Why is TheBurntPeanut missing from Complex’s 25 best streamers list? Kick has questions

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Complex
has
eleased
its
list
of
the
25
best
st eame s
ight
ow,
but
o e
big
ame
is
missi g.
TheBu tPea ut,
o e
of
the
most
popula
gami g
st eame s,
did
ot
make
the
list,
a d
the
omissio
quickly
caught
atte tio .
Kick
also
appea ed
to
questio
Complex’s
choice
afte
the
a ki g
was
sha ed
o li e.
The
list
i cludes
majo
ames
such
as
IShowSpeed,
Kai
Ce at,
Ci a,
Jy xzi,
PlaqueBoyMax
a d
Adi
Ross,
but
TheBu tPea ut
is
owhe e
amo g
the
25
ames.
The
su p isi g
omissio
has
ow
sta ted
a
debate
amo g
st eami g
fa s.

TheBu tPea ut
misses
Complex’s
Top
25
as
Kick
questio s
his
omissio

Complex
published
its
a ki g
o
August
11,
2026.
IShowSpeed
took
the
No.
1
spot,
followed
by
Kai
Ce at
at
No.
2
a d
Ci a
at
No.
3.
Jy xzi,
PlaqueBoyMax
a d
StableRo aldo
completed
the
top
six.
Othe
ames
o
the
list
i clude
Age t00,
Adi
Ross,
Yo aJay,
N3o ,
RaKai,
Ma lo ,
jaso thewee ,
RayAsia Boy,
DDG,
Fa um,
You RAGE,
CaseOh,
DJ
Akademiks,
Tylil,
xQc,
AB
&
Dee TheG eat,
Adapt,
Ext aEmily
a d
Hasa Abi.

TheBu tPea ut,
howeve ,
was
ot
i cluded.The
omissio
quickly
became
a
talki g
poi t
afte
Kick
appea ed
to
call
out
Complex
fo
leavi g
TheBu tPea ut
out
of
its
list
of
the
25
best
st eame s
ight
ow.

That
eactio
makes
se se
because
TheBu tPea ut
is
ot
a
small
c eato .
He
is
a
well-k ow
gami g
st eame
who
became
especially
popula
th ough
his
u usual
vi tual
pea ut
cha acte .
His
mai
co te t
has
i cluded
games
such
as
Escape
f om
Ta kov,
ARC
Raide s
a d
Battlefield
6.
His
Kick
cha el
is
also
active.

Why
TheBu tPea ut’s
abse ce
f om
Complex’s
st eame
list
sta ds
out

TheBu tPea ut
had
a
huge
2025.
He
wo
Best
VTube
at
the
2025
St eame
Awa ds,
while
also
wi i g
Best
FPS
St eame .
His
wi
c eated
some
debate
because
he
does
ot
co side
himself
a
t aditio al
VTube
a d
has
used
the
te m

“P-Tube ”
fo
his
pea ut-style
cha acte .Complex
says
its
a ki g
is
based
o
seve al
thi gs,
i cludi g
i flue ce,
co siste cy,
co te t
quality
a d
ove all
impact
o
st eami g.
This
mea s
the
list
is
ot
simply
based
o
followe
umbe s
o
the
umbe
of
hou s
watched.Still,
TheBu tPea ut’s
abse ce
is
likely
to
su p ise
ma y
fa s
because
the
list
i cludes
seve al
ewe
o
fast-g owi g
st eame s.
Complex
itself
desc ibes
some
ames
as
futu e
sta s,
while
givi g
places
to
c eato s
f om
Twitch,
Kick
a d
othe
platfo ms.Fo
ow,
Complex
has
ot
a ou ced
a
cha ge
to
its
a ki g
o
explai ed
why
TheBu tPea ut
was
left
out.
Kick’s
eactio
has
added
a othe
laye
to
the
discussio ,
a d
fa s
a e
ow
debati g
whethe
the
list
t uly
ep ese ts
the
best
st eame s
“ ight
ow.”

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