Indian Ashswag beats Peller, Carter Efe to International Streamer Award
By Kelu Musa
Indian 22-year-old content creator, YouTuber, and Twitch streamer Ashswag has won the Best International Streamer Award at the 2026 Streamer Awards, beating Nigerian content creators, Carter Efe and Peller.
Ashwag was announced winner at the sixth edition of the award ceremony on Thursday in Los Angeles, United States.
The event was hosted by QTCinderella and Caroline Kwan.
Reacting to his victory, Ashswag expressed excitement, telling the audience, “Thank you so much, I feel absolutely incredible. It is nice to meet you guys. Thank you so much”.
Peller and Carter Efe were nominated after organisers unveiled the shortlist in October.
Meanwhile, American streamer IShowSpeed retained the Streamer of the Year title for the third consecutive year.
He also won Best IRL Streamer and Best Streamed Series for his World Cup Tour.
Jynxzi won Gamer of the Year, while Kai Cenat received the League of Their Own award.
Other winners included CaseOh, who won Best Variety Streamer, while E11ysa received the Rising Star award.
Katie B won Best Breakout Streamer, while Quackity received the Legacy Award.
In the collaboration categories, CORE won Best Content Group, while Katie B and Vanillamace emerged winners of Best Stream Duo.
Kai Cenat and singer Tyla won Best Mainstream Collab, while Cenat’s Streamer University won Best Streamed Event.
The Chained Together stream by Jynxzi, Stable Ronaldo and LosPollosTV won Best Marathon Stream, while Meccha Chameleon won Stream Game of the Year.
The Streamer Awards, organised annually to recognise achievements in livestreaming, featured 37 categories in its 2026 edition.
The results were determined through a combination of public votes, accounting for 70 per cent, and an industry panel, contributing the remaining 30 per cent.
(NAN)