Pokimane is a Moroccan-Canadian Internet personality best known for her live streams on Twitch and video game content broadcasting, particularly in League of Legends and Fortnite. The 27 years old is the biggest female streamer on Twitch with over nine million followers – but how much does she earn? how old is she? how tall is she and who is her boyfriend? Here’s what we know about Pokimane
Profile Summary:
- Real name: Imane Anys
- Age: 27 years old
- Gender: Female
- Status: Partnered
- Twitch Channel: pokimane
- Instagram: @pokimanelol
- Reddit: pokimane
- Subreddit: Pokimane
- Discord: poki
- Primary games: Fortnite, Just Chatting, League of Legends, Valorant
In a world where people do what they “have to do” to make a living, it is always nice to see people doing what they actually enjoy to make money and there is absolutely nothing more fulfilling than that! What’s that saying, find an occupation you love and you won’t have to work a day in your life? Well, Pokimane found that, and early enough too.
Using social media platforms like Twitch and YouTube, Pokimane has managed to carry along millions of people all over the world as she pursues her interests, and like all good brands, she started from scratch.
In the paragraphs below, we provided answers to all the questions posed on Pokimane’s relationship life as well as discussed how she became famous on Twitch and YouTube, so keep reading.
Who Is Pokimane?
To her millions of fans, she is known as Pokimane, however, her birth name is Imane Anys and she is a Canadian citizen of Moroccan descent. Her birthdate is May 14, 1996 and her birthplace is Morocco.
With regard to her career pursuit, Pokimane is an online video game enthusiast and streamer as well as a YouTube star. She was introduced to Video games at a young age by her older brother and as she got older, she played with her friends on Skype. She got the inspiration to start streaming her own content from watching female Twitch streamers and in 2012, she started streaming, as a hobby.
Having lived in Canada for most of her life- since her family moved to Toronto when she was 4 years old, Anys speaks both the English and French languages fluently. Pokimane was a student at McMaster University majoring in Chemical Engineering until she dropped out in 2016 and moved to Los Angeles, California to focus on streaming.
How Did Pokimane Gain Popularity As A Streamer?
Pokimane became a regular streamer as a coping mechanism for her real-life problems, it was one thing she truly enjoyed doing. She would Livestream her experience with different games, especially Multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends (LoL) and much later Epic Games’ Fortnite.
She started receiving regular donations, subscriptions, and sponsorships and soon realized that she could make a career out of her hobby which was already earning her substantial money, hence her move in 2016.
Her channel became one of the 100 most followed on Twitch in 2017 after she gained over 450,000 followers and as a result, she was named Best Twitch Streamer of the year by the Shorty Awards.
The award was her big break on Twitch and it boosted her popularity in the gaming world. Pokimane’s prowess in her commentaries and gameplay streams of Leagues of Legends is still rated very high on the gaming platform.
As part of a sponsorship deal, she started streaming Fortnite in 2018, the same year Pokimane was made one of Twitch’s 15 ambassadors and became a partner for the platform’s creator camp. Today, her channel has over 3.7 million followers, her views number over 90 million and she is currently the 11th most followed Twitch streamer.
Besides streaming on Twitch, she also has two active YouTube channels. The first one named Pokimane features Vlogs, Podcast and of course, her gaming content while the other named Poki ASMR is part of an expansive community of channels on YouTube which features autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) contents. Between her two YouTube channels, Anys has over 5 million subscribers and 420 million views, as of January 12, 2020.
The Challenges She Has Faced As A Streamer
One of her earliest challenges as a streamer was juggling streaming games with studying chemical engineering. In addition, the decision to drop out of school wasn’t an easy one for her.
Another major challenge that comes with popularity in her line of work is having to play what her audience enjoys even if she doesn’t anymore, but Pokimane seems to have overcome that as well.
Striving to be the best and comparing herself to others may just be the most recent challenges facing the gamer who is seeking to reach the zenith of the gaming profession. But like always, it is expected
Who is Pokimane’s Boyfriend?
There have been some dating rumors involving Pokimane and two other streamers who are pro-gamers namely, Scarra and Meteos, but none have been confirmed yet. She has also been linked with other gamers including Fedmyster, HasanAbi, Myth, Fitz, Lily, and others.
However, Pokimane’s response to her boyfriend questions and dating rumors have always basically been that it is none of the public’s business, so whether or not she is in a relationship right now, is unknown.
The only evidence she has shared about her relationship was a tweet in October 2019 recounting why she broke up with her last boyfriend – whose identity she did not reveal, but at least we know she dates men not women.
What is Pokimane’s Net Worth?
Pokimane’s net worth is estimated to be between $2-3 million according to theloadout. The majority of her earnings come from streaming on Twitch and YouTube, with most of the revenue coming from donations, ads, sponsored streams and deals.
Pokimane has over 6.7 million subscribers on YouTube and has amassed more over 605 million views in total on her videos. On a monthly basis, the creator is estimated to earn up to $10,000 from YouTube ads alone.
Pokimane’s Streaming Setup
- PC: NZXT custom build
- Monitors: BenQ XL2540 + one unknown brand monitor
- Keyboard: HyperX Alloy Origins 60
- Mouse: HyperX Pulsefire
- Headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha
- Gaming chair: Noblechairs Epic
- Webcam: Sony a6000
- Microphone: Electro-Voice RE-20
- Boom arm: RØDE PSA-1
- Mixer: TC Helicon GoXLR
- Misc: Elgato Stream Deck
Pokimane’s Fortnite Settings:
- X Sensitivity: 0.1
- Y Sensitivity: 0.1
- Scope Sensitivity: 1
- Mouse DPI: 800
- Polling Rate: 1000Hz
Is Pokimane on Tik Tok?
Yes, Pokimane is also on TikTok and with over 6.2 million fans and over 74.2 million likes. The streamer used the platform to reveal she was getting her own Fortnite emote.
How Tall is Pokimane?
Pokimane is 5 feet and 4 inches tall. The famous streamer confirmed her height on Facebook back in July 2014.
In her words, she wrote: “For everyone that asked about my height, I’m 5 ft 3 and 3/4ths LOL…So basically 5 ft 4. Not that short!!”
How Old is Pokimane?
Pokimane is 27 years old. Her birthdate is May 14, 1996 and her birthplace is Morocco.
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