Quick facts & FAQ
- What is TenZ's real name?
- TenZ's real name is Tyson Ngo.
- Where does TenZ stream?
- TenZ primarily streams on Twitch.
- How many followers does TenZ have?
- TenZ has approximately 4,700,000 followers across their primary platform.
- When did TenZ start streaming?
- TenZ started streaming in 2019.
- When was TenZ born?
- TenZ was born on 2001-05-05.
- Where is TenZ from?
- TenZ is Canadian.
- Is TenZ still streaming?
- Yes, TenZ is currently active.
- What does TenZ stream?
- TenZ's content is primarily Valorant, FPS.
Tyson “TenZ” Ngo is a Canadian Valorant professional for Sentinels, winner of Valorant Masters Reykjavík 2021. He transitioned from CS:GO to Valorant at launch and quickly became the game’s most recognizable pro, with a streaming audience that consistently ranks among the most-watched Valorant channels. His partner Kyedae is also a top streamer.
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Mixer shutdown
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Mafiathon 2
Kai Cenat's follow-up subathon set the all-time Twitch active-sub record at approximately 727,000 — more than doubling his own 2023 peak and cementing him as the most commercially dominant streamer in Twitch history.
Twitch DMCA wave
Twitch received a sudden surge of retroactive DMCA takedown notices in mid-2020 targeting years-old VODs and clips — its response (mass auto-deletion with no appeal) triggered widespread creator backlash and forced platform-wide changes to music handling.