The Story of Ninja

 

Who is Ninja?

Tyler Blevins, better known by his gaming alias "Ninja", was born June 5th, 1991 (currently 29 years old) in Detroit. A long-time competitive gamer (mostly playing the shooter Halo), Ninja became famous from the popular battle-royale style game Fortnite. He also gained more mainstream popularity playing Fortnite on the streaming platform Twitch with celebrities like rappers Drake and Travis Scott, as well as NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster.

The #1 Gamer

• More than 16 million followers on Twitch, nearly double that of second biggest streamer
• 6.5 million Twitter followers
• 14.6 million Instagram followers
• 24 million YouTube subscribers
• Net worth estimated at $25 million

What he's doing with his success

Since his rise to fame, Ninja has done a lot more than continue to play videogames. He has designed and released custom shoes in partnership with Adidas, made his own clothing line and even written a book for less experienced gamers. Ninja has more recently resigned a streaming contract with Twitch and while the exact numbers haven't been shared with the public, it is likely worth tens of millions.