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Ranboo
Ranboo in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-11-02) November 2, 2003 (age 21)
San Francisco, California, United States
Occupations
Websiteranboo.fashion
YouTube information
Channel
Also known as
  • Ranboosaysstuff
  • ranboolive
Years active2020–present
GenreVariety
Subscribers3.68 million[1]
Views78 million[1]
Associated acts
Silver Play Button100,000 subscribers
Gold Play Button1,000,000 subscribers
Twitch information
Channel
GenreVariety
Games
Followers
  • 4.4 million (main channel)
Last updated: September 8, 2024

Ranboo (born November 2, 2003) is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer primarily known for their Minecraft content. They gained popularity after their inclusion in the Dream SMP[2][3] and competing in MC Championship.[3] As of September 2024, they have 4.4 million followers and over 100 thousand subscribers on Twitch, making them the 57th most-followed Twitch streamer overall and the 12th most-subscribed Twitch streamer overall.[4]

Career

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YouTube

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Ranboo created his account on January 30, 2020.[5][6] He uploaded his first video on August 13, 2020 titled 'I decided to play skywars, it was a nightmare'.[7] He uploads a wide range of videos, with his most popular videos being cooking vlogs.[citation needed]

Livestreaming

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Ranboo reportedly began livestreaming a month after his first video went public and gained following after fellow streamer Punz raided his streams with over 5,000 viewers.[5] Ranboo streams a variety of games, including real life streams.[8]

Ranboo joined the Dream SMP after planning to run for president of L'Manberg despite not being on the server. He gained recognition from the owner of the server, Dream, and received an invite to the SMP.[5]

Misfits Gaming

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In 2022, Ranboo joined Misfits Gaming as part of its content creator section. On February 8, 2024, Ranboo announced they were no longer with Misfits Gaming.[6][9][10]

Other ventures

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Generation Loss: The Social Experiments

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Generation Loss: The Social Experiments (commonly referred to as Generation Loss or Genloss) is an analog horror comedy[citation needed] ARG created by Ranboo in 2023. It was livestreamed on Twitch and has almost four hours of content to be watched.[11][unreliable source?] The series later was nominated at the 2023 streamer awards.[12]

The Sorry Boys

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In 2023, Ranboo, along with fellow Twitch streamers and YouTubers TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot, Slimecicle, and Philza, started a new comedy group YouTube channel called The Sorry Boys. The channel mainly posted sketch comedy group vlog content.[13] The group officially went on an indefinite hiatus in March 2024[14] due to fellow content creator, Shubble, alleging abuse and other questionable behaviours by Wilbur Soot towards her during their relationship.[15]

Personal life

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Ranboo was born on November 2, 2003,[2][6][16] in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.[citation needed]

Ranboo has stated he would like to be unlabeled.[8][17] Ranboo uses they/he pronouns. Ranboo wears a mask to cover his identity.[8]

Charity

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On February 20, 2021, Ranboo hosted a subathon for The Trevor Project.[18][19] He reportedly raised over $100,000.[citation needed]

In June 2022, Ranboo participated in a Minecraft charity tournament held by MC Championship called MCC Pride with several other online creators. The event managed to raise over $145,000 for The Trevor Project.[20][21]

Awards and nominations

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Ceremony Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
The Streamer Awards 2021 Best Minecraft Streamer Himself Nominated [22]
Best Philanthropic Streamer Nominated
2023 Best Streamed Series Generation Loss: The Social Experiments Nominated [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Ranboo". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "RanbooLive Birthday". National Today. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Çakır, Gökhan (June 26, 2021). "Is Ranboo banned from MCC?". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Twitch All-time Streamers With Most Active Subscribers". TwitchTracker. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "What Is Ranboo's Real Name". Bangladesh Post. April 6, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Ojomu, Nola (May 4, 2022). "Is Ranboo Gay? Is He 'Okay With Gay Label'?". Alpha News Call. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Ranboo (August 13, 2020). I decided to play skywars, it was a nightmare. Retrieved August 31, 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ a b c Loynds, Joel (April 26, 2022). "Twitch streamer sensation Ranboo comes out on Twitter". Metro. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  9. ^ @Ranboosaysstuff (February 8, 2024). "Hello! I want to announce that I am no longer with @misfitsgg! I am very thankful for everything they've done for me the past 2 years. We still have a couple of things I have to finish up together, but I wish everyone at misfits the best! Looking forward to 2024 :)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Beresford, Trilby (February 2, 2022). "Misfits Gaming Group Signs 'Minecraft' Content Creators Ranboo and Tubbo". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "This Horror Film Was Livestreamed: One More Round With Generation Loss". ARGNet. June 18, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Taifalos, Nicholas; Michael, Cale (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "TommyInnit, Slimecicle, Ranboo, Ph1LzA, and Wilbur Soot say "Sorry" with new comedy group". Tubefilter. February 24, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  14. ^ https://x.com/thesorryboys/status/1774167218546266381
  15. ^ https://x.com/thesorryboys/status/1774167218546266381
  16. ^ @Ranboosaysstuff (November 2, 2024). "IT IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!! FINALLY 21!!!!! THE TRIAL IS OVER THE FUN BEGINS!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Ojomu, Nola (April 25, 2022). "YouTuber Ranboo hailed 'literal king' after bravely coming out". PinkNews. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  18. ^ "Guardian readers nominate their person of the year". The Guardian. December 30, 2021. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  19. ^ GODSEY, EMILY. "Twitch Streamer Raises Money for LGBT Community". The Times-Delphic. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  20. ^ Fay, Cale Michael, Kacee (June 7, 2022). "All MC Championship (MCC) Pride 2022 teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Fay, Kacee (June 22, 2022). "MC Championship Pride (MCC) 2022 raises over $145,000 for The Trevor Project". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  22. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (March 13, 2022). "All 2022 Streamer Award Winners". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.
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