Ludwig Anders Ahgren born July 6, is an American live streamer , YouTuber , podcaster, comedian, esports commentator , and competitor. Ahgren is best known for his live streams on Twitch from through late , and on YouTube beginning in late , where he broadcasts video-game-related content as well as non-video-game-related content such as game shows and contests.
He is also known for his work as an esports commentator at various Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments. He is the co-owner of the esports organization Shopify Rebellion. He began streaming full-time on February 16, While holding a widely publicized " subathon " event, Ahgren became the most-subscribed Twitch streamer of all time in , eventually reaching around , subscribers at its peak, beating the previous record set by fellow streamer Ninja. Melee , Mario Party 2 , and Dark Souls.
Good said, "If aliens landed and I had to explain what video games are and why they are fun, I'd show them this. Take a bow, Ludwig. Ahgren subsequently made an appearance on the cover of the August edition of Chess Life.
In December , both Ahgren's YouTube channel and his Twitch channel reached over one million followers; Cale Michael of Dot Esports credited his rapid growth to his "Twitch stream expanding, continued collaboration with other big creators, and his willingness to try new forms of content out both live and for his YouTube channel.
On March 14, , [ 20 ] Ahgren held a subathon that ran for 30 days, ending on April 13, He announced this with a short comedy sketch, where he blew up a purple car symbolizing Twitch. He was banned after one minute and thirty-one seconds which he claimed was a "world record". On September 23, , Ahgren announced a chess boxing event, the Mogul Chessboxing Championship , that was held on December 11, , in the Galen Center in Los Angeles; It featured both streamers and professional chess players.
