IShowSpeed Three-Peats as Streamer of the Year — Then Gives His Whole Acceptance Speech in Indonesian

IShowSpeed Three-Peats as Streamer of the Year — Then Gives His Whole Acceptance Speech in Indonesian

Nobody has ever done what IShowSpeed just did. At the Streamer Awards 2026 in Los Angeles on Thursday night, Speed won Streamer of the Year for the third consecutive year — 2024, 2025 and now 2026 — a three-peat no creator had ever pulled off at the show.

And then, because he’s Speed, he took the mic and delivered his acceptance speech in Indonesian.

The top award, presented by YouTube and announced by Quackity to close the night, capped a three-trophy evening for Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. He also won Best IRL Streamer and Best Streamed Series for his World Cup Tour, beating a Streamer of the Year field of CaseOh, Joe Bartolozzi, Jynxzi and Stable Ronaldo. The sixth edition of QTCinderella’s awards — hosted by QTCinderella and Caroline Kwan and decided by a 70% public vote and 30% industry panel — peaked at more than 970,600 concurrent viewers, per Streams Charts.

Kai Cenat matched Speed’s three-trophy haul from the other side of the ballot. Kai wasn’t a Streamer of the Year nominee this year, but he still left with the League of Their Own award, Best Streamed Event for Streamer University, and Best Mainstream Collab for his stream with Tyla. Jynxzi took Gamer of the Year, Quackity received the Legacy Award, CaseOh won Best Variety Streamer, and Katie B and Vanillamace each banked three awards of their own, including their shared Best Stream Duo win.

The Indonesian speech is the part the timeline won’t let go. Speed built one of the biggest international audiences in streaming on his world tours, and instead of playing it safe at the podium, he spoke straight to the fans on the other side of the planet — in their language — while holding the biggest trophy in the game. The clip of the speech, posted by Jake Lucky, has already pulled more than 175,000 likes.

The run isn’t over, either. On November 17 in Miami, Speed defends his Esports Awards Streamer of the Year title against a field that includes Kai Cenat and Jynxzi — four days after the three-peat, with the target on his back bigger than ever.

One more detail the culture caught: Speed accepted the award in a red-and-white leather jacket that had everybody making the same Michael Jackson comparison. On this weekend of all weekends, that tracks.

Sources: The Streamer Awards 2026 official results as reported by Dot Esports and Streams Charts; ceremony coverage by KeenGamer and The Hype Magazine; acceptance clip via Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) on X.