Indian livestreamer, Ashswag, has emerged winner of the Best International Streamer category at the 2026 Streamer Awards, defeating Nigerian content creators Peller and Carter Efe.
The Indian creator claimed the award at the sixth edition of the ceremony held in Los Angeles, United States, on Thursday, November 12.
Other nominees in the category were Polish streamer Young Multi and Cuban content creator Staryuuki.
Ashswag expressed delight after being announced as the winner, telling the audience, “Thank you so much, I feel absolutely incredible. It is nice to meet you guys. Thank you so much.”
Peller, whose real name is Habeeb Hamzat, and Carter Efe, born Oderhowo Carter, were shortlisted for the award in October following their activities and growing recognition in the livestreaming space.
The Nigerian duo, however, failed to secure the honour, with Ashswag emerging ahead of the other nominees.
The award recognises international creators for their contributions to livestreaming across digital platforms.
Meanwhile, American streamer IShowSpeed retained the Streamer of the Year award for the third consecutive time, beating CaseOh, Joe Bartolozzi, Jynxzi and Stable Ronaldo.
Jynxzi won Gamer of the Year, while Kai Cenat received the League of Their Own award.
CaseOh was named Best Variety Streamer, while IShowSpeed also won Best IRL Streamer and Best Streamed Series for his World Cup Tour.
E11ysa emerged Rising Star, Katie B won Best Breakout Streamer, and Quackity received the Legacy Award.
In other categories, CORE won Best Content Group, while Katie B and Vanillamace were named Best Stream Duo.
Maya Higa and Adapt claimed Best Streamer Collab, while Kai Cenat and singer Tyla won Best Mainstream Collab.
Cenat’s Streamer University was recognised as Best Streamed Event, while the Chained Together stream featuring Jynxzi, Stable Ronaldo and LosPollosTV won Best Marathon Stream. Meccha Chameleon was named Stream Game of the Year.
The Streamer Awards is an annual event celebrating achievements in livestreaming. Its 2026 edition featured 37 publicly voted categories, with public votes accounting for 70 per cent of the results and an industry panel contributing the remaining 30 per cent.
