Ninja is 35 years old, born Jun 5, 1991.

What is Ninja's real name?

Ninja's real name is Richard Tyler Blevins.

Ninja is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) tall.

What is Ninja's net worth?

Ninja has an estimated net worth of $50 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2024). Net-worth figures for creators are estimates and are not officially confirmed.

When did Ninja start streaming?

Ninja has been active online since 2011.

What is Ninja known for?

Ninja is known for Fortnite, Twitch streaming, Halo esports, and Streaming records.

What platform is Ninja on?

Ninja primarily streams on Twitch.

Ninja

The streamer who took Fortnite mainstream.

Richard Tyler Blevins (born June 5, 1991), known professionally as Ninja, is an American live streamer, YouTuber, and former professional gamer. Blevins began competing in Halo tournaments in 2009, playing for organizations including Cloud9, Renegades, Team Liquid, and Luminosity Gaming, and started streaming in 2011. He rose to mainstream prominence in late 2017 after adopting Fortnite Battle Royale, and in March 2018 became the first Twitch streamer to surpass three million followers. He has since streamed on Twitch, Microsoft's Mixer, and multiple platforms simultaneously, becoming one of the most recognized figures in gaming.

Biographyedit

Early life and esports careeredit

Blevins was born on June 5, 1991, in Taylor, Michigan, and attended Grayslake Central High School in Illinois. He is of Welsh descent and has two older brothers, Jonathan and Chris. He began playing Halo 3 professionally in 2009, competing over the following years for Cloud9, Renegades, Team Liquid, and Luminosity Gaming. In August 2017 he won the squads classification at the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Gamescom Invitational. He began streaming in 2011, building an audience across several battle-royale and shooter titles before turning to Fortnite.

Rise on Twitch and Fortniteedit

After adopting Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017, Blevins's Twitch audience grew rapidly, reaching 500,000 followers by September 2017 and surpassing three million by March 2018, the first Twitch channel to do so. In March 2018 a stream featuring rapper Drake, Travis Scott, and JuJu Smith-Schuster set a then-record peak of about 635,000 concurrent viewers, and his April 2018 Ninja Vegas event reached roughly 667,000. He was estimated to have earned around $10 million in 2018, and in December 2018 became the first PC player to exceed 5,000 Fortnite wins.

Mixer and return to Twitchedit

On August 1, 2019, Blevins left Twitch for an exclusive streaming deal with Microsoft's Mixer. Mixer shut down in July 2020, releasing him from exclusivity, and on September 10, 2020, he returned to Twitch under a multiyear exclusive agreement. On September 1, 2022, he briefly changed his handles to 'User Not Found' before announcing on September 8, 2022, that he would simulcast across Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. As of July 2025 his Twitch channel had 19.3 million followers, the third most-followed on the platform.

Business venturesedit

Blevins has undertaken numerous commercial ventures. He partnered with Red Bull Esports in June 2018 and later appeared on a limited-edition Red Bull can, and in February 2019 was reportedly paid $1 million by Electronic Arts to promote Apex Legends. He released the electronic-music compilation 'Ninjawerks: Vol. 1' with Astralwerks in December 2018 and published the book 'Get Good: My Ultimate Guide to Gaming' in August 2019. In January 2020 he was featured as the first Fortnite 'Icon Series' cosmetic, and in 2022 he created a 30-day MasterClass on streaming.

Media appearancesedit

Blevins has appeared widely in mainstream media. In September 2018 he became the first esports player featured on the cover of ESPN The Magazine, and he appeared in an NFL Super Bowl LIII commercial in 2019. He competed on the second season of The Masked Singer (2019) as 'Ice Cream' and appeared on Family Feud. He had a cameo in the film Free Guy (2021), a voice role in Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022), and voice appearances in the animated series Duncanville and Solar Opposites.

Awards and recognitionedit

Blevins has received numerous honors, including Content Creator of the Year at the 2018 Game Awards, Creator of the Year (Gaming) and Live Streamer at the 2018 Streamy Awards, and Esports Personality of the Year and Streamer of the Year at the 2018 Esports Awards. He won Twitch Streamer of the Year at the 2019 Shorty Awards and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 games list in 2019. He has received multiple Kids' Choice Award nominations between 2019 and 2025.

Philanthropyedit

Blevins has participated in several charity efforts. In February 2018 he raised $110,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and in April 2018 he joined DrLupo and TimTheTatman in the #Clips4Kids event, which raised $340,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He donated his $1 million prize from the June 2018 E3 Fortnite Pro-Am to charity, and in 2024 raised $93,000 for cancer research with his brother Jonathan at the University of Michigan's football stadium.

Personal lifeedit

Blevins married Jessica Goch in 2017; she has also served as his manager. In March 2024 he disclosed a melanoma diagnosis and announced in April 2024 that he was cancer-free following a biopsy. In March 2025 he publicly discussed his Christian faith. His brother Jonathan streams as 'BeardedBlevins,' while his brother Chris is a teacher. His first daughter was born in July 2026.

Controversiesedit

In December 2016 Blevins received a 48-hour Twitch suspension after publicly revealing the address of a user who had sent a racist donation message. In March 2018 he used a racial slur while rapping during a stream and apologized, describing it as a slip of the tongue. In August 2018 he stated that he did not stream one-on-one with female gamers to protect his marriage, drawing mixed reactions. He was also the subject of a July 2018 death hoax involving the fictional disease 'Ligma.'

Ninja: quick facts

How old is Ninja?: Ninja is 35 years old, born Jun 5, 1991.
What is Ninja's real name?: Ninja's real name is Richard Tyler Blevins.
Where is Ninja from?: Ninja is from United States.
How tall is Ninja?: Ninja is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) tall.
What is Ninja's net worth?: Ninja has an estimated net worth of $50 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2024). Net-worth figures for creators are estimates and are not officially confirmed.
When did Ninja start streaming?: Ninja has been active online since 2011.
What is Ninja known for?: Ninja is known for Fortnite, Twitch streaming, Halo esports, and Streaming records.
What platform is Ninja on?: Ninja primarily streams on Twitch.

Compare estimates on the richest streamers ranking.

Career timelineedit

2009career
Began pro Halo
Started competing in Halo 3 professionally.
2011platform
Began streaming
Started streaming online across shooter and battle-royale titles.
2017-08event
PUBG Gamescom win
Won the squads classification at the PUBG Gamescom Invitational.
2017career
Adopted Fortnite
Began streaming Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017.
2018-03event
3M Twitch followers
Became the first Twitch streamer to surpass three million followers; a Drake stream set a ~635,000-viewer record.
2018-09event
ESPN cover
First esports player featured on the cover of ESPN The Magazine.
2019-08release
Published 'Get Good'
Released the book 'Get Good: My Ultimate Guide to Gaming.'
2019-08platform
Left for Mixer
Signed an exclusive streaming deal with Microsoft's Mixer, leaving Twitch.
2020-01project
Fortnite Icon Series
Became the first player featured as a Fortnite 'Icon Series' cosmetic.
2020-07platform
Mixer shut down
Mixer's shutdown released him from platform exclusivity.
2020-09platform
Returned to Twitch
Returned to Twitch under a multiyear exclusive deal.
2022-09platform
Multi-platform simulcast
Began simulcasting across Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
2024-04event
Cancer-free
Announced he was cancer-free after a March 2024 melanoma diagnosis.
2026-07event
First child
His first daughter was born.

Collaborations & communitiesedit

Frequent collaborators

Ludwig^[2]

TheGrefg^[3]

Content & loreedit

Signature games

Fortnite — the game that made him a household name
Halo 3 — his early competitive game
PUBG
H1Z1
Apex Legends

Signature moments

Drake Fortnite stream — March 2018; ~635k concurrent viewers, a record at the time
Ninja Vegas '18 — April 2018 live event that peaked around 680k viewers
Times Square New Year's Eve (2018) — livestreamed Fortnite to ring in the new year
Fortnite Icon Series skin — his own in-game outfit (2020)
Time 100 (2019) — named among Time's most influential people

Notable collaborators

Drake — rapper; the 2018 record stream
Travis Scott — rapper
JuJu Smith-Schuster — NFL player
Marshmello — DJ; teamed up to win the 2018 Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am

Triviaedit

Ninja got a low taper fade haircut in January 2024 after streamer Ericdoa's TikTok song 'Imagine if Ninja got a low taper fade' went viral, briefly making the phrase a peak Google search term.
In September 2018 he became the first esports player to appear on the cover of ESPN The Magazine.
In December 2018 he became the first PC player to surpass 5,000 Fortnite wins.
He is of Welsh descent and attended Grayslake Central High School in Illinois.
His March 2018 stream with Drake set a then-record of about 635,000 concurrent Twitch viewers.
He was the first player featured in Fortnite's 'Icon Series' cosmetics, released in January 2020.
He competed on the second season of The Masked Singer as 'Ice Cream,' eliminated after his first performance.
He released an electronic-music compilation, 'Ninjawerks: Vol. 1,' with Astralwerks in December 2018.

References

1.↑Celebrity Net Worth
2.↑Ludwig Ahgren — Wikipedia (accessed 2026-08-02)
3.↑TheGrefg — Wikipedia (accessed 2026-08-02)
4.Ninja (gamer) — Wikipedia (accessed 2026-08-02)
5.Ninja — official Twitch channel — Twitch (accessed 2026-08-02)
6.Ninja — photograph — Wikimedia Commons (accessed 2026-08-02)