Richard Tyler Blevins, popularly known as Ninja He is an American streamer, YouTuber, professional player and Internet personality. He is previously known as NinjasHyper. He is the most followed streamer on Twitch as of July 2019 with more than 14 million followers. He announced on August 1, 2019 that he was cutting ties with Twitch and moving to Mixer.
Why is Ninja famous?
– Your name online Ninja.
– The most followed streamer on Twitch from July 2019.
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Where was Ninja born?
Ninja was born on June 5, 1991. His birth name is Richard Tyler Blevins. His birthplace is Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. He has American nationality. He was born to American parents of Welsh descent. His father is Chuck Blevins. His family moved to the suburbs of Chicago when he was one year old. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He has two older brothers, Chris and John.
He attended Grayslake Central High School. He played soccer in high school. He was an avid video game player since childhood. He later graduated from Silver Lake College in Wisconsin. Upon graduation, he decided to play video games professionally.
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Career
He started playing Halo 3 professionally in 2009.
He played for several organizations, including Cloud9, Renegades, Team Liquid.
He became a streamer in 2011.
He joined Luminosity Gaming as a Halo player in 2017.
He moved to PUBG, where he won the PUBG Gamescom Invitational Squads classification.
He began broadcasting Fortnite regularly.
He set the Twitch record for a single individual broadcast while playing Fortnite in March 2018. He organized a game with Drake, Travis Scott and Juju Smith-Schuster.
He broke his own audience record in April 2018 during his 2018 Ninja Vegas event. He had 667,000 live viewers.
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His YouTube channel "Ninja" has more than 22 million subscribers.
He partnered with Red Bull Esports in June 2018.
He became the first professional Esports player to appear on the cover of ESPN The Magazine in September 2018.
He signed an agreement with the Astralwerks record label in October 2018 to compile an album titled Ninjawerks: Vol. 1. The album was released in December 2018.
Electronic Arts paid him $ 1 million in 2019 to promote Apex Legends playing the game on his Twitch stream and through his Twitter account.
He announced in August 2019 that he will move exclusively from Twitch to Microsoft-owned competitor Mixer.
He appeared in several episodes of the Family Feud television show in 2015.
He has more than 14.4 million followers on his Instagram.
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Achievements
– 1st place Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am Tournament E3 2018
– 1st place PUBG Squads Gamescom Invitational 2017
– 2nd place H1Z1 5s Dreamhack 2017
– 1st place H1Z1 Invitational 2015
– 1st place Halo 4 Dallas 2012
– 1st place AGL 8 Knoxville
Awards
Creator of the year 2018 at 8th Streamy Awards.
Esports personality of the year 2018 at the Esports Awards.
Content creator 2018 of the year at The Game Awards.
Twitch Streamer of the year 2019 at the 11th Shorty Awards.
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Who is Ninja married to?
Ninja is a married man. He is married to Jessica Blevins. They met in La Crosse, Wisconsin, at a players tournament in 2010. They reportedly started dating in 2013. The couple got married in 2017. His wife drives him.
How tall is Ninja?
Ninja stands at a height of 1.75 m, that is, 5 feet 9 inches tall. It has a body weight of 154 pounds, that is, 70 kg. It has a thin body. He has dark brown hair but often dyes his hair with different colors. He has green eyes.
What is the net value of Ninja?
Ninja wins playing professional video games online. Earn more than $ 500,000 per month by broadcasting Fortnite. It also wins from its YouTube channel, which has more than 22 million subscribers as of August 2019. It also has sponsorship agreements with several brands, including Red Bull Esports, Astralwerks, Electronic Arts, among others. Its net worth is estimated at $ 15 million.
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