xQc (Félix Lengyel)

Born November 12, 1995, in Laval, Quebec, Canada, Félix Lengyel began streaming on Twitch at age 19 in 2014 under the handle xQcLoL before transitioning into professional Overwatch esports. He competed for Denial Esports, represented Team Canada at the Overwatch World Cup from 2017 to 2019—winning tournament MVP in 2017—and played in the inaugural Overwatch League season with Dallas Fuel. After departing competitive Overwatch in 2018, Lengyel transitioned into full-time variety streaming and reaction broadcasts. He became Twitch's most-watched streamer for 3 consecutive years from 2020 to 2022, logging 174 million hours watched in 2020 and 274 million hours watched in 2021, while reaching 102,288 peak active subscribers in May 2022. In June 2023, he signed a landmark 2-year non-exclusive $100 million deal with Kick while continuing to broadcast heavily on Twitch, earning Esports Decade Awards Streamer of the Decade in 2025.