| Pokimane Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 3.75 in |
| Weight | 53 kg |
| Date of Birth | May 14, 1996 |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Pokimane is a Moroccan social media influencer best known for her gaming vlogs. She has built a formidable reputation through her live stream video of talks, unboxings, and gaming vlogs consisting of several games such as League of Legends and Fortnite. Pokimane is also a popular YouTuber and has a self-titled YouTube channel to which she posts content such as comedy, pranks, challenges, reactions, lifestyle, and gaming vlogs. She has a huge social media fan base with more than 3 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 2 million followers on Instagram.
Born Name
Imane Anys
Nick Name
Pokimane, Pokimanelol, Amy
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Morocco
Residence
She divides her time between Los Angeles and Toronto.
Nationality
Education
Pokimane went to McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada to attain a degree in chemical engineering.
Occupation
Social Media Influencer
Family
- Siblings – She has a brother.
Manager
She is represented by United Talent Agency.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 3¾ in or 162 cm
Weight
53 kg or 117 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
She has dated –
- Fedmyster – She is very close to YouTuber Fedmyster. She has, however, said that she is not romantically linked to Fitz (aka Fedmyster).
- Hasan Piker – Rumor
Race / Ethnicity
Multiracial (Arab and White)
She is of Moroccan and Canadian descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Rosy cheeks
Brand Endorsements
She has done endorsement work for many brands such as –
- Epic Games
- HyperX
- GEICO Gaming
Best Known For
- Having won “Best Twitch Streamer of The Year” award at the Shorty Awards in 2017
- Posting pranks, challenges, features, and lifestyle videos on her YouTube account
- Her secondary YouTube channel to which she posts Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response videos
- Her presence on various social media platforms as she has more than 2 million followers on Instagram, more than 600k followers on Twitter, more than 200k followers on Facebook, more than 3 million followers on Twitch, and more than 3 million subscribers on YouTube
First Web Show
She made her first web show appearance on YouTubers React in 2018.
Personal Trainer
Details about her workout routine are not known publicly but she has shared her interest in exercising, maintaining a healthy diet, and meditating.
Pokimane Favorite Things
- Computer Games – The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon
- Number – 7
- Emote – Poki love, Globally, and Dance game
- Female Streamers – Nadia, Hafu, and Janet
- Male Streamers – Sneaky, Crimea, and Amaz Hearthstone
Source – YouTube
Pokimane Facts
- She grew up in Morroco and later moved to Los Angeles.
- Her fictional name “Pokimane” comes from her obsession with the animated series, Pokémon.
- Pokimane started her Twitch account in 2012 and became an active user in 2017. She earned herself a position amongst the 100 most-followed people on Twitch in 2017.
- In 2013, she started an ASMR only channel titled Poki ASMR to which she uploads content such as gaming, vlogs, meditative, and podcast videos.
- In 2017, she was awarded the title of “Best Twitch Streamer of The Year” at the Shorty Awards.
- She can speak French, English, and Moroccan Darija.
- In 2017, she along with 4 other YouTubers Scarra, Toast, Lily, and Fed, started their own YouTube channel called Offline TV in which they feature content on comedy, challenge, lifestyle, feature videos as they lived together.
- In 2017, she began sponsoring the gaming company called HyperX and later in mid-2018, she announced her partnership with GEICO.
- She was also one of 15 Twitch stars to become the brand ambassador for TwitchCon in 2018.
- In 2018, she was chosen amongst several other gamers to stream their gameplay of Fortnite at a pro-am event as a part of a sponsorship that was organized during the Electronic Entertainment Expo by Epic Games. During the event, an adult website reported that searches for Pokimane had increased by 70% while their overall traffic went down by 13.57%.
- In 2018, she was included amongst Digital Trends‘ “8 Fun Twitch streamers You Should Start Watching” list.
- As of 2018, Pokimane was ranked at #20 in the most followed Twitch users list.
- During Christmas 2020, Pokimane was buying and gifting her fans presents from their Amazon wishlists in an effort to spread a little Christmas cheer.
- In December 2020, she was locked out of her Twitter account for some time due to a DMCA strike for the tweets she sent in January 2020. In January, she had tweeted a TikTok video by Doja Cat in which she was seen dancing which caused the copyright violation.
- In January 2021, she announced that she had decided to quit OfflineTV’s Rust server.
- In January 2021, she had impressed chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura during an online session of chess on Twitch with him.
- In February 2021, Pokimane started a new YouTube channel titled Imane to upload non-gaming content like topic videos and vlogs.
Featured Image by Pokimane / Instagram
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