Esports Personality of the Year: Animesh "Thug" Agarwal
Streamer of the Year: IShowSpeed
Esports Content Group of the Year: S8UL
Esports Content Creator of the Year: Jynxzi
Esports Play of the Year: Choi "Doran" Hyeon-joon
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year: Red Bull
Esports Publisher of the Year: Riot Games
Panel's Choice Award: Sebastian "SebTheFloorManager" Leathlean
Esports Supporting Service of the Year: Prodigy Agency
Esports Supporting Platform of the Year: Liquipedia
Esports Creative Campaign of the Year: Team Liquid 25 Year Anniversary Campaign
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year: Mason "Mercules" Ramsey
Esports Team of the Year: Team Vitality CS2
Esports PC Player of the Year: Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut
Esports Controller Player of the Year: Zeng "Xiao Hai" Zhuojun
Esports Organisation of the Year: Team Falcons
Esports Coach of the Year: Kim "Kim" Jung-su
Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year: Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines
Esports Colour Caster of the Year: Andrew "Vedius" Day
Esports Host of the Year: Laure Valée
Esports Analyst of the Year: Mimi "aEvilcat" Wermcrantz
Lifetime Achievement in Esports: Class of 2025: Johan "N0tail" Sundstein, Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen, Matthew "FormaL" Piper, Steve Arhancet of Team Liquid, Tom and Tony Cannon, Tasteless and Artosis