Ninja
| Ninja | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Richard Tyler Blevins June 5, 1991 Taylor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Grayslake Central High School |
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, live streamer, former esports player |
| Spouse | Jessica Blevins (m. 2017) |
| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2011 to present |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Subscribers | 23.5 million |
| Views | 2.79 billion |
Last updated: September 2026 | |
Ninja, whose real name is Richard Tyler Blevins (born June 5, 1991), is an American YouTuber, live streamer and former professional esports player known for gaming content, particularly Fortnite Battle Royale. His YouTube channel has 23.5 million subscribers and 2.79 billion views as of 6 September 2026.
Early life and education
Richard Tyler Blevins was born on June 5, 1991.[1] He attended Grayslake Central High School, where he played on the school soccer team, and decided to pursue professional gaming after graduation.[2]
Career
Blevins competed professionally in Halo 3, playing for teams including Cloud9, Team Liquid, Renegades and Luminosity Gaming, before moving to battle royale titles.[3] He won the PUBG Gamescom Invitational Squads tournament in August 2017, and his mainstream breakthrough came in March 2018, when a Fortnite stream featuring Drake, Travis Scott and JuJu Smith-Schuster broke Twitch's peak-viewer record for an individual stream with more than 635,000 viewers. He partnered with Red Bull Esports in 2018 and made mainstream crossover appearances including The Ellen Show and Family Feud, along with a feature in ESPN Magazine.[4]
As of 6 September 2026, his YouTube channel has 23.5 million subscribers and 2.79 billion views; he also has about 19.3 million Twitch followers, making his the third most-followed Twitch channel as of July 2025.[5]
Personal life
Blevins married Jessica Goch in 2017.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.gamesradar.com/who-is-ninja-fortnite-mixer-twitch-youtube-controversy/
- ↑ https://playerswiki.com/tyler-blevins
- ↑ https://www.gamesradar.com/who-is-ninja-fortnite-mixer-twitch-youtube-controversy/
- ↑ https://playerswiki.com/tyler-blevins
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_(gamer)
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_(gamer)
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