Ninja

Ninja

@Ninja
12.0M followers gaming / entertainment
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About

Richard Tyler Blevins, known online as Ninja, is an American gamer and streamer who rose to fame on Twitch with Fortnite. He began as a professional player in Halo and H1Z1 before becoming a full‑time content creator. Based in the United States, he now produces gaming and entertainment content across Twitch, YouTube and Instagram.

Key facts

  • Ninja holds the Guinness World Record for most‑followed video‑games broadcaster on Twitch, with 19.2 million followers as of 19 Feb 2024 (Guinness World Records).
  • He was ranked 31st on Forbes’ Top Creators 2023 list (Forbes).
  • In 2018 he partnered with Red Bull Esports and became the first esports athlete on the cover of ESPN The Magazine (CelebrityNetWorth).
  • A March 2018 stream with Drake, Travis Scott and Juju Smith‑Schuster drew 635,000 concurrent viewers, setting a Twitch record at the time (CelebrityNetWorth).
  • Epic Games added a Ninja‑themed cosmetic skin to Fortnite in 2020 (Oreate AI Blog).

Brands

Halo One of Ninja’s early professional games (TikTok, Goread.io)
H1Z1 Early streaming title for Ninja before Fortnite (TikTok, CelebrityNetWorth)
Fortnite Game that propelled Ninja to mainstream fame (TikTok, Oreate AI Blog)
Red Bull Esports Signed a partnership with Ninja in June 2018 (CelebrityNetWorth)
Adidas Collaborated with Ninja on a signature product line (Goread.io)
La Roche‑Posay Partnered with Ninja for a 12‑hour charity stream raising skin‑cancer awareness (TikTok)
Valorant One of the games Ninja has played professionally (Goread.io)
Warzone One of the games Ninja has played professionally (Goread.io)
PUBG Game Ninja played for Luminosity Gaming and won Gamescom Invitational Squads (CelebrityNetWorth)
Apex Legends Game promoted by Ninja for EA’s $1 million campaign (CelebrityNetWorth)

People

Richard Tyler Blevins Legal name of the creator known as Ninja (TikTok)
Tyler Blevins Alternate name used in media for Ninja (CelebrityNetWorth)
Ninja Online alias of Richard Tyler Blevins, professional gamer and streamer (multiple sources)
Drake Collaborated with Ninja on a March 2018 Fortnite stream that attracted 635,000 viewers (CelebrityNetWorth)
Travis Scott Joined Ninja’s March 2018 Fortnite stream (CelebrityNetWorth)
Juju Smith‑Schuster Participated in Ninja’s March 2018 Fortnite stream (CelebrityNetWorth)
Marshmello Partnered with Ninja to win the Fortnite Battle Royale event at E3 2018 (CelebrityNetWorth)

Companies

Team Liquid Esports organization Ninja played for in 2009 (CelebrityNetWorth)
Cloud9 Esports organization Ninja played for (CelebrityNetWorth)
Renegades Esports organization Ninja played for (CelebrityNetWorth)
Luminosity Gaming Esports organization Ninja joined in 2017 (CelebrityNetWorth)
Epic Games Added a Ninja cosmetic skin to Fortnite in 2020 (Oreate AI Blog)
Electronic Arts Paid Ninja $1 million to promote Apex Legends in 2019 (CelebrityNetWorth)

Publications

ESPN The Magazine Featured Ninja on its cover, first esports player to do so (CelebrityNetWorth)
Guinness World Records Recognized Ninja for most‑followed Twitch broadcaster (Guinness World Records)
Forbes Listed Ninja at #31 on its Top Creators 2023 ranking (Forbes)
Time Included Ninja in its World’s 100 Most Influential People 2018 list (Time)
Bored Panda Reported Ninja’s net worth and Twitch record (Bored Panda)
Goread.io Provides overview of Ninja’s follower statistics and brand collaborations (Goread.io)
Oreate AI Blog Discussed Ninja’s evolving game portfolio beyond Fortnite (Oreate AI Blog)
CelebrityNetWorth.com Details Ninja’s estimated $50 million net worth and earnings (CelebrityNetWorth)
Reuters Reported EA’s $1 million payment to Ninja for Apex Legends promotion (Reuters)
Statista Cited the 7.23 million active Twitch streamers among whom Ninja leads (Statista)

Other

Streamy Awards Ninja has won multiple Streamy Awards for Best Gaming Creator (Goread.io)
Twitch Primary streaming platform where Ninja amassed over 19 million followers (multiple sources)
YouTube Ninja streams exclusively on YouTube after Mixer shutdown (CelebrityNetWorth)
Mixer Ninja streamed exclusively on Mixer from Aug 2019 until its shutdown in July 2020 (CelebrityNetWorth)