Nigerian content creators Peller and Carter Efe have missed out on the Best International Streamer award at the 2026 Streamer Awards, losing to Indian streamer Ashswag at the ceremony held in Los Angeles, United States.
The Nigerian duo were among five nominees in the category, alongside Ashswag, Polish streamer Young Multi and Cuban content creator Staryuuki.
According to a list of winners published by Sportskeeda, Ashswag emerged winner at the sixth edition of the awards on Thursday, November 12, hosted by QTCinderella and Caroline Kwan.
Reacting to his victory, the Indian streamer expressed excitement, 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, had been nominated after the organisers announced the shortlist in October.
Their nominations placed them among international creators recognised for their work in livestreaming across digital platforms.
Meanwhile, American YouTuber and streamer IShowSpeed won the biggest prize of the night, Streamer of the Year, for the third consecutive year.
He beat CaseOh, Joe Bartolozzi, Jynxzi and Stable Ronaldo to retain the title.
Jynxzi won Gamer of the Year, while Kai Cenat received the League of Their Own award.
Other winners included CaseOh, who took home Best Variety Streamer; IShowSpeed, who also won Best IRL Streamer and Best Streamed Series for his World Cup Tour; and E11ysa, who was named Rising Star.
Katie B won Best Breakout Streamer, while Quackity received the Legacy Award.
In the collaboration and event categories, CORE won Best Content Group, Katie B and Vanillamace took Best Stream Duo, and Maya Higa and Adapt won Best Streamer Collab.
Kai Cenat and singer Tyla won Best Mainstream Collab, while Cenat’s Streamer University was named Best Streamed Event.
The Chained Together stream by Jynxzi, Stable Ronaldo and LosPollosTV won Best Marathon Stream, while Meccha Chameleon was named Stream Game of the Year.
The Streamer Awards, organised annually to recognise achievements in livestreaming, featured 37 publicly voted categories in its 2026 edition.
The results combined public votes, which accounted for 70 per cent, with a 30 per cent contribution from an industry panel.
