Adin Ross paused mid-stream to check his poll results. The Kick streamer had just asked his chat to vote, but what he saw made him do a double-take. Less than 1,000 votes had come in, while his viewer counter displayed around 61,000 people watching.
The moment happened during a regular broadcast on Kick, where Ross has been streaming since his permanent Twitch ban in 2023.
The disparity between viewers and votes immediately caught attention. A 61,000-viewer stream getting under 1,000 poll responses means less than 2% of the audience participated. For context, even streams with heavy lurker audiences usually see higher engagement rates on simple polls.
Several factors could explain the low participation. Polls on most platforms require viewers to be logged in to vote. Many people watch streams on smart TVs, game consoles, or mobile apps where voting might not work properly. Some viewers keep streams muted in background tabs. The poll might have only been active for a short time, or it could have been restricted to followers only.
The clip of Ross’s reaction spread quickly online. Some viewers pointed out that his chat seemed unusually slow for a 60,000 stream. Others noted a Discord channel visible on his screen titled “get-paid-to-clip-adin-ross,” though paying clippers to share content is standard practice among big streamers.
That moment kicked off fresh chatter about viewer metrics on streaming platforms. While some immediately suggested the numbers were inflated by bots, others defended the possibility of genuine passive viewership. Kick, like other platforms, counts all connected viewers, including those on devices that can’t interact with polls.
Ross himself hasn’t addressed the poll numbers beyond his initial on-stream reaction. Neither Ross’s team nor Kick have commented on the specific poll mechanics or any potential restrictions that were in place during the stream.
