Biography
Hasan Doğan Piker (born July 25, 1991, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States) also known as HasanAbi, is a Turkish-American Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator.
Previously, he worked as a radio reporter and producer at The Young Turks and a staff writer for HuffPost.
He is currently one of the most viewed and subscribed streamers on Twitch, where he covers news, plays various video games, and discusses politics from a socialist perspective.
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| Full name: | Hasan Doğan Piker |
| Stage name: | Hasan Abi |
| Born: | July 25, 1991 (age 33) |
| Place of birth: | New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Parents: | Do not have |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Height: | 1.91 minutes |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Unmarried |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Janice Griffith (example), Pokimane (rum.) |
| Job: | Twitch Streamer • Media Personality |
| Net worth: | $1.5 million – $3.5 million |
Early life
HasanAbi’s real name is Hasan Dogan Piker, born on July 25, 1991 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
His father is Turkish and his mother is American. He grew up in Istanbul, Türkiye and attended public school.
Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker was bullied at school because of his questioning attitude.
He describes himself as an “outcast” as a young man who questioned the religious dogma taught at school and was in poor health.
He is more interested in games and gaming culture. So he often gets a few Turkish video game magazines and reads them regularly.
Education
Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker then went to the United States and enrolled at the University of Miami. There, he completed two semesters with a 2.9 grade point average.
He then transferred to Rutgers University, where he earned graduate degrees in political science and communication studies.
While studying at Rutgers University, he interned for the progressive news program “The Young Turks (TYT)”.
Career
Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker then created his own show called “The Breakdown”, which he also hosted in 2016. The show became extremely popular, earning him a nomination at the 10th Shorty Awards in 2018 in the category of “Best Web Drama”.
In 2019, he started hosting another series for TYT called “Agitprop with Hasan Piker.” In 2020, he decided to leave TYT altogether to become a streamer on Twitch.
Before leaving TYT, Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker started streaming on Twitch. He believed that the left was underrepresented, so he chose Twitch to reach a younger audience. He soon became a popular left-wing political commentator, later appearing on the Fox News political podcast “Chapo Trap House.” In addition, he is also known for streaming games and commentating on video games on Twitch.
In 2019, Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker made headlines when he advocated US military interventionism abroad and criticized US Congressman Dan Crenshaw.
Similarly, he also rose to fame after criticizing US foreign policy and commenting on the September 11 attacks. He was later banned from Twitch for a week for making controversial comments on US foreign policy.
Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker streamed on Twitch during the first 2020 US Presidential debate. The stream had the highest viewership of the discussion on Twitch, with over 125,000 viewers.
Similarly, on November 3, his Twitch stream had 230,000 concurrent viewers during the 2020 US presidential election results. Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker became the most-watched streamer on Twitch when he streamed for 80 hours.
During the 2021 storming of the US Capitol, he reached a new peak viewership of 231,000.
Social media
Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker’s income comes primarily from Twitch and his other social media accounts, as mentioned earlier. He left his job as a host/producer with “The Young Turks” earlier that year.
Twitch Info
- Channel: HasanAbi
- Years active: 2018–present
- Genre: Political Commentary, Video Game Reactions
- Followers: 1,500,000
- Total views: 82.9 million
- Related Artists: Chapo Trap House, Ryan Grim, Ken Klippenstein, The Young Turks, in
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YouTube Information
- Channel: HasanAbi, HasanAbi Gaming
- Years active: 2018–present
- Genre: Political commentary, Video games
- The reaction
- Subscribers: 795,400 (combined)
- Total views: 132.2 million (combined)
Awards for creators
- YouTube Silver Play Button 2. SVG 100,000 subscribers 2020
Personal life
Although not much is known about his love life, it is rumored that Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker once dated actress Janice Griffith.
Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker is reportedly single at the moment. Although he was previously in a relationship with Canadian Twitch streamer Pokimane. The two are said to be secretly dating.
However, Pokimane has shut down the rumors. There have been many memes created about their secret relationship, but Pokimane calls those memes vulgar.
Net worth
As of now, Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker’s personal net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 million. He currently has over 850,000 followers on Twitch and over 40 million views. According to sources, he earns around $35,000 a month and $420,000 a year from Twitch.
According to experts, Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker’s net worth is between $1.5 million and $3.5 million. He has enjoyed immense success on Twitch in recent years and is currently ranked 49th among the site’s top streamers.
Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker is expected to have a long list of sponsorships and brand partnerships, but there is currently little information about his income from other areas/initiatives on the internet.
