Ninja
| Ninja | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Tyler Blevins |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Streamer, YouTuber, esports player |
| Known for | Fortnite mainstream breakthrough; Drake collab |
| Website | twitch.tv/ninja |
Richard Tyler Blevins, known as Ninja, is an American streamer, YouTuber, and former competitive Halo player who became a mainstream celebrity through Fortnite Battle Royale. A March 2018 stream with Drake, Travis Scott, and JuJu Smith-Schuster set contemporary Twitch peak-viewership records and brought livestreaming into wider pop culture.[1]
Career[edit]
Blevins competed in Halo esports before pivoting to battle royale. Fortnite made his Twitch channel one of the most-followed worldwide (tens of millions of followers in mid-2020s snapshots). He briefly streamed exclusively on Mixer, returned to Twitch after Mixer's shutdown, and maintains large YouTube and social audiences.[1]