xQc Net Worth 2022
xQc’s net worth in 2022 is estimated to be $9 million. xQc is a Canadian Twitch streamer, internet personality, and a former professional esports player for the sport Overwatch. He gained popularity when he started streaming games like League of Legends (LOL) and Overwatch. He later gamed professionally before going back to streaming full time and starting his own YouTube channel.
Early Life
Felix Lengyel was born on November 12, 1995, in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
When he was 19 years old, he was already a lively streamer on Twitch. He frequently streamed the sports League of Legends and went under the name of xQc. His online name came from the last letter of his given name, X, and therefore the abbreviation of his home province Quebec, QC.
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Career
In 2016, Blizzard Entertainment released its fresh hero shooter game titled Overwatch. He transitioned to playing the new title, becoming so synonymous with the sport that he changed his online alias from xQcLoL to xQcOW.
xQc brought an exciting aspect to the Overwatch gaming community as he had a relatable quiet gamer rage and high-octane energy throughout his streams. He then participated in small online tournaments where he played as a tank player for DatZit Gaming.
In October 2016, he was signed by the multi-game esports organization Denial Esports. However, Denial Esports discontinued their Overwatch team. Their roster and xQc continued to work independently under the new name Yikes.
The team competed in the Overwatch Contenders Season Zero of the international Overwatch esports league. During that point, xQc’s competitive intensity increased to an unhealthy level. He said he didn’t care about sleeping or eating and failed to keep up with friends or family.
Aside from that, xQc also played for Team Canada in the 2017 Overwatch World Cup tournament. He helped the team reach the event’s finals, but they eventually fell to defending champions South Korea. However, xQc was still named the 2017 Overwatch World Cup Most Valuable Player.
In October 2017, xQc was signed by the Dallas Fuel of the Overwatch League before the tournament’s inaugural season. However, he received two suspensions from Blizzard on his personal Overwatch account before the beginning of the season.
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xQc was released from the Dallas Fuel the subsequent day. He then joined various Overwatch teams within the following years, such as GOATS and Gladiators Legion of the Overwatch Contenders. He also represented Team Canada once more in the 2018 and 2019 Overwatch World Cup.
After his release from the Dallas Fuel, xQc focused on his streaming career. In February 2019, he was signed by esports organization Sentinels as a content creator. some months later, he became one of the most successful variety streamers on Twitch.
In December 2019, he was Twitch’s most-watched streamer as he logged 8 million hours watched — 2 more than the second-most viewed channel that month. within the whole year of 2019, he became the sixth-most watched streamer with 54 million hours watched.
On August 27, 2020, the Sentinels parted ways with xQc after he asked to be released. He then found a replacement organization and signed with Luminosity Gaming on October 1 of that year.
Midway through 2021, he led all Twitch streamers in viewership with 163 million hours watched. In October 2021, he was involved in a leak wherein his earnings from Twitch were exposed to the public. It was revealed that xQc was the highest-paid individual streamer, earning quite $8 million since 2019. He later confirmed that the leaked numbers were correct.
In 2022, he broke the Twitch viewership record while streaming a beta version of Overwatch 2, and it garnered a peak of 312,000 viewers.
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Extra Earning Source
Aside from his earnings in his streams, he also had endorsement deals with brands like Verizon and G Fuel. He also endorsed MetaThreads, which may be a gaming apparel company. However, his earnings from said deals weren’t disclosed.
As of this writing, xQc has 10.8 million followers on his Twitch account. As for his YouTube career, he currently has four channels; xQcOW, xQc Reacts, xQc Gaming, and xQc Clips. His main channel, xQcOW, has 2.06 million subscribers, while his other channels have between 40,000 to 75,000 subscribers.
Despite not being within the professional gaming scene anymore, xQc’s presence remains felt, and he’s still one of the most known personalities in the gaming world.
