About
Ibai Llanos Garatea (born 26 March 1995 in Bilbao, Spain) is a Spanish streamer, presenter and former esports commentator. He built his fame narrating League of Legends on LVP, later joining G2 Esports as a content creator and co‑founding the esports organization KOI. Based in the Basque Country, he now runs one of Twitch’s most‑followed channels and produces large‑scale events such as the La Velada del Año boxing shows.
Key facts
- Born 26 March 1995 in Bilbao, Spain (Urban Magazine; BookingAgentInfo.com).
- Has over 19 million followers on Twitch and nearly 14 million on YouTube (Urban Magazine).
- Co‑founded the esports organization KOI and owns the Movistar Koi team (TimesNowNews; Esports.gg).
- Created the La Velada del Año event series, with La Velada del Año V reaching 10.8 million live viewers – the all‑time Twitch record (TimesNowNews; 3DJuegos).
- Worked as a League of Legends caster for the Liga de Videojuegos Profesional (LVP) at age 19 and later joined G2 Esports as a content creator (Urban Magazine; TimesNowNews).
Brands
Movistar Koi
esports team owned by Ibai under the KOI umbrella
Porcinos FC
football team in the Kings League for which Ibai is president
La Velada del Año
boxing‑music event series created and hosted by Ibai; La Velada del Año V set a Twitch viewership record
People
Ibai Llanos Garatea
subject of the profile; Spanish streamer and former esports commentator
Ander Cortés
friend and early YouTube collaborator on gameplays
Adrian Lora
author of the Urban Magazine biography of Ibai
Naman Trivedi
author of the TimesNowNews article on Ibai’s Twitch record
Lionel Messi
interviewed by Ibai during Messi’s arrival at Paris Saint‑Germain
TheGrefg
competitor in the Kings League where Ibai’s team Porcinos FC plays
Kun Agüero
competitor in the Kings League
Iker Casillas
competitor in the Kings League
Kai Cenat
streamer cited as a benchmark for Twitch viewership records
IShowSpeed
streamer cited alongside Kai Cenat in Twitch record comparisons
Companies
G2 Esports
Ibai worked as a content creator for G2 from 2020‑2021
KOI
esports organization co‑founded by Ibai
Kings League
football league created by Gerard Piqué; Ibai presides over the Porcinos FC team
Twitch
platform where Ibai runs one of the most‑followed channels (ranked third globally by Social Blade)
YouTube
platform where Ibai’s main channel has over 11 million subscribers
Instagram
platform where Ibai’s handle @IbaiLlanos has 15.3 million followers
Facebook
social network linked on the Urban Magazine page
LVP
Liga de Videojuegos Profesional; Ibai was a League of Legends caster for LVP at age 19
Riot Games
publisher of League of Legends; Ibai still broadcasts Riot events
Paris Saint‑Germain
football club whose player Lionel Messi was interviewed by Ibai
Social Blade
analytics firm that ranked Ibai’s Twitch channel third globally
Publications
Forbes Spain
named Ibai the most influential social‑media influencer in Spain in 2021
Urban Magazine
published a detailed biography of Ibai
TimesNowNews
reported on Ibai’s record‑breaking Twitch stream
3DJuegos
covered Ibai’s Twitch world record and his partial retirement from daily streams
Sportskeeda
listed Ibai among the richest Twitch streamers in 2025
Esports.gg
reported the 9 million‑viewer figure for La Velada del Año V
Europa FM
explained the concept and history of La Velada del Año
Sunoti
provided biographical details such as birthdate and height
BookingAgentInfo.com
listed Ibai’s location (Bilbao) and noted he has no listed agent
2btube.com
hosted a creator profile for Ibai with background information