Kai Cenat, Biography
Kai Cenat III is an American online streamer and YouTuber. The socialite is best known for the comedy-based content and gaming live streams he uploads on YouTube. Cenat, currently, is the second-most-subscribed Twitch streamer. He is also the 10th most followed Twitch streamer, with approximately nine million followers. He was the streamer of the year at the 2023 and 2024 Streamer Awards.
Kai Cenat, Age and Birthday
Kai was born on December 16, 2001, to Caribbean parents. His mother hails from Trinidad and Tobago, and his father is from Haiti. His mother was estranged from the father and raised him, alongside his twin sister Kaiya and brothers, Devonte and Kaleet. He is 22 years old as of 2024. He is not a Nigerian, as some speculate.
Kai Cenat, Education
For his secondary education, he attended Frederick Douglas Academy. In 2019, he graduated from high school and then proceeded to the State University of New York at Morrisville to pursue business administration. In 2020, caught between content creation and studying, he dropped out.
Kai Cenat, Career
It all began on January 13, 2018, when Cenat uploaded his first YouTube video. At first, he made videos about pranks, and challenges. YouTuber Fanum connected and helped him join the Any Means Possible YouTube group. After migrating from YouTube in 2021, he began streaming on Twitch, broadcasting reactions and gaming content. Together with NLE Choppa, Cenat released his debut single,” Bustdown Rollie Avalanche.”
He played an acting role in the trailer for Distraction, Polo G’s 2022 single. he began including celebrities like Lil Baby, and Bobby Shmurda in his live streams in 2022. He was nominated for the 12th Streamy Awards in October 2022. Nicki Minaj appeared on Cenat’s stream on December 14, 2023. Cenat announced on February 8, 2024, that he had officially entered into a partnership with Nike, making him the first streamer to partner with the company.
Kai Cenat, Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12th Streamy Awards | Streamer of the Year | Himself | Won | |
| Breakout Streamer | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | The Streamer Awards | Streamer of the Year | Won | ||
| The Esports Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Streamer of the Year | Won | ||
| Best Just Chatting Streamer | Won | ||||
| Best Streamed Event | 7 Days In | Nominated |
Kai Cenat, Music Videos
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | “Shoot” | Adot | Himself |
| 2022 | “Distraction” | Polo G | |
| “Just Wanna Rock” | Lil Uzi Vert | ||
| “Plenty” | FaZe Kaysan feat.Nardo Wick,G Herbo,Babyface Ray&BIG30 | ||
| 2023 | “Fan” | Offset |
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Kai Cenat, Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| “Bustdown Rollie Avalanche” (featuringNLE Choppa) | 2022 | Non-album single |
| “Dogs” (withIShowSpeed) | 2023 | Non-album single |
Kai Cenat, Union Square Riot in 2023
Cenat announced a giveaway of gift cards and PlayStation 5 consoles on August 4, 2023, causing thousands of his followers to gather in Union Square, Manhattan. The crowd spiraled out of control, sparking a riot that forced the New York Police Department to mobilize forces in the area as the crowd started looting valuables from the shops in the area. Cenat got arrested and charged with inciting a riot, first-degree rioting, and unlawful assembly.
Kai Cenat, Elden Ring
Elden Ring, developed by FromSoftware in 2022, is a role-playing action game. Kai recently began playing Elden Ring on his live stream, and it notably took him 6 hours to beat the easiest boss, The Three Sentinel Boss, and 3 hours to beat the first main boss, Margit the Fell Omen. He died 123 times before he finally killed the Tree Sentinel Boss, with over 100 thousand viewers watching the stream. Kai tweeted that he would not be getting off the stream till he beat Elden Ring.
Kai Cenat, Speed’s Ronaldo Chain
Speed recently acquired an iced-out $100k Ronaldo chain. Speed called Cenat to flex the chain, but Kai didn’t seem as excited about it as Speed was and instead ” cooked him,” as Scubaryan put it. Kai even called Speed a Christiano Ronaldo D*ck Rider after he purchased the chain.
Kai Cenat, Culture
Rizz and Gyat are some of the internet slang words Cenat is credited with popularizing. Rizz is defined as attractiveness, charm, or style and was named Word of the Year in 2023 by Oxford University Press. Gyat is a permutation of goddamn used mostly to refer to people with prominent butts. It was nominated for the American Dialect Society’s 2023 Word of the Year.
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Kai Cenat,Quick Facts
Name: Kai Carlo Cenat III
Birthday: December 16, 2001
Age: 22 years old
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Education: State University of New York at Morrisville (dropped out)
Occupations: Twitch streamer, YouTuberrapper
Website: kaicenat.com
Height: 1.60-1.70m
Ethnicity: American
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Religion: Christian
Twitch information
Also known as KC3
Channel: kaicenat
Years active: 2021–present
Genres: Gaming, Just Chatting
Games: GTA Online, Elden Ring
Followers: 10 million
Associated acts: AMP, IShowSpeed, and Adin Ross
YouTube information
Channel: Kai Cenat
Years active: 2018–present
Genre: Comedy
Subscribers: 5.11 million
Total views: 320 million
Associated acts: AMP (Any Means Possible)
Kai Cenat: Net Worth
Cenat reportedly makes approximately $23,280 per month from his sleep streams, accumulating to an annual income of $285,480. His total monthly income is around $1.5 million, and his net worth is between $9 and $12 million.
