Pokimane

Pokimane (Imane Anys)
Personal information
Born Imane Anys
(1996-05-14) 14 May 1996
Morocco
Nationality
Occupation Twitch streamer/YouTuber
Website http://pokimerch.com
Twitch information
Also known as Pokimanelol
Channel
Years active 2013–present
Genre Gaming
Games
Followers 2.21 million
Follower and view counts updated as of 25 September 2018.

Imane Anys[1] (born 14 May 1996), better known by her alias Pokimane, is a Moroccan Twitch.tv streamer and YouTube personality. Anys is best known for her live streams on the Twitch platform, where she showcases her gaming experiences—most notably with League of Legends and Fortnite.

Twitch streaming

Anys has streamed on Twitch.tv since 2012.[2] She gained 450,000 followers on Twitch in 2017, earning her account a place within the 100 most followed on the platform.[2] As a result of her account's rise on the platform in 2017, the Shorty Awards named her as the Best Twitch Streamer of the year.[2] The Shorty Awards detailed that her gameplay and commentary streams of League of Legends (LOL), a MOBA video game, propelled her to popularity on Twitch.[2] Anys had a cameo appearance in a LOL trailer announcing a new game mode.[3]

Anys also has been noted to stream gameplay and commentary of Fortnite, which she first streamed as part of a sponsorship.[4] At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2018, Epic Games, the developers of Fortnite, arranged a pro–am event.[5][6] The event paired streamers with mainstream celebrities in a match of Fortnite's Battle Royale mode; Anys was paired with rapper Desiigner.[5][6] Porn website YouPorn reported that while their overall traffic decreased by 13.57% during the pro–am tournament, searches for "Desiigner" and "Pokimane" increased by 721% and 70%, respectively.[7]

Tech news site Digital Trends described her "laidback but enthusiastic personality" as "perfectly suited to long-form streams."[8] The site also detailed that she frequently interacts with her audience.[8] Aside from streaming gaming content, Anys also streams miscellaneous real-world moments, as well as a podcast.[8]

As one of the more popular streamers on the platform, Twitch has directly partnered with Anys. In July 2018, Twitch selected her as one of 15 ambassadors for the 2018 iteration of their TwitchCon event.[9] A TwitchCon Ambassador is one of Twitch's partner that headline programming for the event.[9] Later that month, Twitch also scheduled Anys as a partner for their Twitch Creator Camp, a series of broadcasts and articles designed to help content creators build successful channels.[10] Social Blade, a website which tracks social media statistics lists Anys as the 21st-most followed user on Twitch, with over 1.8 million followers as of 2 August 2018.[11]

YouTube

In addition to streaming on the Twitch platform, Anys also has two active YouTube channels: Pokimane and Poki ASMR.[12][13] The former includes clips of her gaming content, vlogs, and podcast. The latter channel features videos that are part of a broader community of Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) channels. Like other channels in the community, Anys creates ASMR experiences for her viewers, with the intent of triggering pleasant tingling sensations.[14] On the topic of ASMR videos, Anys expressed, "ASMR is not a sexual thing. I wish people wouldn't dismiss it as being sexual," and noted that many of her viewers use her ASMR videos to help with falling asleep.[14]

Anys is also a member of "Offline TV", a collaborative YouTube channel made up of content creators.[15] Speaking about the channel, Anys stated, "it's not fun being a streamer and living alone, so we decided to come together in a way so we not only keep each other company but we can also collab and actually do good work and content for everyone else."[15]

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Result Notes
2018Shorty AwardsTwitch Streamer of the YearWon[16]

References

  1. ↑ Frank, Allegra (11 August 2018). "Ninja explains his choice not to stream with female gamers". Polygon. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pokimane - The Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Dedmon, Tanner (20 May 2018). "League of Legends' New Clash Trailer Offers Advice From Faker". Comic Book. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Nicol, Will; Winn, Riley (15 June 2018). "Twitch streamer Pokimane on playing 'Fortnite' full-time, building a community". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 Bishop, Sam (24 May 2018). "Fortnite's Celebrity Pro-Am gets more details". Gamereactor. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 Goslin, Austen (1 June 2018). "Here's everyone playing in Epic's major Fortnite E3 tournament". Polygon. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Astrid (18 June 2018). "Fortnite Pro-Am Causes Drop in YouPorn Traffic". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 Gurwin, Gabe (19 April 2018). "Here are 8 fun Twitch streamers you should start watching". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. 1 2 Weiss, Geoff (6 July 2018). "Pokimane, Avajaijai, Djarii Named First-Ever 'Ambassadors' For Twitch's TwitchCon". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Chan, Stephanie (24 July 2018). "Twitch Creator Camp has both crash-courses and master classes for streamers". GamesBeat. VentureBeat. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Twitch Streamers Sorted by Followers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Pokimane – about page". Pokimane. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Poki ASMR – about page". Poki ASMR. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  14. 1 2 Gutelle, Sam (23 June 2018). "ASMR Creators Rustle Up Some Revenue On YouTube And Beyond". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  15. 1 2 Lee, Julia (14 July 2017). "Pokimane on Offline TV, trying new things and why Scarra is most like Zilean". The Rift Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "TWITCH STREAMER OF THE YEAR".
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