Age, Biography, and Wiki
Kai Carlo Cenat III, born on December 16, 2001, is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for his comedic live streams and videos. He began his career on YouTube in 2018, initially focusing on pranks and challenges. Cenat's rise to fame significantly accelerated when he moved to Twitch in 2021, where he leveraged his humor and interaction with his audience to create engaging content. His life story began in Brooklyn, where he grew up in a challenging environment, eventually finding solace in creating content.
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| Date of Birth | 16 December 2001 |
| Age | 23 Years |
| Birth Place | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
As of now, there is no publicly available information regarding Kai Cenat's height, weight, or specific measurements. His focus has been more on his creative content rather than sharing personal physical attributes.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Kai Cenat keeps his personal life and relationships fairly private. There is no widely reported information about his current or past dating life, indicating that he prefers to maintain a level of privacy in this aspect of his life.
His mother is from Trinidad and Tobago and his father is from Haiti. Cenat was raised by his mother along with his three other siblings, a twin sister named Kaiya, an older brother named Devonte, and a younger brother named Kaleel.
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Net Worth
Kai Cenat's net worth is not explicitly disclosed in the available sources, but it is clear that his success on YouTube and Twitch, along with collaborations with high-profile celebrities, has significantly contributed to his financial status. His ability to attract large audiences and secure nominations for awards like the Streamy Awards suggests a substantial income from his streaming and content creation activities.
In March, Cenat was reported to be making approximately $23,280 per month from his sleep streams, resulting in an annual income of $285,480. According to Streams Charts, his sleeping broadcasts have amassed over 5.6 million hours watched, showcasing the significant viewer engagement during these streams. On March 11, Cenat won "Streamer of the Year" at the 2023 Streamer Awards.
Achievements and Career Highlights
- Early Success: Cenat's career began with YouTube, where he gained popularity through vlogs, pranks, and skits.
- Twitch Breakthrough: In 2021, he transitioned to Twitch, leveraging his humor and interaction to create engaging live streams. This move marked a significant turning point in his career.
- Celebrity Collaborations: He has collaborated with high-profile figures like Kyrie Irving, Lil Uzi Vert, and North West.
- Record-Breaking Streams: In June 2024, Cenat set a record with 712,600 peak concurrent viewers during a livestream event.
- Awards: He won the Streamer of the Year award at the 12th Streamy Awards in 2022.
Cenat attended Frederick Douglass Academy for his secondary education. He graduated high school in 2019 and attended the State University of New York at Morrisville shortly after, to study business administration. He dropped out in 2020 after struggling to keep up with both schoolwork and content creation.
Social Network
Kai Cenat is highly active across multiple social media platforms, including YouTube and Twitch. His YouTube channel has over 6 million subscribers, showcasing his popularity and influence in the digital space. On Twitch, he has become a prominent figure, known for his interactive and entertaining streams that have attracted guests like Snoop Dogg, LeBron James, and Kevin Hart.
Considered as one of the most popular online streamers in the world, he is known for coining several viral phrases like Rizz, Fanum tax, and Gyatt. Cenat has achieved significant milestones in the streaming community, notably becoming the first Twitch streamer to surpass 500,000 subscribers during his "Mafiathon 2" subathon in November 2024.
Cenat uploaded his first YouTube video on January 13, 2018, and began making videos surrounding pranks and challenges. He joined the YouTube group AMP after being discovered by fellow Bronx-born YouTuber Fanum. He started regularly appearing in the channel's videos. He began streaming on Twitch in February 2021 after migrating from YouTube, broadcasting gaming and reaction content.
In September, Cenat was featured on the music video for Offset's single "Fan" alongside Fanum. In the following month, he made his music video directorial debut with American rapper a Boogie wit da Hoodie. On September 9, he participated in the Sidemen charity match at London Stadium, playing for YouTube Allstars. On September 26, Forbes ranked him 44th on its Top Creators list, earning an estimated $4.7 million in 2023. On December 14, Nicki Minaj appeared on Cenat's stream which broke his previous peak viewership record by 40,000 resulting in 348,593 concurrent viewers.
On February 8, during a livestream, Cenat announced that he has officially partnered with Nike stating, "I would like to announce that we are officially a part of the Nike family". He became the first streamer to get signed with the company. Later on February 17, Cenat won "Streamer of the Year" and "Best Just Chatting Streamer" at the February 2024 Streamer Awards. He was also nominated for "Best Streamed Event" at the same ceremony.
On June 2, Cenat along with AMP collaborated with Beta Squad, a British YouTube group, and held a charity soccer match at Selhurst Park, London, England. The event raised funds for The Water Project. The match ended in a 6–6 draw after a pitch invasion forced the game to be called off. On July 13, he appeared and participated in a MrBeast video titled "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000". In August, Rolling Stone listed Cenat at number 1 on their "25 Most Influential Creators of 2024" list, as the most-subscribed Twitch influencer. In October, McDonald's announced that they had teamed up with Cenat to promote the launch of chicken Big Macs in the US. Later that month, Forbes ranked him 24th on its Top Creators list, earning an estimated $8.5 million in 2024.
In January 2025, Cenat made an appearance for WWE on the January 27 episode of Raw, where he announced that he will be attending the Royal Rumble event and called out IShowSpeed. On March 8, Cenat participated in the 2025 Sidemen Charity Match, held at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, playing for the YouTube Allstars team. He managed to score a goal in the 68th minute. On May 22, Cenat began his three-day long Streamer University event, where Cenat selected 120 content creators to gather at the University of Akron campus to "have the opportunity to showcase their personalities and brand and meet other creators". The event also featured other content creators, including DDG and ExtraEmily, acting as professors to mentor the 120 selectees through various topics such as "internet beef" and improv.
On November 26, 2024, Cenat drew backlash after showing magician Max Major hanging himself as a stunt on his Mafiathon 2 stream. Cenat claims that Major had lied to him and his production team on the details behind the stunt and Major refused to return to the stream to apologize. Cenat also proceeded to ban any future magician acts from his streams. On December 11, Major released a statement on social media, stating that he did not lie to Cenat's team and the stunt had been already cleared by Twitch.
Education
There is limited information available about Kai Cenat's formal education. His early life involved moving between shelters and experiencing chaos in the classroom, which might have influenced his focus on creating content from a young age.
On November 1, Cenat began his second month-long subathon, titled Mafiathon 2, with 20% of the proceeds made from subscriptions going towards building a school in Nigeria. The subathon featured numerous guests such as Lil Uzi Vert, Miranda Cosgrove, Snoop Dogg, Quavo, GloRilla, members of the cast from the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie, Kodak Black, Denzel Curry, Serena Williams, Marshmello, the Jabbawockeez, Soulja Boy, Bill Nye, Andre Iguodala, Lil Dicky, Ibai Llanos, Benny Blanco, Chris Brown, Lizzo, SZA, Ludwig Ahgren, Lil Yachty, Travis Barker, Mark Rober, Sexyy Red, Druski, Kevin Hart, Kyrie Irving, NPC Miles Morales, and Ironmouse. A day after the subathon started, Cenat was banned on Twitch for 6 minutes after he got swatted. On November 11, Cenat reclaimed the record of being the most-subscribed Twitch streamer, with 337,000 subscribers at the time. On November 30, Cenat ended his month-long subathon with 728,535 subscribers, doubling the previous record held by Ironmouse.
Cenat is credited with popularizing viral internet slang words such as rizz, which is derived from "charisma" and defined as "style, charm, or attractiveness"; and gyat, a permutation of "Goddamn" that is used in reference to a person with prominent buttocks. Oxford University Press named Rizz its word of the year for 2023, and Gyat was nominated for the American Dialect Society's 2023 Word of The Year.
On August 4, 2023, Cenat announced a giveaway of PlayStation 5 consoles and gift cards, in Union Square, Manhattan with Twitch streamer Fanum. Thousands of his followers appeared at the impromptu event, which soon spiraled out of control and devolved into a riot. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) mobilized forces in the area as a large group swarmed a Best Buy and other businesses in the area. Cenat was arrested by the NYPD for inciting civil unrest; police also made 65 other arrests. He was later charged by the NYPD with first-degree rioting, inciting a riot, and unlawful assembly. Later in May 2024, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg dropped charges against Cenat, Denzel Dennis, and Muktar Din, in exchange for an apology and US$57000 in restitution.
