TimTheTatman

Timothy John Betar[2] better known as TimTheTatman, is an American live streamer and internet personality on YouTube.[3][4]

TimTheTatman
Betar in 2021
Personal information
Born
Timothy John Betar
NationalityAmerican
Websitetimthetatman.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
GenreGaming
Subscribers4.58 million[1]
(March 3, 2022)
Total views830.74 million[1]
(September 3, 2021)
100,000 subscribers2016
1,000,000 subscribers2018
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2012–2021
GenreGaming
Last updated: 10 Jul 2022

Career

Betar started streaming on Twitch in 2012 and has amassed over seven million followers since.[5] Broadcasting games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Fortnite, and World of Warcraft, the variety channel attracts thousands of viewers each day.[5][3]

Betar is a Monster Energy esports athlete and is also sponsored by Audio-Technica[6][4] He was a certified Twitch partner and has been a full-time creator since March 2014.[7][8] After joining YouTube on January 23, 2011, the channel has grown to 3.2 million subscribers with videos viewed over 524 million times.[9][8]

With the release of Epic Games's Fortnite in July 2017, Twitch stream viewership skyrocketed. The game streamed nearly 151 million hours during the first month of release.[10] Streamers such as Betar, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, and Turner "Tfue" Tenney, saw a steady increase in followers as the game grew in popularity.[11][12]

During E3 2018, Epic Games held its first-ever Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am, which paired up celebrities with professional gamers to raise money for charity.[13] Betar teamed up with Mack Wilds for the event.[14] Betar won the award for Fan Favorite Male Streamer/Gamer of the Year at the 2018 Gamers' Choice Awards.[15]

Betar appeared a National Football League commercial during Super Bowl LIII along with Peyton Manning, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Marshawn Lynch.[16] In September 2021, Betar announced an exclusivity contract with YouTube.[17][18][19] He signed with Complexity Gaming as a part-owner and content-creator that same month.[20]

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Playable character Likeness and voice

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2020The Game Awards 2020 Content Creator of the Year Nominated [21]

Philanthropy

In 2018, Betar teamed up with fellow streamers to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital under the GuardianCon charity stream marathon. The event raised over $2.7 million for children's medical research.[22] During his time block alone, Betar set the Twitch charitable donation record by raising more than $106,000 in 4 hours.[23]

Personal life

Betar was born on April 8, 1990. After meeting in high school, Betar and his wife Alexis were married in August 2016.[24] The couple had a son, Brewer, on April 11, 2019.[25][26]

See also

References
  1. "About TimTheTatman". YouTube.
  2. Erzberger, Tyler (August 2, 2020). "Top 10 most watched streamers on Twitch in July". ESPN. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. Çakır, Gökhan (March 16, 2020). "Everything we know about TimTheTatman". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. "TimTheTatMan". Monster Energy.
  5. "TimTheTatman - Streamer Profile & Stats". www.twitchmetrics.net. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  6. "Audio-Technica". Street Noise Creative. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  7. "Interview with Twitch Streamer TimTheTatman | Audio-Technica Gaming". Where It's A-T. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  8. THANK YOU FOR 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!. TimTheTatman. December 10, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  10. Lanier, Liz (2018-10-25). "'Fortnite's' Streaming Popularity May Have Peaked (Analyst)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  11. Fagan, Kevin Webb, Kaylee. "This 27-year-old makes $500,000 every month playing 'Fortnite' in his bedroom — here's how he does it". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  12. "timthetatman's Twitch Stats Summary Profile (Social Blade Twitch Statistics)". socialblade.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  13. "Marshmello, Lil Yachty, Pete Wentz & More Music Stars Will Shoot 'Em Up in 'Fortnite' Pro-Am Tournament". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  14. Donnelly, Joe (2018-05-21). "Epic to provide $100 million prize pool for first year of Fortnite esports tournaments". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  15. TimTheTatMan's reaction to winning Male Streamer of the Year - 2018 Gamers' Choice Awards. Gamers' Choice Awards. December 21, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via YouTube.
  16. "Berg: Directing NFL 100th season commercial was 'emotional'". The Seattle Times. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  17. timthetatman👑 [@timthetatman] (September 1, 2021). "the future t.co/Hz9YZ0m2EA t.co/ekGwDreHOL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. Jarvey, Natalie. "Pro gamer TimTheTatman will leave Twitch for YouTube in exclusive streaming deal". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  19. Miceli, Max (2021-09-01). "TimTheTatman leaves Twitch for YouTube Gaming". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  20. Miceli, Max (2021-09-20). "TimTheTatman joins Complexity". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  21. Tassi, Paul (December 11, 2020). "Here's The Game Awards 2020 Winners List With A Near-Total 'Last Of Us' Sweep". Forbes.
  22. Tassi, Paul. "Expanding Past 'Destiny' Alone, GuardianCon Raised $2.7 Million For Charity Before It Even Started". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  23. "TimTheTatman Sets a new Charitable Donation Record on Twitch in a Single Streaming Block of 4 hours". Future Game Releases. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  24. timthetatman👑 [@timthetatman] (August 13, 2016). "Don't have a ton of wedding photos yet for you guys but this is one of the squad... Minus paul idk where he is. t.co/lhb1Kgfl7v" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
  25. Fortnite Fantasy, TimTheTatman announces that he is going to have a BABY! (w/Chat), retrieved 2019-01-26
  26. Timthetatman Reacts to His Baby's Gender Reveal!. TwitchVids. September 29, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via YouTube.
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