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| Born | Kai Carlo Cenat III December 16, 2001 New York City, U.S. |
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| Education | State University of New York at Morrisville (dropped out) | |||
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| Also known as | KC3 | |||
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| Years active | 2021–present | |||
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| Games | GTA Online | |||
| Followers | 13.5 million | |||
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| Years active | 2018–present | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Subscribers | 6.6 million | |||
| Total views | 400 million | |||
| Associated acts | AMP (Any Means Possible) | |||
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Last updated: October 18, 2024 |
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Kai Carlo Cenat III (/ˈkaɪ sɪˈnæt/ KY-_-SIN-at; born December 16, 2001) is an American online streamer and YouTuber who specializes in comedic live streams and videos. As of 2024, he is the fifth most-followed Twitch streamer with 13 million followers and second most-subscribed Twitch streamer of all time, surpassing Ludwig Ahgren's record during a February 2023 subathon. He was named "Streamer of the Year" at the 2023 and 2024 Streamer Awards.
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Early life and education
Cenat was born to parents from the Caribbean. His mother is from Trinidad and Tobago and his father is from Haiti. Cenat was raised by his mother along with his three other siblings, a twin sister named Kaiya, an older brother named Devonte, and a younger brother named Kaleel.
Cenat attended Frederick Douglass Academy for his secondary education. He graduated high school in 2019 and attended the State University of New York at Morrisville shortly after, to study business administration. He dropped out in 2020 after struggling to keep up with both 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 (Any Means Possible) 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, 2022, 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 2022, Cenat was nominated for the 12th Streamy Awards in the "Streamer of the Year" and "Breakout Streamer" categories, winning the former in December.
2024–present: Continued growth and second subathon
On February 8, 2024 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, 2024, Cenat won "Streamer of the Year" and "Best Just Chatting Streamer" at the 2024 Streamer Awards. He was also nominated for "Best Streamed Event" at the same ceremony. On July 13, 2024, he appeared and participated in a MrBeast video titled "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000". In October 2024, McDonald's announced that they had teamed up with Cenat to promote the launch of chicken Big Macs in the US. On November 1, Cenat began his second month-long subathon, which has featured guests such as Lil Uzi Vert, Miranda Cosgrove, Snoop Dogg, Quavo, GloRilla, and members of the cast from Good Luck Charlie.
Cultural impact
..... Oxford University Press named Rizz its word of the year for 2023, and Gyat was nominated for the American Dialect Society's 2023 Word of The Year.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 12th Streamy Awards | Streamer of the Year | Himself | Won | |
| Breakout Streamer | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | The Streamer Awards | Streamer of the Year | Won | ||
| The Esports Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Streamer of the Year | Won | ||
| Best Just Chatting Streamer | Won | ||||
| Best Streamed Event | 7 Days In | Nominated | |||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Gamer | Himself | Won |
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Bustdown Rollie Avalanche" (featuring NLE Choppa) |
2022 | non-album single |
| "Dogs" (with IShowSpeed) |
2023 | non-album single |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "The End of the Road Begins - Intro" | 2023 | N/A | Fast X (Official Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | Good Burger 2 | Disgruntled Customer | Guest appearance |
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role |
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| 2020 | "Shoot" | Adot | Himself |
| 2022 | "Distraction" | Polo G | |
| "Just Wanna Rock" | Lil Uzi Vert | ||
| "Plenty" | FaZe Kaysan feat. Nardo Wick, G Herbo, Babyface Ray & BIG30 | ||
| 2023 | "Fan" | Offset |
See also
- List of most-subscribed Twitch channels
- List of most-followed Twitch channels
- List of YouTubers
