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Sembowski at Web Summit in 2023
Personal information
Born
Nikita Sophie Sembowski

(2001-11-03) November 3, 2001 (age 23)
Germany
Organization Guild Esports
Twitch information
Also known asNiki Nihachu
Channel
Years active2016–present
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Chatting
Followers2.7 million [a]
Contents are in
  • English
  • Spanish
  • German
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Subscribers1.31 million [a] [1]
Total views37 million [a] [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2020
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: January 2, 2025

Nikita Sophie Sembowski (born November 3, 2001), known professionally as Nihachu or Niki Nihachu, [2] is a German Twitch streamer and YouTuber best known for her gaming commentary on Minecraft , vlogs and her Just Chatting streams. Sembowski gained popularity after appearing on AustinShow's Love or Host and her participation in the Dream SMP. [3] Sembowski is currently a member of Guild Esports. [2] [4]

Contents

As of November 2024, Sembowski has a combined following of over 4 million across YouTube and Twitch. [a]

Early life

Nikita Sophie Sembowski [5] [ better source needed ] was born on November 3, 2001 [6] [7] in Germany. [2] At 6 years old, she was kidnapped by her mother's ex-husband, and remained with them for 3 years before being rescued by her mother and her mother's new boyfriend. [8] She moved out of her home in Switzerland at 17, moving to Berlin, where she returned to school. [8]

Career

History

2016–2020: Love or Host and Dream SMP

Sembowski began streaming in 2016, after an operation with her knee rendered her unable to walk for approximately a year. She created gameplay content of The Sims and reading creepypastas in German. [3]

In 2020, she appeared on AustinShow's Love or Host, which helped her overall online growth. Her popularity continued to grow as she joined the Dream SMP on August 6, 2020. [3] She continued to play frequently on the server and contributed in its lore until its closure. [9] On December 31, 2020, Sembowski changed her hair color from blonde to bright pink, causing her to trend on the front page of X (known then as Twitter). [10]

2020–present: Guild Esports, ЯReboot and VidCon

In 2021, Sembowski signed with Guild Esports. [4] [11] [12] Sembowski was ranked in the top 20 most popular women streamers on Twitch, in 6th place. [13] She was also a frequent competitor of MC Championship from 2020 to 2022. [14]

Sembowski (right) and TommyInnit during TommyInnit and Friends at the Brighton Dome TommyInnit and Nihachu at the TommyInnit & Friends Live Show (cropped).jpg
Sembowski (right) and TommyInnit during TommyInnit and Friends at the Brighton Dome

In 2022, Sembowski appeared at TommyInnit's TommyInnit & Friends live show at the Brighton Dome on July 1, 2022, with other online content creators, including jacksepticeye, JackManifoldTV and DanTDM. [15] That same year, Sembowski started a new gaming series called ЯReboot. The first episode was streamed on October 26, 2022. [2]

In 2023, she was a speaker at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. [16] She also featured in Ranboo's Generation Loss: The Social Experiments. [17] Sembowski attended VidCon that same year as one of the featured creators. [18]

Philanthropy

In June 2022, Sembowski participated in a Minecraft charity tournament held by MC Championship called MCC Pride with several other online creators. The event managed to raise over $145,000 for The Trevor Project. [19] [20]

Personal life

Sembowski is pansexual. [21] She has also struggled with body dysmorphia, eating disorders [3] and eisoptrophobia (the fear of mirrors). [8]

She speaks German, Spanish, and English. [21]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Secondary or tertiary channels are not included in follower or viewer counts.

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