Kick level badges, and every other Kick badge

Level badges are the numbered ones beside a username, and they change colour and design as someone watches more. Kick shows an icon for almost every kind of status a viewer can have: how long they have watched, whether they were an early subscriber, whether they moderate, and more. This is every one of them, what it means, and how you get it. Artwork is Kick's own.

Every badge we've spotted in Kick chat

Combined Chat records every distinct badge it sees pass through real Kick chats, level tiers, collectables, roles, the lot, with Kick's own artwork. This gallery grows over time as more turn up. Level badges are the numbered ones, and their colour and design change as the number climbs; the rest are role and collectable badges.

Role & collectable badges

Level badges

These appear as we see them in real Kick chats, so the numbers have gaps, a level only shows once someone wearing it has chatted.

Below: what each badge means and how to earn it.

The numbered badge next to a username is a level badge. It is one of the most-searched Kick badges and one of the most misunderstood, because a lot of people have one and cannot see it. The design isn't fixed: the badge changes colour and shape as your level climbs, so a low level and a high level look quite different. The gallery above shows the ones we've actually seen.

How much watch time is a Kick level?

This is the question everyone asks, and the honest answer is that Kick has not published the exact hours per level. There is no official table saying a given level equals a set number of hours. Anyone who gives you a precise figure is guessing. Here is what is actually confirmed, and what we can tell you from watching thousands of real Kick chats.

What is confirmed

• Your level is total watch time across every channel, not per channel. Time on any stream counts toward the same number.
• It is credited by the hour, automatically, in the background. You do not need to chat or interact.
• You must be logged in for watch time to count.
• Only time since the level system launched (mid-2026) counts. Years of earlier watching do not.
• Levels only go up. You cannot lose progress.

Note: the level system is separate from Kick's Daily Rewards, which unlock after one hour of watching in a single day. Daily Rewards give collectables; they are not the same as your level.

What we observe from real chats

Because Combined Chat records every level badge it sees, we can describe the pattern even without Kick's private numbers:

• The badge colour changes as you climb. From what we have collected, low levels are grey, then they move through yellow in the teens, pink in the twenties, blue in the thirties and forties, and green at the higher tiers. So the colour of someone's badge is a rough shorthand for how high their level is. (Kick can change these, so treat it as what we see, not a rule.)
• High levels are rare. The vast majority of level badges we see are low. Levels past the fifties are uncommon, which fits a system that only started in mid-2026, there simply has not been enough time for many people to rack up the hours.
• The curve almost certainly steepens. Like most levelling systems, early levels come quickly and each higher level takes more watch time than the last. So going from level 2 to level 3 is fast; going from level 55 to level 56 represents a lot of hours.

The practical takeaway: a low level means you are newer or watch casually, a mid level means you are a regular, and a high level (think forties and up) means serious, sustained watch time since mid-2026. If you want the exact hours, the only reliable source is your own progress bar, click your avatar in the top right while logged in to see your current level and how far you are to the next one.

What it means. Your level is a measure of how much time you have spent watching live streams on Kick. Any stream counts. You do not need to chat or interact; having a stream open while logged in is enough. Levels only go up, never down, and every hour is credited permanently.

How you get it. Just watch, logged in. Progress builds in the background. Watch time from before the level system launched does not count; everyone started from zero on launch day.

Why yours isn't showing. The level badge is off by default. Kick does not display it until you turn it on. In any chat, click the gear icon at the bottom right next to the Chat button, choose Identity, and under Global badges select your level badge. It then shows next to your name in every channel. To check your level and progress to the next one, click your avatar in the top right.

Founder badge

What it means. You were one of the first 100 people to subscribe to a channel after it became monetised. It is a permanent mark of being there early.

How you get it. Be among the first 100 successful subscriptions on a channel. The streamer does not choose these; Kick tracks the first 100 subscriptions automatically. Once the 100 slots are taken, nobody else can earn that channel's Founder badge. It stays with you even if your subscription lapses and you resubscribe later.

Since you may need to equip it: open the channel's chat, click the chat identity icon by the message box, and select the Founder badge.

KICK Founder badge (platform-wide)

Not to be confused with a channel's Founder badge above. The KICK Founder badge is a platform-wide global badge tied to early support of Kick itself, and it carries a number. It appears in every chat, not just one channel. Kick has changed the naming and artwork of this badge more than once, so its exact label can vary.

OG badge

What it means. The streamer marked you as an original member of their community.

How you get it. Only the streamer can award it, from their Creator Dashboard under Channel → Roles → OGs. You must already be following the channel. A channel can have up to 50 OGs. There is no automatic way to earn it; it is a gift from the streamer.

VIP badge

What it means. The streamer considers you a very important member of the community.

How you get it. Same as OG: awarded manually by the streamer via Channel → Roles → VIPs. You must be following. A channel can have up to 100 VIPs. No automatic criteria.

Subscriber badges

What it means. You are subscribed to the channel, and the badge tier shows how long you have been continuously subscribed.

How you get it. Subscribe to the channel. The badge upgrades automatically at loyalty milestones (1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and so on). Streamers in the Affiliate or Partner program can upload their own custom artwork for each tier, so subscriber badges look different on every channel. On a channel without custom art, the default subscriber icon shows.

Sub Gifter badges

What it means. You have gifted subscriptions to other viewers in that channel.

How you get it. Gift subs. The badge appears after your first gift and steps up at 25, 50 and 100 gifted subs, with distinct artwork for each tier. The number of gifts you have given is tracked per channel.

Moderator badge

What it means. You moderate that channel's chat: you can time out, ban and manage messages.

How you get it. The streamer assigns it from Channel → Roles → Moderators. Not earnable on your own.

Broadcaster badge

Shown next to the streamer's own name in their own chat. You get it by being the channel owner; nobody else can have it there.

Verified badge

What it means. Kick has verified the channel's identity, the same mark that appears on a verified streamer's profile.

How you get it. Apply through Kick. Verification is granted by Kick, not earned by watching or subscribing, and the criteria are Kick's own.

Staff badge

The person works at Kick. Not earnable.

Sidekick badge

A platform-level role badge for people who help Kick's community team. Granted by Kick, not earnable through normal viewing.

Bot badge

Marks an account as a chat bot (BotRix and similar). Set on the bot account itself; not something a viewer earns.

Collectable badges

Alongside the badges above, Kick adds limited collectable global badges from time to time, tied to events, promotions or partners (names like "GoldenK" have appeared). These are global, so they show in every chat, and each is obtained the way its event describes. They live in the same Identity menu as the level badge, under Global badges, and like the level badge they may need to be switched on before they show.

Where badges appear

Channel-specific badges (Founder, OG, VIP, Moderator, Subscriber, Sub Gifter, Broadcaster) show only in the channel that granted them. Global badges (Level, KICK Founder, Verified, Staff, Sidekick, collectables) follow you into every chat. If you have a global badge and it is not showing anywhere, the Identity menu is almost always the reason.

Seeing every badge, in every chat

Combined Chat renders all of these with Kick's real artwork, including level badges and collectables that many chat tools drop, and shows Kick chat next to Twitch, YouTube and Rumble in one window. Open the app and enter a Kick channel to see it, or read the Kick chat page.

Common questions

Why isn't my Kick level badge showing?

It is off by default. In any chat, click the gear icon next to the Chat button, choose Identity, and under Global badges turn on your level badge. It then shows in every channel.

How do I level up on Kick?

Watch live streams while logged in. Any stream counts, no chatting needed, and progress builds passively. Levels only go up. Watch time before the system launched does not count.

How do you get the Founder badge on Kick?

Be one of the first 100 subscribers to a channel after it is monetised. Kick assigns it automatically to those 100 and it is permanent, even if you unsubscribe and resubscribe later.

What is the difference between the Founder badge and the KICK Founder badge?

The Founder badge is per channel, for the first 100 subscribers of that channel. The KICK Founder badge is a global, platform-wide badge tied to early support of Kick itself, and it shows in every chat.

How do I get OG or VIP on Kick?

Only the streamer can award them, from Channel → Roles in their Creator Dashboard. You must be following the channel first. A channel can have up to 50 OGs and up to 100 VIPs.

What are the sub gifter badge tiers on Kick?

The badge appears after your first gifted sub and steps up at 25, 50 and 100 gifts, each with its own artwork. Gifts are counted per channel.