# Ninja

> Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins is the world's most recognized gaming streamer, having transformed competitive gaming into mainstream entertainment. Starting as a Halo pro in 2009, he became the face of Fortnite's cultural takeover - playing live with Drake to a record 628,000 concurrent viewers in 2018 - and parlayed that moment into a media empire spanning Twitch, YouTube, brand deals with Red Bull and Adidas, a Chief Innovation Officer role at GameSquare Holdings, and a co-founded cashew milk brand. With 19+ million Twitch followers and 23+ million YouTube subscribers, he continues to define what a professional streamer can become.

- **Role:** Chief Innovation Officer at GameSquare Holdings
- **Organizations:** GameSquare Holdings, Nutcase Milk, Team Ninja
- **From:** Taylor, Michigan, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School Diploma, Grayslake Central High School
- **Known for:** First Twitch streamer to surpass 3 million followers (March 2018), Set Twitch concurrent viewership record: 667,000 viewers at Ninja Vegas 2018, Featured on ESPN The Magazine cover - first esports player in history

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Began competing professionally in Halo 3 tournaments
- **2011** — Started live streaming on Twitch
- **2017** — Won PUBG Gamescom Invitational Squads championship; married Jessica Goch
- **2017** — Pivoted to Fortnite as the game exploded in popularity
- **2018-03** — Broke Twitch concurrent viewership record (628,000) streaming with Drake, Travis Scott, and JuJu Smith-Schuster
- **2018-04** — Set new record of 667,000 concurrent viewers at Ninja Vegas 2018 Fortnite event
- **2018-05** — Received YouTube Diamond Play Button for 10 million subscribers
- **2018-09** — Featured on ESPN The Magazine cover - first professional esports player to do so
- **2018** — Named to Time's 100 Most Influential People; won The Game Awards Content Creator of the Year
- **2018** — Won E3 Fortnite Pro-Am with Marshmello, donated $1 million prize to charity
- **2019-08** — Left Twitch for Microsoft's Mixer platform (14 million followers at departure)
- **2020-07** — Mixer shut down; returned to streaming on Twitch
- **2020-09** — Signed multi-year exclusive deal with Twitch
- **2022** — Began simulcasting across Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook
- **2024** — Co-founded Nutcase Milk premium cashew milk brand
- **2024** — Joined GameSquare Holdings as Chief Innovation Officer
- **2025** — Partnered with La Roche-Posay for 24-hour melanoma awareness gaming stream

## Achievements

- First Twitch streamer to surpass 3 million followers (March 2018)
- Set Twitch concurrent viewership record: 667,000 viewers at Ninja Vegas 2018
- Featured on ESPN The Magazine cover - first esports player in history
- Named to Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018)
- The Game Awards Content Creator of the Year (2018)
- YouTube Diamond Play Button for 10 million subscribers (2018)
- Won E3 2018 Fortnite Pro-Am with Marshmello, donating $1 million to charity
- First Fortnite player to achieve 5,000 Victory Royales on PC
- 131,826+ career Fortnite eliminations with a 10.05 K/D ratio
- Won PUBG Gamescom Invitational Squads championship (2017)
- 234+ million cumulative hours viewed on Twitch in 2018 alone
- 19.3 million Twitch followers (third most-followed globally)
- 23+ million YouTube subscribers

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — New black-and-gold Fortnite skin variation released in collaboration with Epic Games
- **2025-03** — Publicly shared Christian faith on stream, revealing regular church attendance with wife Jessica
- **2025-01** — Partnered with La Roche-Posay for 24-hour 'Gaming for Cause' stream raising melanoma awareness
- **2024-02** — Co-founded Nutcase Milk, a premium cashew milk brand
- **2024** — Joined GameSquare Holdings as Chief Innovation Officer

## Links

- Website: https://teamninja.com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Ninja
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ninja
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninja

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Last updated: 2026-05-19