Lirik (gamer)
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| Born | Saqib Ali Zahid | ||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Occupation | Streamer | ||||||
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| Years active | 2011-present | ||||||
| Genre | Gaming | ||||||
| Games | Variety | ||||||
| Followers | 2.9 million | ||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||
| Genre | Gaming | ||||||
| Subscribers | 276,000 | ||||||
| Total views | 37 million | ||||||
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Last updated: September 2, 2022 | |||||||
Saqib Ali Zahid,[1] more commonly known by his online alias, Lirik, is an American streamer. He has among the largest followings on Twitch with over 2.9 million followers in 2022. Zahid is sponsored by Discord and is one of 200 influencers the company pays for promotion.[2]
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.[3][4]
In 2016, Zahid was interviewed by PCGamesN regarding the future of "streams and how the service will evolve".[5]
In 2017, Zahid began streaming PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, but later complained that the game was "riddled with bugs" and "stale".[6] 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.[7] He has been listed as the fifth most successful streamer, earning over $200,000 from subscribers in 2017.[8]
In January 2018, Zahid announced he was taking a short break from streaming due to stress and feeling "burnt out".[9][10] He returned a week later.
In 2019, Lirik announced he would stay with Twitch and not go to Mixer following an exodus of streamers.[1] In December he signed a multi-year contract with Twitch.[11]
Personal life
In August of 2022, Zahid alluded to him having to take off time for a "certain reason". Weeks later, it was revealed that Zahid and his wife had just had a baby girl, thus becoming the true "Gamer Dad".[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b Park, Gene (2019-12-10). "Twitch signs three major streamers to exclusive contracts". TheWashingtonPost. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ Chaykowski, Kathleen (18 July 2017). "This Communications Service For Gamers Has Already Outgrown Slack". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Detailed Search Tool for lirik". TwitchStats. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Lirik - Streamer Profile & Stats". TwitchMetrics. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kent, Mike (2017-10-20). "Popular Streamer Lirik Explains the Problem with PUBG". Dexerto. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ Duwe, Scott (2017-12-04). "Twitch is hosting a $200,000 PUBG charity tournament featuring top streamers". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ Deml, Jessica (8 September 2017). "Top 10 Richest Gaming Streamers". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ Jones, Ali (2018-01-10). "Lirik, one of Twitch's biggest streamers, is taking a break from the platform". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ Alexander, Julia (2018-01-18). "YouTubers, Twitch streamers are opening up about serious burnout, personal struggles". Polygon. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ Stephen, Bijan (December 10, 2019). "Twitch just locked down top streamers DrLupo, TimTheTatman, and Lirik". The Verge.
- ^ Fay, Kacee (2022-08-15). "'Congrats POG': LIRIK flooded with love from chat after saying he's about to become a father". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Officially A Gamer Dad". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-10-15.