Summit1g

Jaryd Russell Lazar, more commonly known by his online alias summit1g, is an American Twitch streamer and retired competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who formerly played for professional esports teams, A51, and Mythic.[1] After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a well-known streamer on Twitch by streaming CS:GO and WarZ. He currently streams a variety of video games, such as Escape from Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto V, Sea of Thieves, and Valorant.[2][3]

Summit1g
Personal information
BornJaryd Russell Lazar
(1987-04-23) April 23, 1987
Orange County, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
ResidenceColorado Springs, Colorado
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2012-present
Followers5.3 million
Total views388.5 million
Follower and view counts updated as of August 6, 2020.

Streaming on Twitch

In 2017, Lazar garnered widespread attention for surpassing Tom "Syndicate" Cassell in the number of followers on Twitch. And in 2018, Lazar became the most-followed channel on the platform, surpassing Riot Games.[4]

In May 2020, Lazar signed a multi-year contract with Twitch, regarding content and partnership support.[5][6] As of July 25, 2020, he has over 5.3 million followers on Twitch, and is ranked as the sixth-most-followed streamer on the platform.

gollark: Noveau is as far as I know missing features, and also hard to spell.
gollark: They should just always use those.
gollark: For example: *why is there a VBO option*?
gollark: Well, the non-pro Linux ones.
gollark: AMD's drivers are at least open-source now.

See also

References
  1. Cropley, Steven. "summit1g Joins CSGO Team Mythic". WWG Esports. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  2. Duwe, Scott. "PUBG was watched more than League of Legends on Twitch in August". dotesports.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. Webb, Kevin. "The 10 most popular channels on Twitch". Business Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. Wells, Jess. "Who is Summit1g? Net worth, setup, settings, and more". The Loadout. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. Woo, Ginny. "Summit1G, Dakotaz And JoshOG Have Signed New Contracts With Twitch". Gamespot. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. Peters, Jay. "Twitch signs multiyear deals with popular streamers Summit1G, Dakotaz, and JoshOG". The Verge. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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