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Hasan Piker

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Hasan Piker
Hasan Piker at TwitchCon Europe in 2019
Personal information
BornHasan Dogan Piker
July 25, 1991 (1991-07-25) (age 33)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationRutgers University (BA)
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, United States
Occupation
  • Twitch streamer
  • political commentator
Home townIstanbul, Turkey
RelativesCenk Uygur (uncle)
Twitch information
Channel
Years active
  • 2013–present
  • 2018–present (Twitch)
Genre
Games
Followers785,000
Total views34 million
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Genre
  • Political commentary
  • gaming
Subscribers292,000
Total views28.2 million
100,000 subscribers 2020

Follower and view counts updated as of November 7, 2020. Search Hasan Piker on Amazon.

Hasan Dogan Piker (born July 25, 1991), also known as HasanAbi, is an American Twitch streamer and political commentator. He is a former host, journalist and producer at The Young Turks (TYT) and former columnist at The Huffington Post. He currently streams on Twitch, where he does political commentary and plays a variety of different video games.[2][3]

Early life[edit]

Piker was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and raised in Istanbul, Turkey.[4] Growing up, Piker describes himself as an "outcast" who questioned the dogma he learned in school and was interested in games and the gaming culture; he would regularly read the only monthly Turkish video game magazine.[5]

Piker moved to the United States and attended the University of Miami for two semesters, earning a 2.9 GPA. His parents then forced him to transfer to Rutgers University, where he graduated Cum Laude with a double major in Political Science and Communications in 2013. At Rutgers, he was a member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.[6][7]

Career[edit]

The Young Turks[edit]

In 2013, during the spring break of his senior year of college, Piker interned at The Young Turks (TYT), the network run by his uncle, Cenk Uygur. After graduating, he got a job in the ad sales and business department. However, Piker requested to be put on camera as a fill-in at TYT, and became a host and producer.[6]

In 2016, Piker created the show The Breakdown, a Young Turks video series which aired on Facebook that would show left-leaning political analysis.[8][9] It was nominated for "Best Web Series" category at the 10th Shorty Awards.[10] He also wrote articles for The Huffington Post.[11][12] In 2019, Piker created a new series called Agitprop with Hasan Piker at TYT.[13] He departed TYT in January 2020 to focus on his streaming career.[14]

Twitch[edit]

In March 2018, Piker started streaming on Twitch, while also being a host on The Young Turks.[3][15] Piker said he ended up on Twitch because other platforms like YouTube had established footholds by money interests and media entities backed right-wing channels[16] and Facebook users were old whereas Twitch can reach young audience.[17] He became an active left-wing political streamer on Twitch[18][19] and appears in political mainstream media and podcasts.[20][21][2] He also does gameplay and commentary of various games on his stream.[1][22][5] He posts highlights of his political and gameplay Twitch streams on his YouTube channel.[23][24]

On August 21, 2019, during a Twitch stream, Piker criticized U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw for his continued opposition to stop sending arms to Saudi Arabia. Piker questioned why Crenshaw would be opposed and made vulgar comments on how Crenshaw lost his eye while serving.[25] Twitch subsequently banned him for one week for his comments. In the same stream, Piker also went on a rant about American foreign policy and made controversial comments on how it led to 9/11, stating things such as "America deserved 9/11." These caused outrage on social media and were covered by networks such as Fox News.[26]

During the first 2020 United States presidential debate on September 29, Piker had over 125,000 viewers watching his livestream,[27] the highest viewership on Twitch of the debate, watching his and Ryan Grim's commentary[28][29] and final 2020 United States presidential debate on October 24, 2020, Piker's livestream had over 100,000 viewers watching his and many streamers and journalists as guest hosts doing the commentary. Ashray Urs, head of product at Streamlabs, stated that "Top live streamers like HasanAbi watched both debates with over 100,000 viewers, It is clear live streaming will continue to play a growing role in this and future elections as politicians seek to reach young voters."[30]

On October 19, 2020, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) recruited Piker and Pokimane to organize and play Among Us[5] with her on Twitch for the "Get out the vote" initiative.[31][32][33] The next day, AOC and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar played the game with Piker and many other popular streamers on Twitch,[34][32][35] the total concurrent viewers of the livestreams was almost 700,000.[36][37]

During election night of the 2020 United States presidential election on November 3, Piker's stream covering the results peaked at 230,000 viewers.[38][39] Among YouTube and Twitch coverage of the election results, Piker's stream was 4.7% of the market share.[40] He became the most watched Twitch streamer during the election week with 6.8 million hours watched and average viewers of 75,000.[41] It is said that the appeal for this kind of coverage is that, Piker consumes information and news with his commentary in real time and engages with commentators in the livestream's chat and responds to them, which is seen as different, relatable and natural than traditional news media.[38] Sara Clemens, Twitch's chief operating officer, stated that Piker’s stream was one example of how Twitch has diversified its content beyond video games over the past year, that his stream reached Twitch’s “core” viewership: millennials and Gen Z. “It’s a really powerful way to engage with that audience”.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Piker is the nephew of Cenk Uygur, creator of The Young Turks.[42] He dated popular adult actress Janice Griffith in 2018.[43]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 10th Shorty Awards Best Web Series The Breakdown Nominated [10]
2020 10th Streamy Awards Best News Pending [44]

Gaming tournaments[edit]

Date Game Location Event Placement Winnings (US$)
August 28, 2020 Fall Guys[22] Online Twitch Rivals: Fall Guys Fridays 16th $1,500[45]
June 24, 2020 Call of Duty: Warzone Online Twitch Rivals: COD Warzone Showdown 29th $300[46]
March 27, 2020 Call of Duty: Warzone[47] Online Twitch Rivals: Warzone Streamer Showdown 28th $300[48]
March 26, 2020 Call of Duty: Warzone[47] Online Twitch Rivals: Warzone Streamer Showdown 26th $300[48]
April 13, 2019 Apex Legends Berlin, Germany Qualifier 2
Twitch Rivals: Apex Legends TwitchCon Europe Showdown 		13th[49] N/A

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miceli, Max (January 13, 2020). "HasanAbi accidentally takes out teammate Greekgodx in Escape from Tarkov". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jackson, Gita (May 20, 2019). "Socialist Twitch Streamer Says He's Changing Minds". Kotaku. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lorenz, Taylor (November 10, 2020). "How Hasan Piker Took Over Twitch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ "Hasan Piker". Politicon. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Park, Gene (October 21, 2020). "AOC playing 'Among Us' shouldn't surprise you. Streams are a beloved pastime". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 21, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Smothers, Hannah (February 20, 2018). ""Woke Bae" Hasan Piker Wants Your F*cking Attention". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Lambkin, Kelly (November 4, 2017). "Why We Should Be Paying Attention to Hasan Piker, a.k.a. 'Woke Bae'". Study Breaks. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Hasan Piker". Politicon. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ "TYT's "The Breakdown" on Facebook". Shorty Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Breakdown". Shorty Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ "Hasan Piker". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ "The Wrong Answer". jacobinmag.com. Jacobin. Retrieved August 17, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ "Agitprop with Hasan Piker". The Young Turks. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  14. ↑ Park, Gene (October 21, 2020). "AOC playing 'Among Us' shouldn't surprise you. Streams are a beloved pastime". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 21, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ Alexander, Julia (December 10, 2018). "PewDiePie gives shout out to hateful, anti-Semitic YouTube channel". The Verge. Retrieved October 20, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Breland, Ali (October 21, 2020). "On Twitch, AOC and Ilhan Omar tap into the future of Left politics". Mother Jones. Retrieved October 21, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ Liberati, Riccardo (May 21, 2019). "Hasanabi ed il vento del cambiamento sociale su Twitch". Player.it (in italiano). Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  18. ↑ Uhl, Jordan (July 15, 2020). "The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ Williams, Andy (October 21, 2019). "Twitch streamer Hasan translates xQc's take on socialism". Dexerto. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ Michaelson, Elex (January 25, 2020). "The Issue Is: Hasan Piker v John Kobylt". FOX 5 NY. WNYW. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ Michaelson, Elex (July 29, 2020). "The Issue Is Podcast: A debate on government's role during the pandemic with Hasan Piker, Michael Knowles". FOX 11. KTTV. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Lee, Jonathan (September 2, 2020). "Hasan was saved by a stream sniping troll during Twitch's Fall Guys tournament". Yahoo!. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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  24. ↑ Macklovitch, Dave (April 1, 2020). "Hasan Piker Can Bro Down and Demolish Capitalism at the Same Time". MEL Magazine. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  25. ↑ Wulfsohn, Joseph (August 23, 2019). "Hasan Piker calls his Crenshaw remarks 'satire'". Fox News. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  26. ↑ Grayson, Nathan (August 23, 2019). "Twitch Suspends Popular Leftist Streamer After Controversial 9/11 Comments". Kotaku. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Hsu, Tiffany (September 30, 2020). "They Watched the Debate … on Twitch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ Townley, Marc (October 5, 2020). "Hundreds of thousands of people watched the presidential debate on Twitch". KnowTechie. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  29. ↑ "REACTING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE W/ 125K PEOPLE". Hasanabi Reacts to the first #PresidentialDebate along with Ryan Grim of the Intercept and Austin of the Austin Show. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  30. ↑ Molotsky, Holden (October 24, 2020). "Twitch Gives Viewer Boost to Biden/Trump Presidential Debate". Game Rant. Retrieved October 24, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  31. ↑ Bailey, Dustin (October 20, 2020). "AOC starts a Twitch account to play Among Us with Pokimane and HasanAbi". PCGamesN. Retrieved October 20, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Haasch, Palmer (October 20, 2020). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will stream 'Among Us' on Twitch with Pokimane and HasanAbi to get out the vote". Insider Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  40. ↑ "Live streaming platforms @Twitch and @YouTube brought in over 50M hours watched of election day coverage yesterday! @NBCNews led all channels with 21.4% of the market share while @hasanthehun led influencers with 4.7%". Twitter. StreamHatchet. Retrieved November 5, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help); line feed character in |title= at position 46 (help)
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