Valkyrae

Rachel Hofstetter[1][2] (born January 8, 1992),[3] better known by her online alias Valkyrae, is an American internet personality. The recipient of a Game Award, she is best known for her livestreams on YouTube, being one of the most viewed streamers on the platform. She is also a content creator for 100 Thieves, an esports team, and an activist towards females in online gaming.

This article is about the live streamer. For the Norse mythological figure, see Valkyrie.
Valkyrae
Valkyrae at TwitchCon 2018
Personal information
BornRachel Hofstetter
(1992-01-08) January 8, 1992
Washington, U.S.
Occupation
Height4’3"
YouTube information
Channel
GenreGaming
Subscribers3.04 million
Total views147 million
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers 2018
1,000,000 subscribers 2020
Updated: February 4, 2021

Early life

Hofstetter was born to a German father and Filipino mother.[4] She graduated with an Associate in Arts from a community college in Washington state.[5] After graduation, she worked various jobs and was eventually hired at GameStop. While working at GameStop, Hofstetter began sharing her gaming hobby on Instagram, which garnered her a small following online.[1]

Career

Hofstetter began streaming on Twitch in 2015.[1] After gathering a following, she began posting gaming videos on YouTube.[2] She is the first female gamer and content creator for 100 Thieves,[6][7] a competitive American esports team. Hofstetter is an advocate for women in online gaming, sometimes playing games on all-female teams.[2]

On January 13, 2020, Hofstetter left Twitch for an exclusive streaming contract on YouTube.[8] While initially struggling to maintain an average viewer count of 5,000 towards the beginning of 2020, her YouTube channel experienced a significant boost when she started playing the online multiplayer social deduction game Among Us and began collaborating with popular streamers including Disguised Toast, Sykkuno, Pokimane, Jacksepticeye, Corpse Husband and PewDiePie.

She became the fastest growing female streamer of the year and surpassed Pokimane as the most-viewed female streamer of 2020. Towards the end of the year, Hofstetter's stream regularly peaked at concurrent viewer counts exceeding 100,000, typically during Among Us sessions.[9]

In February 2021, she announced she would start an animated series where should would do quickfire 5 minute interviews with her friends.[10]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
201911th Shorty AwardsBest in GamingNominated[11]
2020The Game AwardsContent Creator of the YearWon[12]

Competitions
Year Event Note Ref.
2018 Fortnite Pro-Am Teamed up with celebrity music producer Murda Beatz. [13]
2019 Australian Open Fortnite Summer Smash [14]
Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am Teamed up with Los Angeles Chargers player Justin Jones [15]

References
  1. 100 Thieves (May 3, 2019). Meet Valkyrae | Loot (YouTube video).
  2. Fagan, Kaylee (June 11, 2018). "This 26-year-old Fortnite streamer says she paid off her mom's debt with her Twitch earnings". Business Insider. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. Hofstetter, Rachell [@Valkyrae] (January 8, 2020). "Thank you for all the birthday love today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. What’s Valkyrae’s Net Worth? (I GOOGLE MYSELF) (YouTube video). Valkyrae. May 12, 2020. Event occurs at 4:36.
  5. Amaz (July 15, 2016). Meet Valkyrae (YouTube video).
  6. "Nadeshot explains why he moved to the 100 Thieves content house". Dexerto.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  7. "The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  8. Zelauskas, Amanda (January 13, 2020). "Valkyrae signs exclusive streaming deal with YouTube". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  9. "Valkyrae Surpasses Pokimane As The Most Viewed Female Streamer Of 2020". TalkEsport. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  10. "I'm going to start a YouTube series doing less than 5 min animated podcasts speed interviewing my friends". Twitter.
  11. "The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  12. "Content Creator of the Year | Nominees | The Game Awards". Content Creator of the Year | Nominees | The Game Awards. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  13. Goslin, Austen (June 1, 2018). "Here's everyone playing in Epic's major Fortnite E3 tournament". Polygon. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  14. "Australian Open Fortnite Summer Smash lineup has been revealed ft DrLupo, Valkyrae, and more". Dexerto.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  15. Goslin, Austen (May 15, 2019). "Here are all the players for the 2019 Fortnite celebrity Pro-Am". Polygon. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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