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Cenat in 2024
Personal information
Born	Kai Carlo Cenat III (2001-12-16) December 16, 2001 (age 23) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Education	State University of New York at Morrisville (dropped out)
Occupation	Twitch streamer YouTuber rapper
Twitch information
Also known as	KC3
Channel	kaicenat
Years active	2021–present
Genre	Gaming Just Chatting
Games	GTA Online
Followers	15.8 million
Associated acts	AMP IShowSpeed Adin Ross Fanum Agent00 Duke Dennis
Kai Cenat YouTube information Years active 2018–present Genre Comedy Subscribers 6.88 million Total views 400 million Associated acts AMP Subscriber and view counts updated as of December 29, 2024.

Kai Carlo Cenat III (ⁱ/ˈkaɪ sɪˈnæt/ KY-_-SIN-at; born December 16, 2001) is an American online streamer, YouTuber, and influencer, who specializes in comedic live streams and videos. As of 2024, he is the fifth most-followed Twitch streamer with 13 million followers and most-subscribed Twitch streamer.

Early life and education

Cenat has three other siblings, a younger brother named Kaleel, an older brother named Devonte, and a twin sister named Kaia.

Cenat attended Frederick Douglass Academy for his secondary education. He graduated high school in 2019 and then attended the State University of New York at Morrisville in August 27, 2019, to study Business Administration. He eventually dropped out in 2020 due to the struggle of keeping up with schoolwork and content creation.

Career

2018–2021: Early career

Cenat uploaded his first YouTube video on January 13, 2018, and began making videos surrounding pranks and challenges. He joined the YouTube group AMP after being discovered by fellow Bronx-born YouTuber Fanum. He started regularly appearing in the channel's videos. He began streaming on Twitch in February 2021 after migrating from YouTube, broadcasting gaming and reaction content.

2022: Initial popularity

In 2022, Cenat began including celebrity guests on his streams, including Bobby Shmurda in April, Lil Baby in October, and 21 Savage in November, who helped him receive his highest viewership at the time with 283,245 concurrent viewers at its peak.

On May 8, Cenat released his debut single "Bustdown Rollie Avalanche" with NLE Choppa. Cenat had an acting role in the trailer for Polo G's June 2022 single "Distraction".

In October, Cenat was nominated for the 12th Streamy Awards in the "Streamer of the Year" and "Breakout Streamer" categories, winning the former in December.

2023: Mafiathon

On January 31, Cenat began a month-long subathon, titled Mafiathon, which featured guests such as G Herbo, NLE Choppa, Skai Jackson, KSI, DDG, Rubi Rose, and Autumn Falls. On February 16, he signed with United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. On February 28, he became the most-subscribed Twitch streamer of all time at the time, reaching 306,621 subscribers at its peak. His record lasted until September 2024, when it was broken by Ironmouse.

In March, Cenat was reported to be making approximately $23,280 per month from his sleep streams, resulting in an annual income of $285,480. According to Streams Charts, his sleeping broadcasts have amassed over 5.6 million hours watched, showcasing the significant viewer engagement during these streams. On March 11, Cenat won "Streamer of the Year" at the 2023 Streamer Awards.

On April 17, Cenat was temporarily suspended on Twitch for reasons undisclosed, though he eventually returned, with him initially noting it as a permanent ban in error. Later that month, he appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 20 Most Influential Creators in 2023. In May, Cenat announced a livestreamed show with IShowSpeed exclusively on Rumble, titled the Kai 'N Speed Show. On August 27, Cenat won the "Streamer of the Year" award at the 13th Streamy Awards. He was also nominated for "Just Chatting" awards at the same ceremony.

In September, Cenat was featured on the music video for Offset's single "Fan" alongside Fanum. In the following month, he made his music video directorial debut with American rapper a Boogie wit da Hoodie. On September 9, he participated in the Sidemen charity match at London Stadium, playing for YouTube Allstars. On September 26, Forbes ranked him 44th on its Top Creators list, earning an estimated $4.7 million in 2023. On December 14, Nicki Minaj appeared on Cenat's stream which broke his previous peak viewership record by 40,000 resulting in 348,593 concurrent viewers.

2024–present: Continued growth and Mafiathon 2

Cenat in 2024

On February 8, during a livestream, Cenat announced that he has officially partnered with Nike stating, "I would like to announce that we are officially a part of the Nike family". He became the first streamer to get signed with the company. Later on February 17, Cenat won "Streamer of the Year" and "Best Just Chatting Streamer" at the February 2024 Streamer Awards. He was also nominated for "Best Streamed Event" at the same ceremony.

On June 2, Cenat along with AMP collaborated with Beta Squad, a British YouTube group, and held a charity soccer match at Selhurst Park, London, England. The event raised funds for The Water Project. The match ended in a 6–6 draw after a pitch invasion forced the game to be called off. On July 13, he appeared and participated in a MrBeast video titled "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000". In August, Rolling Stone listed Cenat at number 1 on their "25 Most Influential Creators of 2024" list, as the most-subscribed Twitch influencer. In October, McDonald's announced that they had teamed up with Cenat to promote the launch of chicken Big Macs in the US. Later that month, Forbes ranked him 24th on its Top Creators list, earning an estimated $8.5 million in 2024.

On November 1, Cenat began his second month-long subathon, titled Mafiathon 2, with 20% of the proceeds made from subscriptions going towards building a school in Nigeria. ..... A day after the subathon started, Cenat was banned on Twitch for 6 minutes after he got swatted. On November 11, Cenat reclaimed the record of being the most-subscribed Twitch streamer, with 337,000 subscribers at the time. On November 30, Cenat ended his month-long subathon with 728,535 subscribers, doubling the previous record held by Ironmouse.

In December 2024, Cenat won Best Just Chatting Streamer, Best Marathon Stream, and Best Streamed Collab (for a sleepover stream with Kevin Hart and Druski) at second iteration of The Streamer Awards that year. He was also nominated for Gamer of the Year and Streamer of the Year.

Cultural impact

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Personal life

Cenat is Catholic.

Awards and nominations

Listicles

Discography

Singles

Guest appearances

Filmography

Film

Music Videos

See also

• List of most-subscribed Twitch channels
• List of most-followed Twitch channels
• List of YouTubers