Emiru

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Emiru
Emiru at Knut's Dinner.jpg
Emiru in 2024
Personal information
Born
Emily Schunk

(1998-01-03) January 3, 1998 (age 26)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Organizations
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2016 – present
Genres
  • Video games
  • cosplay
  • reactions
  • IRL
Games
Followers1.7 million
Associated acts Mizkif · Valkyrae · Pokimane · Sodapoppin · Cr1TiKaL
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016 – present
Genres
  • Podcasting
  • cosplay
  • video games
  • reactions
Subscribers1.2 million [1]
Total views546 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2021
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2024
Last updated: December 10, 2024

Emily Schunk [2] (born January 3, 1998), known professionally as Emiru, is an American online streamer, YouTuber and cosplayer.

Contents

She is best known for her live streams on Twitch, where she broadcasts video game content, most notably in League of Legends early in her career, which transitioned to variety and cosplays. Her account has garnered more than 1,600,000 followers as of November 26, 2024. She is a co-owner of and a content creator for the gaming organization One True King. [3]

Career

Emiru started streaming on Twitch in late 2015 while she was still in high school, playing League of Legends. She later became known for this along with her cosplays. [4] [5] She credits her friend for suggesting her to start streaming her League of Legends gameplay on Twitch emphasizing the potential for large donations. [6]

On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Emiru had joined the esports organization Cloud9 as a content creator. [7] [8]

On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Emiru had joined gaming organization One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9. [3] [2] After her signing with One True King, she started to switch her content from League of Legends to variety. [9] On March 2022, she was nominated for Best League of Legends Streamer at the 2022 Streamer Awards. [10] In May 2022, she was represented by agency Ader Gaming. [11] On August 7, 2022, Emiru reached one million followers on Twitch. [12] Later that year on December 2022, she was nominated for Breakout Streamer at the 12th Streamy Awards. [13]

On January 31, 2023, Emiru was announced as a new co-owner of the organization. [14] [15] On January 31, 2023, it was announced that Emiru would be hosting a new weekly podcast entitled Steak & Eggs Podcast along with fellow One True King members Asmongold and Tectone, with Episode 1 released on February 17, 2023. [16] [17] In August 2023, she was nominated for Streamer of the Year and Variety Streamer at the 13th Streamy Awards. [18]

On February 2024, Emiru was nominated for Sapphire Award at the February 2024 Streamer Awards. [19] Later that year in December 2024, she was nominated for Best Just Chatting Streamer and Streamer of the Year at the December 2024 Streamer Awards. [20]

Personal life

Emiru was born in Wichita, Kansas, [21] on January 3, 1998. [21] [22] She moved to Austin, Texas in October 2021.

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best League of Legends StreamerNominated [10]
12th Streamy Awards Breakout StreamerNominated [13]
2023 13th Streamy Awards Streamer of the YearNominated [18]
Variety StreamerNominated
Feb 2024 The Streamer Awards Sapphire AwardNominated [19]
Dec 2024 The Streamer Awards Best Just Chatting StreamerNominated [20]
Streamer of the YearNominated

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