xQc, or xQcOW, is a Canadian Twitch streamer, internet personality, and a former professional esports player for the game Overwatch. He gained popularity when he started streaming games such as League of Legends (LOL) and Overwatch. He later gamed professionally before going back to streaming full time and starting his own YouTube channel. In this article, however, we will be talking about xQc’s net worth in 2022.
| Net Worth | $9 million |
| Age | 26 |
| Salary | $4 million (estimated annual salary) |
| Sponsors | Verizon, G Fuel, and MetaThreads |
| Profession | Twitch Streamer, Professional Gamer, Internet Personality |
xQc's net worth in 2022 (estimate): $9 million
xQc’s net worth in 2022 is estimated to be $9 million. This is agreed upon by multiple reputable sources such as Techie Gamers and Sportskeeda.
Let us now learn more about the professional esports player turned YouTube and internet personality.
Felix Lengyel was born on November 12, 1995, in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Aside from that, nothing much is known about his early life.
When he was 19 years old, he was already an active streamer on Twitch. He frequently streamed the game League of Legends and he went under the name of xQc. His online name came from the last letter of his first name, X, and the abbreviation of his home province Quebec, QC.
In 2016, Blizzard Entertainment released its brand new hero shooter game titled Overwatch. He transitioned to playing the new title and he became so synonymous with the game 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 kind of 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, along with xQc, continued to operate independently under the new name Yikes.
“We’re currently without a home and looking for an organization with a potential Overwatch League spot that will not only help us get better, but not hinder us,” Yikes tank player Félix “xQc”Lengyel told Dot Esports.
The team competed in Season Zero of the international Overwatch esports league Overwatch Contenders. During that time, xQc’s competitive intensity increased to an unhealthy level. He said that he did not care about sleeping or eating and he 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 finals of the event, but they eventually fell to defending champions South Korea. Despite that, 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, ahead of the tournament’s inaugural season. However, he received two suspensions from Blizzard on his personal Overwatch account before the start of the season.
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The first one was a 72-hour suspension in November 2017 after he misused the game’s reporting system. The second one was a seven-day suspension in December after he threw games while he was streaming.
xQc then made his Overwatch League debut on January 10, 2018, in Dallas Fuel’s first match of the season. Unfortunately, they lost 1-2 to the Seoul Dynasty. On January 18, the Dallas Fuel suffered a 0-4 loss to the Houston Outlaws. He then made homophobic remarks towards Outlaws player Austin “Muma” Wilmot, who is openly gay. He apologized to Muma later that day via Twitter, claiming he didn’t mean to say anything with malicious intent.
Dallas Fuel responded by benching him in their next game and the Overwatch League fined him $2,000 and suspended him for four matches. The Fuel extended that suspension until February 10.
“We support the Overwatch League's recent decision,” the Fuel said in a statement. “We believe in working with our players to help them become the best possible competitors, professionals and teammates. That includes work both inside and outside of competition for Felix.”
“I didn't say what I said on stream with malicious intent,” xQc said on Twitter on Thursday following the incident. “I legit did not compute the whole thing before. I speak too fast, everything happens too fast. Everything is so fking trash lately. Hope I can turn this into something good, sorry Muma.”
He returned on February 23, and, unfortunately, it was a short-lived return as he was fined $4,000 and suspended by the Overwatch League after he used an emote in a “racially disparaging manner” during an Overwatch League stream and on his personal social media accounts. He also used “disparaging” language against Overwatch League broadcasters and players on his social media and on his personal stream.
xQc was released from the Dallas Fuel the following day. He then joined various Overwatch teams in the following years such as GOATS and Gladiators Legion of the Overwatch Contenders. He also represented Team Canada once again in the 2018 and 2019 Overwatch World Cup.
After his release from the Dallas Fuel, xQc focused mostly on his streaming career. In February 2019, he was signed by esports organization Sentinels as a content creator. A few 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 more than 8 million hours watched — 2 more million than the second-most viewed channel that month. In 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 new organization and signed with Luminosity Gaming on October 1 of that year.
Midway through 2021, he led all Twitch streamers in terms of 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 more than $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.
Aside from his earnings in his streams, he also had endorsement deals with brands such as Verizon and G Fuel. He also endorsed MetaThreads, which is a gaming apparel company. However, his earnings from said deals were not 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 in the professional gaming scene anymore, xQc’s presence is still felt and he is still one of the most known personalities in the gaming world.
With all of that being said, were you surprised about xQc’s net worth in 2022?
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