The year he turned 20, he began streaming on Twitch while playing Halo professionally. The year he turned 21, his team won the Halo 4 MGL Fall Championships. The year he turned 26, he married and moved his streams to Fortnite Battle Royale.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 27, he streamed Fortnite with Drake on Twitch in March, and ESPN The Magazine wrote that he shot to fame that month. That year he also won the E3 Pro-Am with Marshmello, passed 10 million Twitch followers and appeared on the cover of ESPN The Magazine.
The year he turned 28, he left Twitch for Mixer in August. The year he turned 29, Fortnite added a Ninja skin, Mixer shut down in June and he returned to Twitch in September.
The year he turned 31, his MasterClass on streaming was set to start in March, and in September he said he would stream on every platform. The year he turned 32, Variety reported he would host a New Year’s Eve special across Twitch, YouTube and TikTok.
The year he turned 33, he said in March that he had melanoma and in April that he was cancer free, and Forbes listed him first among Twitch’s most-followed North American streamers. The year he turned 34, he became a partner in La Roche-Posay’s skin cancer campaign.
Ninja began streaming on Twitch in 2011, the year he turned 20, and became known on Mar 14, 2018, the year he turned 27, when he streamed Fortnite with Drake. He left Twitch for Mixer on Aug 1, 2019.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Began streaming while playing Halo professionally, ESPN The Magazine reported. CNBC said he was making about $100 a day from streaming that year.
Source 01 · ESPN · Living the Stream · opens in a new tabSource 02 · CNBC · Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins: From working at Noodles & Co. to Twitch gamer · opens in a new tab Only the year is given.CNBC reported that his team won the championship that year.
Source 02 · CNBC · Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins: From working at Noodles & Co. to Twitch gamer · opens in a new tabESPN The Magazine said he moved to the game while other big streamers were still playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The Harvard Crimson reported 500,000 Twitch followers in September 2017.
Source 01 · ESPN · Living the Stream · opens in a new tabSource 03 · The Harvard Crimson · What the Hell Happened: Ninja’s Twitch Takeover · opens in a new tab ESPN’s September 2018 article says he switched the previous fall; no exact date is given.ESPN The Magazine reported the marriage and said his wife also works as his manager.
Source 01 · ESPN · Living the Stream · opens in a new tab ESPN’s September 2018 article says the couple married the previous August; the day is not given.Reached 3 million followers and 150,000 subscribers as of his March 11 stream. Dot Esports said his stream title called it a first for a Twitch channel.
Source 06 · Dot Esports · Ninja becomes the first Twitch streamer to hit 3 million followers · opens in a new tabPlayed with Drake, Travis Scott and JuJu Smith-Schuster. The stream peaked at 635,000 concurrent viewers, above the previous non-tournament record of 388,000, Polygon reported.
His event at an esports arena in the Luxor Resort & Casino drew a peak of 667,000 viewers, above his record from the Drake stream.
Source 07 · VG247 · Ninja’s Vegas Fortnite event breaks Twitch viewing record · opens in a new tab The article is dated April 23, 2018; the day of the event is not given.The Los Angeles tournament paired 50 pro Fortnite players and streamers with 50 celebrities for a $3 million charity prize pool.
Source 08 · Polygon · Ninja and Marshmello win Epic’s E3 2018 Fortnite Pro Am · opens in a new tabVariety reported that he became the first Twitch streamer to reach 10 million followers.
Source 09 · Variety · Ninja: First Esports Player Featured on ESPN Magazine Cover · opens in a new tab Month taken from Variety’s September 18 report, which dates it to the month before.The gaming issue, on newsstands Sept. 21, carried a feature on him titled “Living the Stream.”
Source 09 · Variety · Ninja: First Esports Player Featured on ESPN Magazine Cover · opens in a new tabBillboard reported he had designed a compilation album to be released on Astralwerks. No release date had been set.
Source 10 · Billboard · Ninja Partners With Astralwerks to Release Upcoming ‘Ninjawerks’ Album · opens in a new tabReuters reported, citing a source, that Electronic Arts paid him about $1 million to play and promote the game. He streamed it to more than 13 million Twitch followers.
Source 11 · Reuters · Top gamer ‘Ninja’ made $1 million to promote EA’s ‘Apex Legends’ launch · opens in a new tabSaid in a video posted on Twitter that he would stream only on Mixer, Microsoft’s streaming service.
Source 12 · Reuters · Top ‘Fortnite’ streamer Ninja leaves Amazon’s Twitch to join Microsoft’s Mixer · opens in a new tabSource 13 · The Verge · Ninja announces he is leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer · opens in a new tabPerformed as Ice Cream and sang “Old Town Road,” then was eliminated, Polygon reported.
Source 14 · Polygon · Ninja sang ‘Old Town Road’ on The Masked Singer, and everybody was confused · opens in a new tab The article is dated September 26, 2019; the air date is not given.Announced on a stream that day, the skin was available Jan. 16 through 19. Epic said it was the first of its Icon Series of real-world personalities.
Source 15 · The Verge · Ninja is getting a Fortnite skin · opens in a new tabMicrosoft said it would close Mixer, and streamers with exclusive deals, including him, were released from their contracts, The Verge reported.
Source 16 · The Verge · Ninja, Shroud, and other top Mixer streamers are now free to stream on Twitch again · opens in a new tabSigned the deal and was set to go live for the first time under it at 12 p.m. that day, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
Source 17 · The Hollywood Reporter · Superstar Gamer Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins Returns to Twitch · opens in a new tabForbes reported that his 30-day MasterClass was set to start March 30, with lessons on technique, branding and earning income from streams.
Source 18 · Forbes · Learn How To Become A Streamer With Twitch Star Ninja’s MasterClass · opens in a new tabAfter tweeting that he needed a break, said he had no exclusive contract and would stream on Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, Dexerto reported.
Source 19 · Dexerto · Ninja isn’t leaving Twitch yet – he’s streaming everywhere · opens in a new tabVariety reported that he would host a New Year’s Eve special on Dec. 31 across Twitch, YouTube and TikTok.
Source 20 · Variety · Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins to Host New Year’s Eve Special ‘Ninja’s NYE’ · opens in a new tabAfter a line about him getting one spread on TikTok, he posted a video with the haircut through the NFL’s account. It had more than 17 million views, Rolling Stone reported.
Source 21 · Rolling Stone · Meet Ericdoa, the Reason Why Ninja Got a Low Taper Fade · opens in a new tab The article is dated January 19, 2024; the day of the video is not given.Wrote on X that a mole on his foot, removed after an annual skin check, was melanoma that doctors believed was caught early. He urged followers to get skin checks.
Source 22 · NBC News · Ninja, one of Twitch and YouTube’s most popular video game streamers, shares his cancer diagnosis · opens in a new tabSource 29 · People · Ninja, Twitch’s Top Video Game Streamer, Reveals He Has Been Diagnosed with Skin Cancer at 32 · opens in a new tabWrote on X that the excision had clear margins and that he was cancer free as of that day, People reported.
Source 23 · People · Twitch Streamer Ninja Reveals He’s Officially Cancer-Free · opens in a new tabHe and his brother raised $93,125 for the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center in a stream of more than five hours, Michigan Medicine said.
Source 24 · Michigan Medicine · Blevins Brothers Fortnite Charity Event at Michigan Stadium · opens in a new tab The release is dated September 16, 2024; the day of the stream is not given.Forbes listed him first with 19.2 million followers, ahead of Kai Cenat with 15.6 million.
Source 25 · Forbes · Ninja, Kai Cenat Lead Twitch’s Most Followed North American Streamers In 2024 · opens in a new tabThe skin care brand announced him as a partner in its Save Your Skin campaign on skin cancer prevention and detection.
Source 26 · PR Newswire · Ninja joins La Roche-Posay as new partner in cause for skin cancer detection and prevention · opens in a new tabLa Roche-Posay announced that he would host Gaming for Cause, a 24-hour livestream on Sept. 19 for skin cancer awareness. It was to feature Fortnite and Marvel Rivals.
Source 27 · PR Newswire · La Roche-Posay teams up with Ninja for Gaming for Cause · opens in a new tabSource 28 · Yahoo News · After interviewing Ninja about his upcoming Gaming For Cause fundraiser livestream · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2011–2025 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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