How many Twitch followers does Kai Cenat have? Details explored as Billie Eilish names him streaming GOAT in Complex interview

In a recent interview with Complex, singer Billie Eilish named Kai Cenat the "GOAT" (Greatest Of All Time) in streaming.

Cenat currently has 16.7 million followers on Twitch, which makes the influencer one of the most popular streamers on the platform, according to Twitch Tracker.

The Complex episode titled, Billie Eilish & Quenlin Blackwell Debate the Best & Worst Things Ever | GOAT Talk was uploaded on March 27, 2025. During the chat, the two revealed their GOAT fictional character crush, streamer, album to cry to, as well as their Worst of All Time purchase, according to the description on the Complex YouTube channel.

When the Birds of a Feather singer was asked to name the GOAT streamer, she answered:

“Goat streamer? I know of some, but I don't what's good or bad about any of them. All I can think is, one.”

Blackwell immediately added:

“Kai”?

To which Billie agreed and said, “Yeah”. The influencer then praised Cenat and said:

"You got a monopoly, my boy. You've got a monopoly." Eilish added: "GOAT? I mean, he is huge, so..."

A majority of their fans have given a positive reaction to Eilish’s comment for Cenat, they think she is hinting at a possible collaboration between the two.

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How did fans react when Billie Eilish named Kai Cenat as the GOAT streamer?

When Billie Eilish named Kai Cenat as the 'GOAT streamer' during her interview with Complex alongside Quenlin Blackwell, fans were ecstatic, particularly his followers and the singer’s fans , as her statement bridged the worlds of music and streaming culture.

“God I love quen, these streamers lucky she didn’t jump in the space lol,” an X user joked.

“Call the doctors, our boy is going to have a cardiac arrest,” another user chimed in.

“I wanted to see a video of him reacting to this,” a person wrote on X.

“Kai’s so back,” a user said.

However, some netizens thought she had over-hyped Kai, and felt Blackwell tried to put words in her mouth when she was still thinking of a response. A few others felt that she barely knew any other streamer except for Kai.

“She is glazing ngl,” a user commented.

“she not wrong but i think kai just the only one she knows,” a user added.

“She knows nothing about streaming,” someone else wrote.

Previously, Kai Cenat and Billie Eilish met at the Grammys 2025 when the Twitch streamer made his debut on the red carpet on February 2, 2025. He was officially invited to livestream the event, marking a significant milestone in his career, as per reports.

During the event, Kai got the opportunity to click a quick selfie with Billie Eilish backstage at the Grammys, which went viral on the internet. Their interaction sparked a wave of excitement among their fans. Many described it as "fanboy's dream come true” while others called it an “unforgettable Grammy meet.”