Who Pokimane -the Queen of the Twitch?

A Moroccan-Canadian social media personality, Twitch streamer, and YouTuber, and being known for her live streams on Twitch playing games like League of Legends and Fortnite, is correct. She is indeed currently the most-followed female streamer on Twitch and a co-founder of OfflineTV.

Pokimane recently revealed that she is stepping back from Twitch to focus on other projects.
However, that doesn’t mean she is stopping completely – just that she will be broadcasting less on the platform going forward.
She has 9.2million followers on the platform, making her its biggest female star.

Pokimane Early life

Imane Anys, better known as Pokimane, was born in Morocco on May 14, 1996. Her parents were academics who emigrated to Quebec, Canada when she was four years old. Growing up in St. Catharines, Ontario, Pokimane’s older brother Mo introduced her to video games, including the Game Boy, Nintendo DS, and Wii. In middle school, she started playing massively multiplayer online games such as MapleStory and Endless Online, where she focused on customization and socializing with other players.
Pokimane went on to study chemical engineering at McMaster University, but later dropped out to pursue her streaming career full-time. She began streaming on Twitch in 2013 and gained popularity for her streams of League of Legends gameplay. Today, she is one of the most popular Twitch streamers, known for her engaging personality and skill at a variety of games.

Pokimane Career

Pokimane created her Twitch account in June 2013 and began streaming later that year with a $250 PC she bought off a classified website. She gained popularity on Twitch for her streams of League of Legends gameplay and her engaging personality, and in 2017, she was named the Best Twitch Streamer of the year by the Shorty Awards. She has also streamed gameplay and commentary of Fortnite and has been directly partnered with Twitch as an ambassador for their TwitchCon event and Twitch Creator Camp.
As of December 2021, Pokimane had over 8.5 million followers on Twitch, making her the 9th most followed user on the platform. She was also named a featured honoree in the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 under the category of “Games,” citing her prominence as the largest female streamer on Twitch and as one of the founders of OfflineTV.

In January 2022, Pokimane’s Twitch account was temporarily suspended following a DMCA claim from ViacomCBS, and later in the month, her stream was raided by viewers of another streamer, JiDion. She criticized streamer Ninja’s response to the incident, particularly his use of a derogatory term. In February 2022, Pokimane re-signed with Twitch.

YouTube

In addition to her streaming on Twitch, Pokimane has several YouTube channels, including Pokimane, Pokimane Too, Pokimane VODS, Poki ASMR, and imane. The Pokimane channel features edited gaming clips from her streams, while Pokimane Too includes unrelated clips of her gaming content, vlogs, and podcasts. On the Pokimane VODS channel, full unedited VOD clips of her streams are uploaded. The Poki ASMR channel features videos that are part of a broader YouTube community of ASMR content, though Anys has ceased uploading on the channel. In 2021, Anys launched a new channel entitled ‘imane’ which covers more personal topics and vlogs rather than gaming-related topics.
Anys is also a member of OfflineTV, a collaborative YouTube channel made up of content creators. The group was formed to provide mutual support and collaboration opportunities for its members, who are primarily Twitch streamers and YouTubers. Anys has spoken positively about the group, highlighting the benefits of having a supportive community of creators around her.

Other ventures

In October 2019, it was announced that Pokimane would appear in the film Free Guy, directed by Shawn Levy, along with several other internet personalities. The film was released in August 2021.
In June 2020, Pokimane joined Markiplier and Jacksepticeye’s fashion brand Cloak as a partner and creative director.
Pokimane also made a cameo appearance in the music video for Bella Poarch’s song “Inferno,” which was released in August 2021.

In October 2021, it was announced that Pokimane had helped launch a talent management and brand consulting firm called RTS, where she will serve as the Chief Creative Officer.

Streamer Friends Valkyrae and Pokimane Have Already Voiced Their Feelings About Threads and Twitter

Pokimane’s Current date

Does Pokiman have a boyfriend? Is she dating Kevin Kim?
Throughout her rise to fame, there have been multiple questions from fans about who may be part of Pokimane’s life offline — resulting in plenty of elaborate theories.
In December 2021, theories began picking up that she was dating Kevin Kim when he appeared alongside her in a stream. When he joined her stream, sitting next to her drinking coffee while the pair listened to music, the chat immediately flooded with theories that they were a couple.
“I’m just one random dude that happened to be on the stream one time,” Kevin said during the stream. “Thanks for the welcome, I feel so loved.”

In May, the dating rumors picked up steam when she tweeted a “contract” between the two of them, confirming that Kevin would be making more appearances on her Twitch channel.

Pokimane and Ninja

The Drama Between Pokimane and Ninja Is Proving to Be Irresistible for Fans.
Online streamer Pokimane recently called out fellow streamer Ninja online, but how did the beef between the two of them actually start?The beef between Pokimane and Ninja seems to have started with a tweet from Ninja in January 2022, in which he criticized streamers who accept donations from young viewers. Although he did not mention Pokimane or any other streamer by name, his comments were seen by some as a veiled reference to Pokimane, who had recently received a $5,000 donation from a 12-year-old viewer during one of her streams.

Pokimane responded to Ninja’s tweet with a series of tweets of her own, defending her decision to accept donations from young viewers and arguing that it is ultimately the responsibility of parents to monitor their children’s online activities.

The debate between the two streamers quickly spilled over onto social media, with fans taking sides and weighing in on the issue. Some fans have criticized Ninja for his comments, arguing that he was unfairly targeting Pokimane and other streamers who accept donations from young viewers. Others have supported Ninja, arguing that streamers have a responsibility to set a good example for their young viewers and should not accept donations from children.

Throughout the debate, both Pokimane and Ninja have continued to stream and interact with their fans, and it remains to be seen whether the beef between them will die down or continue to divide the community.