Hasan Piker Biography
Hasan Doğan Piker also known as HasanAbi is a Turkish-American Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator. Currently, he is one of the most-viewed and most-subscribed-to streamers on Twitch, where he covers news, plays a variety of video games, and discusses politics from a socialist perspective. In 2022, HasanAbi became the most-watched creator in the U.S. accumulating almost 81.6 million hours watched. Previously, he worked as a broadcast journalist and producer for “The Young Turks,” as well as a columnist for “HuffPost.”
Piker completed his high school studies at a public school in Turkey. Thereafter he returned to the United States and attended the University of Miami, before transferring to Rutgers University. Hasan graduated cum laude with a double major in political science and communication studies in 2013. While still in college he did intern for The Young Turks (TYT), a progressive news show and network co-founded by his uncle, Cenk Uygur. Soon after graduating from college, Hasan was employed by the company as a host before later becoming the producer.
In 2016, Hasan created and hosted The Breakdown, a TYT Network video series that aired on Facebook and provided left-leaning political analysis targeted at millennial supporters of Bernie Sanders. The show was later nominated in the “Best Web Series” category at the 10th Shorty Awards in 2018. From 2016 to 2018, Piker wrote political content for HuffPost. In the following year, he created and hosted another new TYT series called “Agitprop with Hasan Piker.” However, the next year he left the network with the intention to focus on his career as a Twitch streamer.
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Dogan joined Twitch in March 2018, while he was working at TYT. He was known after appearing on Fox News’s The Issue Is and the political podcast Chapo Trap House as a left-wing political commentator. On his Twitch account, he frequently streams video game gameplay and comments. In 2020, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teamed up with Piker and fellow Twitch streamer Pokimane to organize a stream of the Representative playing the popular multiplayer game “Among Us” for the Get Out the Vote movement. The stream aired the next day, with Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar playing the game with Piker and many other popular Twitch streamers, reaching around 700,000 viewers.
As of 2022, his Youtube channel had reached over 1,000,000 subscribers. Aside from that, Pikers has also associated with charitable organizations to raise funds. For instance, he raised over $200,000 for Ukrainian relief funds while playing Elden Ring, with an average of over 70,000 people watching his coverage of the conflict. Moreover, Hasan has also co-hosted the Fear& podcast together with his friend and fellow Twitch streamer, Will Neff. He became a member of co-host on the H3 Podcast left-leaning political podcast Leftovers with co-host Ethan Klein in September 2021.
Furthermore, he won a Streamy in the News category at the 10th annual awards in 2020 and was nominated again in the same category for the 2021 event. Piker was also nominated in the categories News, Just Chatting, and Streamer of the Year, winning the News award for the second time and being nominated for three consecutive years. As of 2023, Dogan was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer and Streamer of the Year, winning the former.
Hasan Piker Age
Hasan is 31 years old as of 2023. He was born on July 25, 1991, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. In addition, he celebrates his birthday on July 25 every year.
Hasan Piker Height/ Weight
Piker stands at a height of 6 feet and 3 inches tall. He has a weight of around 85 kilograms.
Hasan Piker Girlfriend
Dogan currently resides in Los Angeles. He is very secretive about his personal life hence he has not revealed any information about it. Therefore, it is unknown whether he is dating or in a relationship.
Hasan Piker Family
Doğan was born to Turkish parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and raised in Istanbul. He is the nephew of Cenk Uygur, creator of The Young Turks. Prior to this, Hasan is also a Muslim. Details about his parents and sibling are currently not available.
Hasan Piker Net Worth
Piker has an approximate net worth of between $ 2 million-$ 4 million dollars. He has acquired his fortune from his career as a Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator.