SypherPK

Ali Hassan[1] (born May 10, 1996), better known online as SypherPK, is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for his gaming streams and videos centering around the online video game Fortnite. As of August 2023, he has the 22nd most followed channel on the Twitch platform, [3] and 7.1 million subscribers on YouTube.

SypherPK
SypherPK official logo
Personal information
Born
Ali Hassan[1]

(1996-05-10) May 10, 1996
OriginAustin, Texas, U.S.[2]
Occupations
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2015–present[3]
GenreGaming
Games
Followers6.5 million
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Subscribers7.11 million[6]
Total views2.41 billion[6]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: May 2, 2023

Career

Hassan is of Palestinian descent.[7] In 2015, SypherPK began gaming full-time. In November 2018, he failed to qualify in the "Fortnite Winter Royale" finals.[8] In July 2020, he received backlash after TikTok user JGshotTV and viewer of SypherPK revealed that he was banned from the latter's chat. SypherPK denied any wrongdoing in a response to the situation on Twitter.[9] In October 2020, he and fellow Twitch streamer KittyPlays partnered with online shopping service Klarna to launch a campaign titled "Playing For Keeps".[10] In November 2020, he signed an exclusive streaming deal with the streaming platform Twitch.[3] In February 2021, Fortnite unveiled its collaboration with SypherPK in the form of a locker bundle.[11] In June 2022, he partnered with Japanese automobile company Honda as part of an event titled "Hondaverse" in the game Fortnite.[12] In September 2022, a cosmetic outfit in Fortnite was released with his likeness.[4]

Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations for SypherPK
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 12th Streamy Awards Branded Series Nominated [13]

References
  1. Buford, Landon (September 29, 2022). "Why SypherPK thinks Fortnite Creative is the future". The Washington Post.
  2. Carlson, Kara (November 4, 2022). "Popular gamer 'SypherPK' plans Austin-area production space, incubator". Austin American-Statesman.
  3. Beresford, Trilby (November 10, 2020). "Streamer SypherPK Signs Deal With Twitch, Launches Talent Incubator". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Miceli, Max (17 September 2022). "SypherPK Reveals 'Fortnite' ICON Skin Ahead Of Season 4 Launch". Forbes. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. Perez, Cody (April 25, 2019). "SypherPK tries to prove to Ninja that he isn't toxic, but fails". Dot Esports.
  6. "About SypherPK". YouTube.
  7. https://twitter.com/SypherPK/status/1712191323279638857
  8. Bhernardo, Viana (November 26, 2018). "Tfue, SypherPK, DrLupo, and others fail to qualify for Fortnite Winter Royale finals". Dot Esports.
  9. Galloway, Ryan (July 22, 2020). "SypherPK speaks out after receiving backlash from TikTok". Dot Esports.
  10. Lopez, Jalen (October 26, 2020). "SypherPK and KittyPlays team up with Klarna for Playing For Keeps campaign". Dot Esports.
  11. Galloway, Ryan (October 26, 2020). "Fortnite releases SypherPK locker bundle". Dot Esports.
  12. Harrison, Christian (June 30, 2022). "Honda partners with SypherPK to bring the Hondaverse to Fortnite". Dot Esports.
  13. Escandon, Rosa (October 27, 2022). "YouTube's Streamy Awards Announce 2022 Noms - Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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