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Born | [1] [2] | November 21, 1990|||||||||
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Years active | 2023–present | |||||||||
Genre | Gaming | |||||||||
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Followers | 6.7 million | |||||||||
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Years active | 2010-2024 [3] | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 4.01 million [4] | |||||||||
Total views | 754 million [4] | |||||||||
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Last updated: May 2, 2023 |
Nick Kolcheff (born November 21, 1990), [1] [2] known professionally as Nickmercs, is an American Kick streamer, [5] YouTuber and co-owner of FaZe Clan.[ citation needed ]
Kolcheff has earned over $190,000 in Fortnite prizes. [6]
In May 2019, Kolcheff had a falling out and split from 100 Thieves, citing failed promises and poor management that included a promise of 5% ownership stake in the company. He joined FaZe Clan later that month. [7]
Despite offers from rival streaming services, Kolcheff said he would stay with Twitch. [8] Kolcheff has garnered upwards of 70,000 viewers on Twitch. [9] He is estimated to have earned $6 million in 2019 and was the 10th highest earning gamer that year. [10]
In May 2023, a skin based on Kolcheff was announced for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. [11] The skin was removed from the game a month later due to a tweet he made in reaction to a fight that broke out in California as a result of schools including content about the LGBT community in their curriculum. The tweet stated: "They should leave little children alone. That's the real issue". [12] In June 2024, he faced backlash for claiming there is no such thing as transgender people and going after those who have pronouns in their social media bios. [13] [14] Nickmercs was then later suspended from Twitch. In a Twitter post addressing his suspension, Nickmercs said it was for using a slur against transgender people and said that in the future he would use the phrase "mental health disorder". [15] [16]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | 11th Shorty Awards | Twitch Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [17] |
The Game Awards 2020 | Content Creator of the Year | Nominated | [18] | |
10th Streamy Awards | Live streamer | Won | [19] | |
2021 | 11th Streamy Awards | Nominated | [20] | |
2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best Battle Royale Streamer | Nominated | [21] |
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