Quick facts & FAQ
- What is LIRIK's real name?
- LIRIK's real name is Saqib Zahid.
- Where does LIRIK stream?
- LIRIK primarily streams on Twitch.
- How many followers does LIRIK have?
- LIRIK has approximately 3,000,000 followers across their primary platform.
- When did LIRIK start streaming?
- LIRIK started streaming in 2011.
- When was LIRIK born?
- LIRIK was born on 1987-09-09.
- Where is LIRIK from?
- LIRIK is American.
- Is LIRIK still streaming?
- Yes, LIRIK is currently active.
- What does LIRIK stream?
- LIRIK's content is primarily Variety, FPS, GTA RP.
Saqib “LIRIK” Zahid is one of the longest-tenured top-tier Twitch streamers, broadcasting continuously since 2011. His variety format — cycling rapidly through new releases across FPS, survival, RPG and GTA RP — is widely cited as foundational to the modern variety-streamer template. Consistently placed in the top 20 of monthly Twitch watch-time leaderboards through much of the 2010s and into the 2020s.
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