Biography
Kai Cenat is a famous YouTuber, Streamer, Social Media Star and musician, known for its flowers and comic videos. With a huge follow -up on multiple platforms, he became one of the richest streamers of his generation. Starting from 2025, it is the fourth most followed by Twitch Streamer, which boasts 16.2 million followers and holds the most subscribed streamer title on the platform. Any possible means of streamer is also a member of the collective streamer (Amp).
Profile
- Name: Kai Cenat
- Name at birth: Kai Carlo Cenat III
- Birthday: December 16, 2001
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
- Height: 175 cm
- Instagram: @Kaicenat
- Twitter: @Kaicenat
Career
Kai Cenat launched his YouTube career in 2018, creating videos of jokes and challenge before joining the amplifier of the YouTube group. He passed to contract in 2021, where he quickly gained traction with its game and reaction content. By 2022, his popularity raised himself as he presented guests of celebrities such as Lil Baby and 21 Savage, establishing records of spectators. That year, he also published his debut single with Nle Choppa and won “Streamer of the Year” to the Streamy Awards.
In 2023, Cenat’s Subathon “Mafiathon” helped him become the most subscribed twitch streamer of all time, reaching the peak at 306,621 subscribers. He signed with the United Talent Agency, won another “Streamer of the Year” award and was named one of the 20 most influential creators of Rolling Stone. He also collaborated with Ishowspeed in an exclusive Rumble show and appeared in the music video of Offset. Forbes ranked him in 44th place on his list of the best creators, estimating his earnings to $ 4.7 million. He later beat his record of spectators when Nicki Minaj appeared on his flow.
In 2024, Cenat became the first streamer to sign with Nike, collaborated with Beta Squad for a charity football match and ranked first in the list of the most influential creators of Rolling Stone. Forbes later he estimated his earnings to $ 8.5 million. His second “Mafiathon” beat the Twitch records with 728,535 subscribers, with important celebrities such as Lil Uzi Vert, Snoop Dogg, Serena Williams and Kevin Hart. He won more prizes to Streamer Awards and made an apparition of the WWE at the beginning of 2025, further consolidating his influence both in streaming and traditional entertainment.
Personal life
Background and education
Kai Cenat was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Caribbean parents: his mother of Trinidad and Tobago and his father of Haiti. Raised mainly by his mother, he grew up together with three brothers: his twin sister Kaiya, older brother Devonte and younger brother Kaleel. His father was mostly absent during his childhood, but he reconnected with him in 2022, maintaining a respectful but distant relationship.
Kai Cenat attended Frederick Douglass Academy for High School, graduating in 2019. He later enrolled in State University in New York in Morrisville to study the business Administration, but abandoned in 2020 due to difficulty managing both his career of studies and his creation of content.
Influence on the culture of the Internet
Kai Cenat contributed to the rise of the viral jargon of the Internet, included “Rizz” – abbreviation of “charisma”, which means charm or attractive and “Gyat”, a term derived from “damn” used to describe someone with a prominent figure. In 2023, “Rizz” was appointed word of the year of Oxford, while “Gyat” was appointed for the word of the year of the American dialect.
Suspension of contraction
Kai Cenat has faced more prohibitions from Twitch since streaming started, with reasons ranging from accidental exposure to explicit content (2021) to the violation of Twitch drug policies (2023). His longest ban on 30 days in 2022 after making a comment interpreted as a threat. His fifth prohibition in August 2023 derived from explicit simulated activities while transmitting GTA V.
Union Square accident
On August 4, 2023, Kai Cenat and Twitch Streamer Fanum organized a spontaneous tribute event to Union Square, Manhattan, offering consoles and gift cards PlayStation 5. The meeting quickly intensified in chaos while thousands of participants flooded the area, leading to revolts, damage to the property and intervention of the police. Kai Cenat was arrested and accused of revolt, incitement of an illegal revolt and assembly. However, in May 2024, the accusations were eliminated in exchange for excuses and $ 57,000 in return.
Acrobatic controversies of the magician
During Mafiathon 2 of November 26, 2024, the magician Max Major performed an acrobatics simulating a suspension, which triggered a repercussions. Kai Cenat later said that Max Major had deceived his team on the nature of the act and refused to apologize. As a result, Kai Cenat has forbidden all the future performances of the magician from his flows.
Connections and relationship
Kai Cenat built strong relationships with some of the greatest names of music, sports and entertainment. From the collaboration with Rap Star as Lil Uzi Vert and Quavo to entertain the public together with Bill Nye and Jabbawockeez, his humor and his charisma made him a favorite between celebrities and fans.
When it comes to his personal life, Kai Cenat keeps his romantic relationships private. In 2022, he was linked to Teanna Trump after their interaction unleashed voices of appointments. In the same year, he attracted attention by introducing Skylar Marie like his new girlfriend in a video, even if the details on their relationship remain poor.
Fun facts
- Before dominating Twitch, Kai Canet built its fan base on social media platforms such as YouTube with jokes and hilarious challenges.
- Kai Cenat owned a clothing line called Mafia Worldwide Clothing.
- Kai Cenat collaborated with a Barack Obama imitator during a live streaming of February 2022.
- Kai Cenat completed an epic challenge on the basis of which he broadcast in uninterrupted streaming 24/7 for 30 consecutive days.
- Kai Cenat recites advertising commercials for McDonald’s and T-Mobile (the latter alongside Snoop Dogg) and is the first streamer to collaborate with Nike.
