Valkyrae

American live streamer and YouTuber

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April 2025 Filmed a cameo for A Minecraft Movie, which was ultimately cut from the final release.
March 2 2025 Sis-A-Thon marathon ended abruptly after a stalking incident at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier. Hofstetter, Watts, and Emiru were confronted by an aggressive man named 'Russell' who threatened to kill the streamers, leading them to contact police and end the marathon early.
February 24 2025 Began a week-long IRL streaming marathon in Los Angeles with fellow streamer Brittany 'Cinna' Watts, titled Sis-A-Thon. The marathon was originally planned for January but was postponed due to Southern California wildfires.
2025 Cast in 'A Minecraft Movie', currently in post-production
2025 Voiced Ratchet in the English dub of 'Goldbeak', a direct-to-video film
January 8 2025 Valkyrae returned to Twitch, streaming for the first time after her hiatus, simultaneously celebrating her tenth streaming anniversary and her 33rd birthday. Within a week of her comeback, she became the most-watched female streamer in the second week of January based on hours watched.
2024 Endorsed Kamala Harris in the United States presidential election.
2024 The Kid Laroi releases the song 'Girls'
2024 Lay Zhang and Lauv release the song 'Run Back to You'
2024 Blessthefall and Alpha Wolf release the song 'Drag Me Under'
2024 Valkyrae, Fuslie, and Ylona Garcia collaborate on the song 'Echoes'
December 28 2024 Announced the expiration of her exclusive YouTube streaming contract and her planned return to Twitch in January 2025.
October 13 2024 Launched her podcast 'Press Esc' with co-host Alyssa 'Alythuh' Dios.
September 2024 Founded Hihi Studios, a media company focused on developing and producing IP for graphic novels, TV, and film projects with an emphasis on anime-inspired content.
July 2024 Planned end of living arrangement with 'The Roomies' in the Los Angeles house.
July 13 2024 Appeared and participated in a MrBeast YouTube video titled '50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000'.
May 2024 Named among Gold House A100 honorees.
February 2024 Won The Sapphire Award at the February 2024 Streamer Awards.
January 8 2024 Valkyrae returns to Twitch streaming, simultaneously celebrating her tenth streaming anniversary and 33rd birthday. Within a week of her comeback, she becomes the most-watched female streamer in the second week of January based on hours watched.
2023 Appeared in 'The Family Plan' as herself
April 2023 Moved into a shared house in Los Angeles with Leslie 'Fuslie' Fu, Miyoung 'Kkatamina' Kim, and Christina 'TinaKitten' Kenyan, forming 'The Roomies' group.
March 11 2023 Co-hosted the second annual Streamer Awards alongside QTCinderella, with the ceremony averaging 425,000 live concurrent viewers.
February 6 2023 Donated $10,000 to support victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
2022 Valkyrae voiced Squad Commander Red in the Sonic Prime animated series, appearing in the episode 'Situation: Grim'
2022 Bella Poarch releases the song 'Dolls'
2022 eaJ releases the song 'Car Crash'
2022 Yungblud and Willow Smith release the song 'Memories'
2022 Valkyrae voiced a character named Hannya Squad Member in the English dub of Tribe Nine anime series, appearing in the episode 'Chiyoda Tribe Showdown'
2022 Included on Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
December 2022 Hofstetter voiced Squad Commander Red in the animated TV series Sonic Prime.
December 2022 Participated in 'Thankmas' charity livestream hosted by jacksepticeye, which raised over $10 million for World Central Kitchen.
November 2022 Donated $15,000 to No Kid Hungry during Ludwig Ahgren's charity event.
September 2022 Became an ambassador for the fitness apparel brand Gymshark.
June 2022 Participated in a Minecraft charity tournament for The Trevor Project and personally donated $10,000 to the charity.
March 2022 Hofstetter voice acted as a Hannya Squad member in the English dub TV series Tribe Nine.
2021 Appeared in multiple music videos, including 'DayWalker' by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Corpse Husband, 'Build a Bitch', and 'Inferno' by Bella Poarch.
2021 Collaborated on the music single 'Last Cup of Coffee' with Natsumiii and featuring LilyPichu
2021 Ended her relationship with Michael 'Sonii' Sherman.
2021 Bella Poarch and Sub Urban collaborate on the song 'Inferno'
2021 Bella Poarch releases the song 'Build a Bitch'
2021 Machine Gun Kelly and Corpse Husband release the song 'DayWalker'
December 2021 Won the Livestreamer award at the 11th Streamy Awards.
October 30 2021 RFLCT ceased operations of its website and online store, effectively terminating the brand due to controversy over blue light claims.
October 19 2021 Announced the launch of her skincare brand RFLCT, targeting gamers and claiming protection against blue light skin damage.
May 2021 Won Gaming Creator of the Year award at the 2021 Adweek Creator Visionary Awards.
April 7 2021 Joined the ownership group of 100 Thieves as a co-owner, receiving equity in the company valued at $190 million at the time.
April 6 2021 Participated in a charity Among Us livestream with Jimmy Fallon and other celebrities, raising over $25,000 for Feeding America.
2020 Reached peak viewership by playing Among Us, leading to significant follower growth.
2020 Wins the Streamy Award for best live streamer.
December 2020 Won Content Creator of the Year award at the 2020 Game Awards, becoming the fastest-growing female streamer of the year and surpassing Pokimane as the most-viewed female streamer.

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