KaiCenat
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Kai Cenat combines games, comedy and celebrity interviews in his livestreams. His full name is Kai Carlo Cenat III, and he was born in New York City on December 16, 2001. He began posting on YouTube in 2018 and moved into Twitch broadcasting in 2021.[1][2]
Mafiathon broadcasts
His first month-long Mafiathon broke Twitch's subscriber record in February 2023. Mafiathon 2 ended in November 2024 with a reported peak of 728,535 subscribers and appearances by Snoop Dogg and Bill Nye.[3] Guinness World Records recorded 1,095,265 subscribers on September 30, 2025, the final day of Mafiathon 3. His was the first Twitch channel to reach one million subscribers.[4]
Streamer University
The first Streamer University took place at the University of Akron on May 22-25, 2025. Creators attended classes and broadcast from campus; the university counted more than 200 streamers, producers and crew members combined.[5] A second event at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, on July 15-20, 2026, had 120 selected creator participants.[6][7]
Vivet
Cenat also developed the clothing label Vivet with tailors in Italy and designers in Atlanta. Its first collection appeared at New York Fashion Week in September 2026. Fellow creators were among the runway models.[8][9]
Personal information
- Real name
- Kai Carlo Cenat III [2]
- Gender
- Male [2]
- Birthday
- [2]
- Age
- 24 years
- Zodiac sign
- Sagittarius
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, United States [2]
- Based in
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Occupation
- YouTuber [1]
- Nationality
- American [2]
- Education
- Frederick Douglass Academy; SUNY Morrisville, business administration (left in 2020) [2]
- Family
- Mother from Trinidad and Tobago; father from Haiti [2]
- Siblings
- Twin sister Kaiya; older brother Devonte; younger brother Kaleel [2]
- Pets
- Hamster Lil Cenat (died in January 2024) [10]
General information
- Language
- EN
- On Twitch since
- 27 January 2021
- Twitch followers
- 21,939,801
- Channel age
- 5y 9m
- Twitch data updated
- Category
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Sources
- "Kai Cenat Demands Your Attention: TIME100 Creators 2025".
- "Kai Cenat".
- "Mafiathon 2 recap: How many subs did Kai Cenat get?".
- "Most subscribers on a Twitch channel".
- "How Streamer University landed at The University of Akron".
- "Hendrix College | Private College in Conway, Arkansas".
- "Kai Cenat's Streamer U was a ‘masterclass’ for brands looking to tap content creators".
- "Streamers on the runway: Kai Cenat brings his apparel brand to New York Fashion Week".
- "Kai Cenat Launches His Fashion World With VIVET".
- "What happened to Kai Cenat's pet? Streamer holds funeral for Lil Cenat during Mafiathon 2".
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