Ibai Llanos Garatea (, born 26 March 1995), better known mononymously as Ibai, is a Spanish internet celebrity, streamer, and esports commentator. He was a content creator for G2 Esports from 2020 to 2021. He is the co-founder of the esports organisation KOI. He is also the founder and president of Porcinos FC and Rōnin FC, teams that compete in the Kings League Spain and Tercera Catalana, respectively.
On the live streaming platform Twitch, Ibai operates the second most-followed channel according to analytics company Social Blade. On the same platform in 2021, he created La Velada del Año, which since its second edition has been the most watched live broadcast every year consecutively. On YouTube, he has more than 17 million subscribers on his main channel and a total of over five billion views. In 2021, Forbes Spain named him the most influential social media influencer in Spain.
Biography Ibai was born in the Deusto district of Bilbao, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in Spain on 26 March 1995. Due to the 2008 financial crisis and economic instability at home, he sought distraction in video games.
In 2014, at the age of nineteen, he started commentating League of Legends esports matches. In August 2015, he became a commentator for the Spanish regional league LVP.
In 2016, he moved from Bilbao to Barcelona to be able to work as an announcer.
After broadcasting for the LVP, specifically for the Orange Super League, in February 2019 he started to present a late night show for the Ubeat network called "Hoy no se sale", currently presented by Bruno Feliu and Cristinini.
In February 2020, Llanos quit commentating League of Legends, and left LVP to become an exclusive content creator for the G2 Esports team, along with Ander Cortés, Reven and Ernesto "BarbeQ" Folch.
In January 2021, Ibai made a significant career move, announcing his departure from G2 Esports to launch his own streaming brand. This new venture, which he formed with his previous collaborators and the addition of new talents, marked a new chapter in his career.
Llanos co-founded the esports team KOI alongside Gerard Piqué in December 2021, which is headquartered in Barcelona. It initially competed in League of Legends, Valorant and Teamfight Tactics.
In February 2021, Llanos launched an interview series called "Charlando tranquilamente" ("Calmly Chatting"). In his first program, he spoke with footballer Gerard Piqué. Following episodes featured footballers such as Andrés Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Paulo Dybala, Sergio Agüero and Sergio Ramos, and musical artists like Ed Sheeran, Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, J Balvin, Rauw Alejandro, Jhayco, Duki, Aitana and Nicki Nicole.
After finding amusement at a video clip showing two young people competing against each other in holding up a balloon from touching the ground, Llanos conceived the Balloon World Cup alongside Piqué, which took place on 14 October 2023.
On 25 June 2022, Llanos set a new record for the most-watched Twitch stream ever with more than 3.3 million viewers tuning into the Velada del Año 2 event, surpassing the record of 2.4 million viewers previously held by TheGrefg during a Fortnite outfit reveal.
In October 2022, Llanos' organization KOI announced a merger with Rogue, which would see all of Rogue's existing teams rebrand to KOI. The partnership was dissolved after just one year in November 2023, after Rogue owner Infinite Reality had reportedly experienced financial issues. Both organizations kept ownership of the same teams they had held before the merger, with KOI retaining its teams in the Valorant Champions Tour, FIFAe Club Series, and LVP SuperLiga.
In January 2024, KOI was acquired by MAD Lions and Toronto Defiant owner OverActive Media in a combined merger that also included fellow Spanish organization Movistar Riders. The LEC team was renamed MAD Lions KOI, with all former KOI and Movistar Riders teams rebranding as Movistar KOI. Due to the merger, Llanos and Piqué will own up to about 21% of OverActive Media. Llanos also agreed on an unspecified "service agreement" with the company.
On 13 July 2024, during La Velada del Año IV, Llanos set a Guinness World Record for the most concurrent viewers for a Twitch stream, with 3,846,256 simultaneous viewers.
On 19 December 2024, he recreated The Squid Game in Madrid, in collaboration with KFC and Netflix, after the release of the second season of the series.
On 26 July 2025, he surpassed the Twitch viewership record for the 4th time with La Velada del Año V, bringing 9,189,762 viewers on his stream. This event made him gain over 1.7 million followers, making him the most followed streamer on Twitch at the time, surpassing Ninja, who spent several years at the number one spot; during this stream he also gained over 164,000 subscribers, which is the 8th most amount ever reached on Twitch. He ended up being quickly dethroned by KaiCenat 2 months later, during his 3rd subathon.
Personal life Llanos currently resides in Barcelona. He lives in a streaming house together with eight friends and various streamers. He is 70% blindness on his left eye due to a herpes.
Llanos is friends with Argentine football player Sergio Agüero. Agüero invited him to Lionel Messi's much-publicised farewell dinner on 7 August 2021, and has since interviewed Messi at the player's presentation at Paris Saint-Germain and the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Filmography Television YearProgramChannelRole2019–2020Hoy no se saleUbeatCo-Host2021Lo de ÉvoleLaSextaGuest
Esports YearVideogameEventRole2014–2016 League of LegendsLVP División de HonorAnnouncer2015–2020EU LCSAnnouncer2015–2020WorldsAnnouncer2016–2017LVP Clasificatorio Challenger SeriesAnnouncer2016All-Star BarcelonaAnnouncer and presenter2017–2020Superliga OrangeAnnouncer2018FortniteYouTube Battle RoyaleAnnouncer2018–2019League of LegendsIbainéficoOrganizer and Announcer2019FIFA 20VOLTA FootballVoice actor2020La Liga Santander ChallengeOrganizer and Announcer2020FIFA 21VOLTA FootballVoice actor
Traditional sports DateEventChannel/Program-Context18 March 2018Liga Santander: Barça vs Athletic de BilbaoOnda Vasca8 April 2018Liga Santander: Real Madrid vs Atlético de MadridEl Chiringuito25 November 2018ACB: Barça Lassa vs Real MadridLiga Endesa6 July 2019El partidazo de Youtubers: DjMariio vs TheGrefgYouTube3 October 2019Adidas: La batalla definitivaYouTube26 May 2021La Velada del AñoTwitch29 August 2021Ligue 1: Reims vs PSGTwitch19 September 2021Ligue 1: Olympique de Lyon vs PSGTwitch24 October 2021Liga Santander: Fútbol Club Barcelona vs Real MadridMovistar LaLiga25 June 2022La Velada del Año IITwitch2023–Kings LeagueTwitch1 July 2023La Velada del Año IIITwitch13 July 2024La Velada del Año IVTwitch26 July 2025La Velada del Año VTwitch18 April 2026Copa del Rey Final: Atlético de Madrid vs Real SociedadYouTube25 July 2026La Velada del Año VITwitch, TikTok and YouTube
Documentaries DateNameChannel/Program13 December 2018El lado más profundo de Ibai y AnderMovistar+27 February 2020Mi historiaYouTube / Domino's Originals
Films DateNameDirector24 November 2020Unboxing IbaiJaume Balagueró
Other DateEventChannel/Program-Context14 October 20212021 Balloon World CupTwitch – Organized and hosted alongside Piqué inspired by the keep-up with a balloon game.27 October 20222022 Balloon World Cup11 December 2022El Último en PieTwitch2 November 2023Objeto Invencible18 December 2023El Último en Pie 214 May 2024Mundial de Canicas
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2015 Trasgo de Oro Best caster 2016 2017 2018 2020 Eliot Awards Esports Esports Awards Streamer of the Year 2021 The Game Awards Content Creator of the Year ESLAND AwardsClip of the YearFail of the YearDance of the YearSong of the YearEvent of the YearBest Content SeriesStreamer of the Year The Streamer Awards League of Their Own2022 Esports Awards Streamer of the Year Premios Idolo Best Esports Best Streamer Digital Creator of the Year 2023 ESLAND Awards Streamer of the Year Event of the Year Fail of the Year Anger of the Year Talk Show of the Year Premios Crack International Personality Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards Streamer Favorite 2023 MTV MIAW Awards MIAW Icon Global Creator 13th Streamy Awards Streamer of the Year - International Premios Ondas Best Entertainment Program Esports Awards Streamer of the Year Corona de Oro AwardsBest Beef Anger of the Year 2024ESLAND AwardsStreamer of the Year Event of the Year Anger of the Year The Streamer AwardsBest International Streamer 2025 Gen Z Awards Streamer of the Year
See also List of most-followed Twitch channels
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