Kai Cenat (YouTuber): Biography, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, Net Worth & Controversy

Kai Cenat

Kai Cenat is a content creator from New York, America. He is known for hosting big celebrities on his streams on the streaming site Twitch. Through his hard work, he has established himself as one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. In this blog, we are going to learn about Kai Cenat’s career, music career, awards, recognition, social media, Kai Cenat’s Net Worth, and more. 

Kai Cenat (YouTuber) Biography

Kai Cenat is an online streamer, YouTuber and content creator from America. He was born on 16th December 2001 in New York, America. Kai is known for his comedic streams with different celebrities. He is also known as the fourth most-followed Twitch streamer on the internet. Kai Cenat began his journey in 2018, and now he has become such a big name in the streaming world.

Kai Cenat Biography

Kai Cenat’s Net Worth has also increased after he started his streaming career. Beyond content creation, he has also created a few music videos, which we discussed in the blog below.

AttributeDetails
Full Name Kailen Carlo Cenat III
Nick NameKai Celan
Date of Birth 16th December 2001
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
EthnicityBlack American
HometownNew York, USA
Currently Living New York, USA
Profession Content Creator And Online Streamer
Known For hosting “Mafiathon on his Twitch 
Net Worth14 Million

Kai Cenat Age, Height and Physical Appearance

As we all discovered in the above paragraph that he was born on 16th December, 2001. So, based on that, his age is 23 years old in 2025. Based on the day he was born, the zodiac sign of Kai is Sagittarius. 

The height of Kai Cenat is approximately 5 feet 6 inches, and his weight is approximately 55 kilograms. The colour of his eyes is black, and the colour of his hair is also black. He has long dreadlocks, like every African has. He also had a tattoo on his body which started from his left chest and ended on his right arm. Another one was also printed on his left arm. 

Physical AspectDetails
Height In Inches 5 Feet 6 Inches 
Height In Meters1.68 meters
Weight Approximately 55 Kilograms 
Eye ColorBlack 
Hair Color Black

Parents And Family of Kai Cent

Parents And Family of Kai Cent

Cenat was born and raised primarily by his mother after his parents got separated. She has raised him with love and care. His mother belongs to Trinidad and Tobago, and on the other hand, his father belongs to Haiti. However, there are no further details mentioned on the internet about his father. He also had 3 siblings too in which his elder brother’s name is  Devonte, his younger brother’s name is Kaleel, and his twin sister’s name is Kaiya.

RelationshipName
Father’s Name N/A
Mother’s NameN/A
Twin SisterKaiya
Older BrotherDevonte
Younger BrotherKaleel

Early Life And Education Of Kai Cenat

As a Kid, he always wanted to become a comedian and wanted to do something in this field only. His early passion and dedication for comedy led him into the world of online streaming. 

For school, he went to Frederick Douglass Academy. He graduated from his school in 2019. Then, when it comes to further studies, he chose to pursue business administration and take admission in the State University of New York in 2019. But he did not complete his business administration degree to focus more on his content creation. He dropped out of his college in the year 2020, one year after his admission.

Level of EducationField of Study
School Name Frederick Douglass Academy
University State University of New York

Journey Of Becoming the Most Streamed Man On Twitch

Here is the list of career highlights based on the years. 

Year Highlights 
2018Shifted on Twitch, to Do Comedy Streams On it, And Also became the most streamed creator
2019Continued Doing It And Also Started His Youtube Channel
2020Dropped Out From His College Just To Focus On His Career
2021Shifted on Twitch, to Do Comedy Streams On it, And Also became the most-streamed creator
2022Started Inviting different big celebrities for doing their promotions
2023Started Mafiathon on his channel which became a huge hit
2024Launched season 2 of Mafiathon and collaborates with big brands like Nike
2025Appeared on one of the episodes of WWE and called out IShowSpeed.

Starting From Social Media 

When he was middle of his high school, he started creating short-form content on different social media platforms. These platforms are like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and gradually started growing. Then he gradually started to build a loyal fan base on these platforms. 

Shifted to YouTube Videos

After creating several following, he shifted to YouTube to create videos back in 2018. There he was making prank and challenge videos regularly. He also joined the YouTubers’ group called AMP, and together they make videos. However, he initially did not get the fame and recognition for his content.  He was also creating comedy content and live comedy streams. 

Started Shifting To Stream On Twitch 

After doing YouTube for a time, he shifted to Twitch back in 2021. There, he also started to stream in the way he had done on YouTube. Then in 2022, he started hosting celebrity guests from the beginning. There, he started growing very fastly and creating a community of millions of people. When he invited  21 Savage in November 2022, this became one of the highest viewership on his channel with over 283,245 in the current time.

Starting Of “Mafiathon”

In the year 2023, Kai started doing the Marathon, which became one of the biggest highlights of his career. Mafiathon is a kind of stream which he does for almost 24 hours and invites different big celebrities on his channel. The list of celebrities is very big, which includes SKI Jackson, Rubi Rose, KSI and more. This stream makes him one of the biggest Twitch streamers of all time in 2023. After successfully doing these streams in 2023, he again launched the Mafiathon 2 on this channel. The name Mafiathon comes from the word “Mafia”, which he called to his fans, and from the word marathon. 

Collaboration With Big Brands

When he started Mafiathon on his Twitch account, he never thought that the stream would become this popular and attract millions of viewers to his account. Now he launched his second season of this series, and he announced that he had officially announced his collaboration with Nike. Nike, as a brand, did not collaborate with streamers very easily. Then the same year, he also collaborated with McDonald’s to launch their Big Mac in the United States

Music Career Of Kai Cenat

Along with YouTube and Twitch streams, he has also created music, which seems like his passion. Have a look at the list of the music he created: 

YearRoleTitleArtist(s)
2020Himself“Shoot”Adot
2022Himself“Distraction”Polo G
2022Himself“Just Wanna Rock”Lil Uzi Vert
2022Himself“Plenty”FaZe Kaysan feat. Nardo Wick, G Herbo, Babyface Ray & BIG30
2023Himself“Fan”Offset
2025Himself“Truth in the Lies”Central Cee feat. Lil Durk

Awards And Recognitions of Kai Cenat

Awards And Recognitions of Kai Cenat

Have a look at the list of awards and nominations he got as an online streamer on Twitch and YouTube. 

YearNominated WorkCeremonyCategoryResult
2022Himself12th Streamy AwardsStreamer of the YearWon
2022Himself12th Streamy AwardsBreakout StreamerNominated
2022HimselfThe Streamer AwardsStreamer of the YearWon
2023HimselfThe Esports AwardsN/ANominated
2023Himself13th Streamy AwardsN/AWon
2023HimselfJust ChattingWon
2023HimselfThe Streamer AwardsStreamer of the YearWon
2023HimselfThe Streamer AwardsBest Just Chatting StreamerWon
20237 Days InThe Streamer AwardsBest Streamed EventNominated
2024HimselfKids’ Choice AwardsFavorite GamerWon
2024Sleepover Stream with Kevin Hart & DruskiThe Streamer AwardsBest Streamed CollabWon
2024Mafiathon 2The Streamer AwardsBest Marathon StreamWon
2024HimselfThe Streamer AwardsBest Just Chatting StreamerWon
2024HimselfThe Streamer AwardsGamer of the YearNominated
2024HimselfThe Streamer AwardsStreamer of the YearNominated

Recognition He Get For His Career

Here is the list of the awards and recognitions he has received for his contribution to the live stream industry.

YearListiclePublisherResult
2023Top CreatorsForbes44th
2024Top CreatorsForbes24th
202320 Most Influential CreatorsRolling StonePlaced
202425 Most Influential CreatorsRolling Stone1st

Controversies Of Kai Cenat

Controversies Of Kai Cenat

Here are the few of the controversies of the Kai Cenat mentioned in the below section 

TitleDetail
Union Square Incident In the year 2023, he got banned from Twitch for violating some guidelines. However, his account comes back in a short time
Twitch Ban In the year 2023, he invited Chris Brown, which made people mad on the internet, considering his domestic violence case history
Invitation of Controversial GuestIn the year 2024, he cut all of his ties to his cameraman Chris, who was allegedly blamed for inappropriate messaging a minor. However, he did not make any comment on this.
Prank IncidentHe invited a guest called Magician Maxx on his stream and performed a stunt. Later, it was revealed that it was all preplanned. However it concern so many people on the internet the kind of content he is making.
Allegations Agaionst Associates In the year 2024, he cut all of his ties to his cameraman Chris,s who was allegedly blamed for inappropriate messaging a minor. However, he did not make any comment on this.

Kai Cenat Net Worth

Based on the sources mentioned on the internet, the net worth of Kai Cenat is estimated to be around 14 million USD in 2025. Here are the other details of his net worth: 

Sources of EarningsOnline Streaming, Collaborations, YouTube, sponsorships, and merchandise.
YearNet Worth 
20234.7 Million
202414 Million
202514 Million

Assets Of Kai Cenat

As we are all aware that he is one of the biggest creators on Twitch who streams on it. That is why he owns some good amounts of assets for sure. These assets include a big mansion located in Georgia, another one is a luxury car, Rolls-Royce, Cadillac Escalade, Jeep Grand Cherokee Track Hawk, Lamborghini Urus, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63. Along with he has also sold a few items in an auction, which generated a good amount of revenue for him. This auction includes one piece of paper signed by him, which was sold for $2,200. Another one is his signed and worn Air Jordan 14 “Gym Red” sneakers for $3,700.

Social Media Profiles Of  Kai Cenat

Talking about his social media profiles of Ken Cenat his total social media followers are approximately 43 million as of now. This showed how influential he is on the internet. Here is the list of the social media accounts of Ken Cenat presented in the table below: 

Social Media/StreamingUsernameFollowers
Instagram @kaicenat13.7 Million
Facebook @KaiCenatOfficial1.2 Million
Twitter@KaiCenat2.8 Million
Twitch@kaicenat16.8 Million 
YouTube@KaiCenat7.06 Million
YouTube@KaiCenatLive12.4 Million

Conclusion

As a content creator, Kai Cenat played a huge role in the establishment of streaming in the entertainment world. He had opened a door for a lot of people in his community to pursue their passion. As we discussed in the above blog about Kai Cenat’s Net Worth, which reflects the kind of work he is doing.

However, the blog is written based on the information present on the internet about him. So, we do not have the authority of the information present on it.

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