Sapnap

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Sapnap
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Personal information
Born
Nicholas Armstrong [1]

(2001-03-01) March 1, 2001 (age 23)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
GenreGaming
Subscribers
  • 4.68 million (main channel)
  • 5.62 million (combined) [a] [5]
Total views
  • 133.35 million (main channel)
  • 160.74 million (combined) [b] [5]
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2020
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2020
Twitch information
Channels
Years active2019–present
Genre Gaming
Games
Followers
  • 3.3 million (main channel)
  • 4.6 million (combined) [c]
Kick information
Channels
Years active2023–present
Genre Gaming
Games
Followers20.6 thousand
Last updated: December 8, 2023

Nicholas "Nick" Armstrong (born March 1, 2001), known online as Sapnap, is an American YouTuber and livestreamer known for his Minecraft content. Along with Dream and GeorgeNotFound, he is part of the Dream Team and was a founding member of the Dream SMP Minecraft server. He has co-owned NRG Esports since 2022.

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Career

Sapnap uploaded his first YouTube video on October 20, 2019. He became known for his collaborations with fellow Minecraft personalities Dream and GeorgeNotFound, known collectively as the "Dream Team" since 2019. [1] [6] His videos with the group often featured Minecraft speedrunning challenges. [1] [6] He began streaming on Twitch, and in early 2020 he was the fourth person to join the roleplay-based Dream SMP Minecraft server, after Dream, GeorgeNotFound, and Callahan. [1] [7]

Sapnap has often participated in MC Championship events and consistently ranked as one of the tournament's strongest players. [1] [8] He has also competed in Squid Craft Games, an event organized by Spanish-speaking Minecraft creators, and won the second edition in March 2023. [9] He is known especially for his player versus player (PvP) skills. [1] In addition to Minecraft, his livestreams have included games such as Valorant , Fortnite and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive . [1] He has taken part in Twitch chess tournaments such as PogChamps. [10] [11] He has appeared in several YouTube videos by MrBeast, including one in which he won a ten-person game of tag. [1] [12]

Sapnap started hosting the Banter podcast with YouTuber Karl Jacobs in September 2021. [1] Upon the release of the first episode, which featured MrBeast, the show briefly overtook The Joe Rogan Experience as Spotify's top podcast. [1] [13] GeorgeNotFound joined as co-host in August 2022. [1]

In October 2022, Sapnap signed with and became a co-owner of NRG Esports. [14] [15] He announced that he would begin livestreaming on the site Kick in August 2023. [7]

Personal life

Sapnap was born in Houston, Texas on March 1, 2001. [1] [16] He moved to Orlando, Florida, in 2021 to live with Dream, and the next year they were joined in the "Dream Team House" by GeorgeNotFound. [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ YouTube subscribers, broken down by channel:
    • 4.68 million (Sapnap) [2]
    • 0.855 million (SapnapLIVE) [3]
    • 0.0941 million (SapnapVods) [4]
  2. ↑ YouTube views, broken down by channel:
    • 133.35 million (Sapnap) [2]
    • 27.02 million (SapnapLIVE) [3]
    • 0.372 million (SapnapVods) [4]
  3. ↑ Twitch followers, broken down by channel:
    • 3.3 million (Sapnap)
    • 1.4 million (sapnaplive)

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