LIRIK (video game player)

LIRIK
Personal information
Born Saqib Zahid
(1990-10-29) October 29, 1990
Nationality American
Occupation Streamer
Home town Massachusetts
Twitch information
Channel
Genre Gaming
Games Variety
Followers 2+ million
Total views 261+ million
Follower and view counts updated as of 26 August 2018.

Saqib Zahid (born October 29, 1990), more commonly known by his online alias, LIRIK, is an American Twitch.tv streamer. He has among the largest followings on Twitch with over 2 million followers in 2018. Zahid is sponsored by Discord and is one of 200 influencers the company pays for promotion.[1]

Career

Zahid began streaming on Twitch in 2011. He initially played World of Warcraft, but switched to DayZ after the game was released. He focused on regular streaming in 2012. His following eventually grew to averages of 20,000 to 40,000 viewers per stream.[2][3]

In 2016, Zahid was interviewed by PCGamesN regarding the future of "streams and how the service will evolve".[4]

In 2017, Zahid began streaming PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, but later complained that the game was "riddled with bugs" and "stale".[5] Zahid was invited to the PUBG Winter Charity Invitational where $200,000 was set to be donated to the selected charities of the top three teams.[6] He has been listed as one of the most successful streamers coming in 5th in the top ten. Zahid earned over $200,000 from subscribers that year.[7]

In January 2018, Zahid announced he was taking a short break from streaming due to stress and feeling "burnt out".[8][9] He returned a week later.

References

  1. ↑ Chaykowski, Kathleen (18 July 2017). "This Communications Service For Gamers Has Already Outgrown Slack". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Detailed Search Tool for lirik". TwitchStats. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Lirik - Streamer Profile & Stats". TwitchMetrics. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  4. ↑ Barrett, Ben (2016-02-25). "Lirik, one of Twitch's largest streamers, runs AMA on influence, growing streams and how the service will evolve". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  5. ↑ Kent, Mike (2017-10-20). "Popular Streamer Lirik Explains the Problem with PUBG". Dexerto (in en_US). Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  6. ↑ Duwe, Scott (2017-12-04). "Twitch is hosting a $200,000 PUBG charity tournament featuring top streamers". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  7. ↑ Deml, Jessica (8 September 2017). "Top 10 Richest Gaming Streamers". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  8. ↑ Jones, Ali (2018-01-10). "Lirik, one of Twitch's biggest streamers, is taking a break from the platform". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  9. ↑ Alexander, Julia (2018-01-18). "YouTubers, Twitch streamers are opening up about serious burnout, personal struggles". Polygon. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
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