Twitch star Kai Cenat sparked a heated debate amongst fans after claiming that he “didn’t understand” how people became fans of YouTube idol PewDiePie.

Kjellberg has been creating content since 2010 and became famous for his humorous playthroughs of horror games like Amnesia before branching out into different genres like ‘Pew News’ and musical collaborations.

A photo of Kai Cenat and PewDiePie.

Now, he’s ‘semi-retired’ andliving in Japanwith his wife and infant son — and although he’s no longer putting out constant content, he remains a major fixture in online culture.

Another internet star,TwitchstreamerKai Cenat, has risen to fame in the years since then, becoming one of the most famous influencers of the modern age… and he doesn’t understand his predecessor’s popularity.

A photo of PewDiePie.

Kai Cenat “can’t see” how fans got into PewDiePie

Cenat recently wrapped up hisBatman Arkham marathon, where he donned a series of custom-made batsuits and played through the Arkham game series.

During the stream, Kai came forward with what he said might be an “L take,” saying he never understood how PewDiePie had so many fans.

MrBeast and Kai Cenat side by side.

“This may be an L take, and I apologize in advance,” he began. “But I couldn’t see how ****s got into PewDiePie. I’m sorry. …I don’t know how ****s got into that.”

Kai’s special guest, Reggie, agreed with him, admitting that he “didn’t watch” the YouTuber growing up.

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“I’ll be honest — that might be an L take, though,” Kai continued. “You feel me?”

Kai Cenat says he doesn’t understand how people got into watching PewDiePie 👀pic.twitter.com/mWlnnleDOd

Reggie found his opinion valid, but reminded the streamer that not every content creator is everyone’s cup of tea.

“It be like that sometimes, but not everybody is for everybody,” Reggie said. “Some ****s might say that about you.”

“Facts!” Kai admitted. “For me, personally though? I don’t know.”

Kai’s remarks about PewDiePie sparked quite the debate on social media, with some defending his take while others went to bat for the Swedish YouTube star.

“Pewdiepie is an OG of YouTube, gotta give him respect,” one wrote.

Pewdiepie is an OG of YouTube gotta give him respectpic.twitter.com/gP8eJ1ujc0

“Generation gap, PewDiePie paved the way for most of these guys without them even knowing,”another argued.

“I am with Kai, I didn’t get PewDiePie,” yetanother said.

Pewds hasn’t offered a response to Kai as of yet — but he’s currentlyliving his best lifebeing a dad to his first child, Bjorn, who wasborn in July 2023.