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Personal information
Born Rachell Marie Hofstetter
(1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 (age 32)
Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.
Occupation
YouTube information
Years active 2014–present
Genre
Subscribers 4.09 million
Total views 718.9 million
Associated acts
Twitch information
Channel
  • Valkyrae
Years active 2015–2020
Subscriber and view counts updated as of July 26, 2024.

Rachell "Rae" Marie Hofstetter (born January 8, 1992), better known as Valkyrae, is an American online streamer and YouTuber. She is a co-owner of the gaming organization 100 Thieves and founder, co-owner, and CEO of media company Hihi Studios. She has been YouTube's most-watched female streamer since 2020.

Hofstetter began streaming on Twitch in 2015. She had her breakthrough by playing the competitive online game Fortnite in 2018 and joined 100 Thieves as their first female content creator. In 2020, she switched streaming platforms by signing an exclusive contract with YouTube. Later that year, she saw significant follower growth and reached her peak viewership when playing the online social deduction game Among Us, which led to her winning the Game Award for "Content Creator of the Year" and the Streamy Award for best live streamer. She was also named "Gaming Creator of the Year" by Adweek in 2021 and was included on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2022.

Early life

Rachell Marie Hofstetter was born on January 8, 1992, and grew up in Moses Lake, Washington. She is of Filipino and German descent and has three brothers and one younger sister. She cites her mother as the reason she became interested in video games, who encouraged her to pursue it as a hobby from a young age. She attended community college and worked a job at GameStop to support herself, later graduating with an associate degree in arts and science.

Career

While working at GameStop, Hofstetter began sharing her gaming hobby on Instagram, gaining a following. After being encouraged by her followers, she started live streaming on Twitch in 2015. She later began uploading her gaming content to YouTube and had her breakthrough by playing the competitive online game Fortnite in 2018. That October, she became the first female content creator for the gaming organization 100 Thieves.

On January 13, 2020, Hofstetter left Twitch for an exclusive streaming contract on YouTube. In her first three months on YouTube, she averaged around 1,500 concurrent viewers. Her stream then experienced significant growth and, in late 2020, regularly peaked at concurrent viewer counts exceeding 100,000. This was driven by her playing the online multiplayer social deduction game Among Us and collaborating with popular streamers like Disguised Toast, Sykkuno, Pokimane, PewDiePie, and Cr1TiKaL, in addition to public figures like politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, musician Lil Nas X, and television personality Jimmy Fallon. Hofstetter became the fastest-growing female streamer of 2020 and surpassed Pokimane as the year's most-viewed female streamer.

On April 7, 2021, Hofstetter and CouRageJD joined the ownership group of 100 Thieves, alongside Dan Gilbert, Scooter Braun, Drake, and its founder, Nadeshot. As co-owners, they received equity in the company, which Forbes valued at $190 million at the time. .....

In September 2022, Hofstetter became an ambassador for the fitness apparel brand Gymshark. On March 11, 2023, Hofstetter co-hosted the second annual Streamer Awards alongside the event's creator, QTCinderella; the ceremony averaged 425,000 live concurrent viewers.

In May 2024, Hofstetter's streaming heavily involved playing a character on the modded Grand Theft Auto V roleplaying server NoPixel. On July 13, 2024, she appeared and participated in a MrBeast video titled "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000". In September 2024, Hofstetter founded her own media company called Hihi Studios, the company is set to "develop and produce IP for graphic novels, TV and film projects with a specific emphasis on anime-inspired content."

Other activities

Philanthropy

On April 6, 2021, Hofstetter participated in an Among Us charity livestream held by The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon with several notable celebrities such as Gaten Matarazzo and Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things, American hip-hop band The Roots members Questlove, Black Thought, and Captain Kirk Douglas, and fellow streamers and YouTubers Sykkuno and Corpse Husband. The event raised over $25,000 for Feeding America.

In June 2022, Hofstetter participated in a Minecraft charity tournament held by the MC Championship with several other creators to raise money for The Trevor Project. Hofstetter also donated $10,000 towards the charity. In late November 2022, Hofstetter donated $15,000 towards No Kid Hungry during Ludwig Ahgren's charity event. In December 2022, Hofstetter participated in "Thankmas", an annual charity livestream event hosted by YouTuber jacksepticeye, to raise money for World Central Kitchen. The event raised over $10 million in donations.

Hofstetter donated $10,000 towards the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023.

Personal life

From 2016 to 2021, Hofstetter was in a relationship with fellow streamer Michael "Sonii" Sherman. From April 2023 to July 2024, Hofstetter moved into a house in Los Angeles with fellow streamers Leslie "Fuslie" Fu, Miyoung "Kkatamina" Kim, and Christina "TinaKitten" Kenyan. They were collectively known as "The Roomies". She owns a dog named Mika.

Hofstetter endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election.

Filmography

Film

List of film roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 The Family Plan Herself
2025 A Minecraft Movie 0TBA Post-production

Television

List of television appearances and roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Tribe Nine Hannya Squad Member Voice role; episode: "Chiyoda Tribe Showdown"
Sonic Prime Squad Commander Red Voice role; episode: "Situation: Grim"

Music videos

List of music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
2021 "DayWalker" Machine Gun Kelly and Corpse Husband
"Build a ..." Bella Poarch
"Inferno" Bella Poarch and Sub Urban
2022 "Car Crash" eaJ
"Memories" Yungblud and Willow Smith
"Dolls" Bella Poarch
2024 "Echoes" Valkyrae, Fuslie and Ylona Garcia
"Run Back to You" Lay Zhang and Lauv
"Girls" The Kid Laroi
"Drag Me Under" Blessthefall and Alpha Wolf

Discography

Singles

As featured artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album Ref.
"The Fortnite Rap Battle Round 2"
(NerdOut featuring Valkyrae, TimTheTatman, SypherPK, Nate Hill and AvaGG)
2018 Non-album single
"Last Cup of Coffee"
(with Natsumiii, featuring LilyPichu)
2021 Non-album single
"Echoes"
(with Fuslie and Ylona Garcia)
2024 Non-album single

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Valkyrae
Ceremony Year Category Result Ref.
Adweek Creator Visionary Awards 2021 Gaming Creator of the Year Won
The Game Awards 2020 Content Creator of the Year Won
Shorty Awards 2019 Gaming Nominated
The Streamer Awards 2022 Best Variety Streamer Nominated
2024 The Sapphire Award Won
Streamy Awards 2021 Livestreamer Won
2022 Streamer of the Year Nominated
Variety Streamer Nominated
2023 Streamer of the Year Nominated
Variety Streamer Nominated

Listicles

Publisher Year Listicle Result Ref.
Forbes 2022 30 Under 30: Games Placed
Gold House 2024 A100 Honoree

See also

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