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Ibai Llanos net worth

Ibai Llanos

How much is Ibai Llanos Worth? Ibai Llanos Net Worth in 2026

$ 20 million
Ibai Llanos Net Worth
$5,000,000 / year
Ibai Llanos salary

By the Alux Research Team. How we estimate net worth

Ibai Llanos’s net worth is estimated at $20 million as of October 2026. Ibai Llanos is a Spanish streamer, former League of Legends commentator and entrepreneur who runs the biggest live event on Twitch, La Velada del Año. The biggest driver of the wealth is sponsorship income from his own channel, backed by an equity position in the esports group behind Movistar KOI.

Net worth $20 million (estimate)
Estimated annual income About $5 million a year (our estimate, from sponsors, streaming, event profits and business stakes)
Born March 26, 1995, Deusto, Bilbao, Spain (age 31)
Country Spain
Known for Spain’s biggest Twitch streamer, La Velada del Año, KOI and Kings League
Main income sources Personal sponsorships, Twitch and YouTube, La Velada del Año, a stake in the owner of Movistar KOI, Kings League team

How much is Ibai Llanos worth in 2026?

We estimate Ibai’s net worth at about $20 million. It is our estimate. Public guesses cluster between about $14 million and $16 million, and most of them predate the 2025 edition of La Velada, which set a Twitch record. We sit above that range because the business has grown since those figures were written.

Three documented pieces drive the number. First, sponsorship: a Spanish report named personal sponsorships as his largest income source. Second, the event: a business report estimated ticket sales of about 5 million euros for La Velada, plus roughly 3 million euros from sponsors such as Coca-Cola, Spotify and Revolut, though production costs are heavy and the profit is unclear. Third, equity: Ibai and former footballer Gerard Pique hold up to about 21 percent of OverActive Media, which acquired their KOI esports team in January 2024.

Streaming revenue, a Kings League football team and a decade of earlier salaries as a commentator fill in the rest. Because several of these are private businesses, the range is wide.

How Ibai Llanos built it

  • Turned commentary into a channel. He moved from League of Legends commentator to a major Twitch streamer.
  • Ran a record live event. La Velada del Año is the biggest live event on Twitch.
  • Took equity in esports. He holds a stake in the group behind Movistar KOI.

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Ibai Llanos in 2026: what they have been working on

  • July 26, 2025: Velada V drew 9,189,762 viewers, a Twitch record, and added more than 1.7 million followers to his channel.
  • Autumn 2025: ran a third subathon; Kai Cenat later passed him as the most-followed Twitch streamer.
  • December 2024: staged a live recreation of Squid Game in Madrid with KFC and Netflix.
  • July 25, 2026: Velada VI was scheduled on Twitch, TikTok and YouTube.
  • Ongoing: president of Porcinos FC in the Kings League Spain and of Ronin FC.
  • Current reach: about 20.4 million Twitch followers and 17.4 million YouTube subscribers.

How Ibai Llanos makes money

  • Personal sponsorships: reported as his top source of income, from brands that buy placement on his channels.
  • La Velada del Año: ticket sales and sponsor deals, with high production costs offsetting some of the revenue.
  • Equity: a stake of up to about 21 percent in OverActive Media, shared with Pique, after the KOI deal in January 2024.
  • Streaming: subscriptions, donations and platform payments from Twitch and ad revenue from YouTube.
  • Kings League: ownership and presidency of football teams.
  • Media and brand work: campaigns such as the Squid Game event with KFC and Netflix.

What Ibai Llanos teaches (and what to take from it)

Ibai is a case study in how a commentator became an owner. Four habits explain most of it, and each can be copied at small scale.

  1. Turn your skill into a stage. He began as a League of Legends caster in 2014 and turned the same talent into talk shows, streams and events. Try this: take the thing you do well and build one small recurring format around it, such as a weekly session or a monthly meetup.
  2. Move from fee to equity. Early on he was paid to commentate. Later he co-founded KOI and held a stake in the group that bought it. Start small: in your next negotiation, ask what ownership, a profit share or a revenue split could look like, not only the fee.
  3. Organize the room others want to be in. La Velada works because many creators want to be in it. Hosting beats attending. By Friday, invite five people to a dinner, call or project built around a topic you care about.
  4. Reinvest the profits. The event budget is high because he spends on production. Quality is the product. To apply it, decide what share of this month’s income goes back into your own tools, learning or team.
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Career timeline

  1. 1995: born in Deusto, Bilbao.
  2. 2014: begins commentating League of Legends esports.
  3. 2015: becomes a caster for the Spanish league LVP.
  4. 2016: moves to Barcelona to work as an announcer.
  5. February 2020: joins G2 Esports as a content creator.
  6. January 2021: leaves G2 to build his own streaming brand.
  7. 2021: creates La Velada del Año; co-founds KOI with Gerard Pique in December.
  8. June 2022: Velada II passes 3.3 million viewers, a Twitch record at the time.
  9. January 2024: KOI is acquired by OverActive Media.
  10. July 2024: Velada IV reaches 3,846,256 concurrent viewers, a Guinness World Record.
  11. July 2025: Velada V reaches 9,189,762 viewers.

Early life and background

Ibai Llanos Garatea was born on March 26, 1995, in Deusto, a district of Bilbao in the Basque Country. He turned an interest in esports into work at 19, commentating on League of Legends matches in 2014.

A year later he was a caster for the Spanish league LVP, and in 2016 he moved to Barcelona to work as an announcer. The commentary job gave him a voice and an audience, which he took into late-night television in 2019 and 2020 and then into his own streaming career.

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Ibai Llanos net worth FAQ

What is Ibai Llanos’s net worth?

We estimate Ibai’s net worth at about $20 million as of October 2026. Public estimates sit around $14 million to $16 million, and most are older.

How does Ibai make money?

From personal sponsorships, streaming on Twitch and YouTube, profits from La Velada del Año, his stake in the group that owns Movistar KOI, and his Kings League teams.

How old is Ibai Llanos?

Ibai was born on March 26, 1995, so he is 31 as of October 2026.

What is Ibai known for?

He is known as Spain’s biggest streamer, for organizing La Velada del Año, and for co-founding the esports team KOI.

How much does Ibai make from La Velada del Año?

The profit is not published. One business report estimated about 5 million euros in tickets and 3 million euros in sponsors for the event, with large production costs.

How is Ibai’s net worth estimated?

We combine reported sponsorship and event revenue, his share of OverActive Media, streaming income and team ownership, then discount for costs and taxes.

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How we estimate net worth

Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.

Last updated: October 2026.