Adin Ross

About

Adin Ross is an American Kick streamer (formerly on Twitch), YouTuber and general internet personality associated with others like iShowSpeed and Kai Cenat. He grew a large following going into 2022 streaming video games like Grand Theft Auto and NBA 2K, which achieved his mainstream appeal, attracting many rappers like Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty and Lil Tecca, among others. He also gained traction after interviewing Andrew Tate on stream. The slang term Unspoken Rizz also became associated with him as his content trended across social media platforms like TikTok, Twitter and Instagram. In November 2022, Adin Ross was swatted live on stream, which inspired viral reactions and discourse. In February 2023, Ross announced he would leave Twitch to stream on Kick due to his perception of Twitch's censorship.

Background

Adin Ross was born on October 11th, 2000, in Boca Raton, Florida.^[1] However, didn't grow up in Florida. He moved to New York and then later to California where he attended Woodlake Union High School in Woodlake, California. At a young age, he wanted to pursue video game streaming, stating that he even skipped out on his senior prom to stream on Twitch.^[1] As of November 2022, Ross is 22 years old.

Online History

Adin Ross posted his first tweet^[2] on September 2nd, 2016, writing, "Oh I've had so many days of crying… Oh I've had so many days of pain," and receiving 26 likes over six years (shown below, left). Ross expanded his online presence to multiple platforms thereafter, most notably joining Twitch in early 2019, originally under the username adinhuncho. His Twitch account was first added to the Internet Archive^[3] on June 20th, 2019. However, his first tweet^[4] related to Twitch streaming was uploaded on May 29th, 2019, in which he said, "I’m live on twitch. I’m back MF" (shown below, right).

On September 7th, 2019, Ross uploaded his first YouTube^[5] video to his channel Adin Live. The video was of NBA 2K gameplay and was reposted from his Twitch channel which at the time had been changed to Adin2Huncho. Over the course of three years, the video received roughly 334,000 views (shown below, left). As he built his Twitch following, he'd periodically upload his content to YouTube. For instance, on May 3rd, 2020, he uploaded a 2K gameplay video that he streamed with LeBron James' son Bronny Jr., earning roughly 25,000 views over the course of two years (shown below, right).

Due to Bronny Jr.'s influence and his own habit of Twitch streaming NBA 2K21 via wager-style content, Ross gained a large following going into 2021, earning more collaborations with internet celebrities of increasing importance. For instance, on October 25th, 2020, Ross posted a collab stream with FlightReacts to YouTube, earning roughly 82,100 views in two years (shown below). FlightReacts became a frequent collaborator with Ross going into 2021.

Adin Ross E-Dates

Starting in November 2020, Adin Ross started a new chapter in his content posting which was e-dates that he'd admin between a selected woman and his friends in a game show-style manner. On November 16th, 2020, he uploaded a YouTube^[6] video that was a "funny compilation" of his Twitch moments, including clips from an e-date (shown below, left). The e-date format became a staple for Ross going into 2021. For instance, on December 19th, 2020, he uploaded an e-date compilation to YouTube that featured other creators like RiceGum, gaining over 500,000 views in two years (shown below, right).

Ross' e-date format later inspire fellow Twitch streamers like Kai Cenat, Duke Dennis and iShowSpeed to join in, later inspiring the concept of unspoken rizz.

Adin Ross & Rappers

Ross started to infiltrate American hip-hop circles as he continued streaming. For instance, on March 14th, 2021, Ross posted a "Storytime" video about how he met Travis Scott, gaining roughly 51,100 views in a year and a half (shown below, left). On April 12th, 2021, he posted the first video to his secondary, self-titled YouTube channel Adin Ross. The video was a collab with New York rapper Sheck Wes and over the course of a year and a half, it received roughly 841,200 views (shown below, right).

Andrew Tate & Adin Ross Streams

On July 12th, 2022, Ross had Andrew Tate on his Twitch stream. The entire stream was uploaded to YouTube^[7] on the same day, gaining roughly 5.5 million views over the course of three months (shown below, left). Ross reposted multiple streams held with Tate to YouTube in the days that followed. For instance, on July 14th, 2022, he posted a stream in which xQc also joined the conversation, gaining roughly 3.8 million views in three months (shown below, right).

Three months later, following Andrew Tate being banned from multiple social media platforms, Tate returned on Ross' Twitch stream. An upload of the new Tate and Ross stream was uploaded to YouTube^[8] on November 4th, 2022, gaining roughly 2.3 million views in six days (shown below).

Adin Ross' November 2022 Swatting

On November 9th, 2022, Adin Ross was live on Twitch stream when he was swatted by an anonymous troll. Ross uploaded a video of the swatting to YouTube^[9] on the same day, gaining roughly 728,300 views in less than 24 hours (shown below).

The swat trended online into the following day, receiving widespread media coverage from sites like The Gamer,^[15] which also reported that he was briefly banned as a result, in addition to various discussions on social media platforms.

The Rossy

"The Rossy" or "Adin Ross Dance" is a dance created by and named after Twitch streamer Adin Ross in collaboration with Kai Cenat where the dancer raises their hands above their head, elbows bent and rhythmically alternates tapping one toe at a time while bouncing their hands up and down. The dance is likely inspired by streamer Ludwig's dance the Luddy and was first performed during a November 2022 live stream, spreading on TikTok that month.

2023 Move From Twitch To Kick

On February 13th, 2023, the Adin Live YouTube^[16] channel uploaded a clip from a February 12th Twitch stream where he talks about how he's going to leave Twitch for the streaming website Kick (shown below). In the video, he explains that he's moving from the platform because of its strict and secretive terms of service and censorship. He then says he's going to Kick because there's "no terms of service there," saying "everything is allowed" and giving the example that he can stream pornography and Omgle on the site. He also mentions that Kick is giving him equity in the company if he goes full-time.

Despite Ross' claims, Kick^[17] does have terms of service that explicitly ban pornography and copyrighted content from being streamed on the platform.

On the day of the announcement, Ross moved from Twitch to livestream Super Bowl LVII to hundreds of thousands of viewers, reportedly breaking the site's viewership records.^[18] On February 13th, Twitter^[19] reporter @JakeSucky posted a video he obtained from a lawyer claiming that Ross could be sued for millions for streaming the Super Bowl, garnering over 11,000 likes in a week (shown below).

I asked a lawyer about Adin Ross streaming the Super Bowl and if he could be sued

“If NFL pursues legal action it could be millions and millions of $” pic.twitter.com/wLuyzk9Hwc

— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) February 14, 2023

On February 21st, the same Twitter^[20] user shared a clip from one of Ross' streams where he streams pornography to his viewers (shown below). At one point in the clip, Ross asks his viewers how old they are and many comment that they're under 18. The clip was reacted to negatively by many content creators, including xQc, who called his behavior "trash."^[21]

Days ago Adin Ross decided to blatantly stream porn to his viewers on Kick

Not sure how nobody is talking about this pic.twitter.com/YThndomjaL

— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) February 21, 2023

Later that day, multiple Twitter^[22] users, including @futurexo, shared a clip from a Kick stream of Ross on a call with someone who appears to be white repeatedly saying the n-word. Later, Twitter^[23] user @JakeSucky posted an alleged DM from Ross telling him, "Keep Yourself Safe :)," a subtle way of telling him to kill himself (KYS) (shown below).

Statement From Alleged Half-Brother

On February 26th, 2023, Twitter^[24] user @mmmmmmmmiller made a post claiming to be Ross' half-brother, writing that Ross had been acting erratic under the influence of Andrew Tate. According to the post, Adin started listening to Tate after breaking up with his first serious girlfriend. Tate's influence caused arguments between Adin and the family, causing him to "cut off aunts, an uncle, cousins, and at least one grandparent." The tweet gained over 50,000 likes in five days (shown below).

That day, Ross commented on a Dexerto tweet^[25] claiming the man is not his half-brother and asking Dexerto, "how many genders are there?" (shown below).

Adin Ross' Kim Jong-un Interview Stream

On September 7th, 2023, a clip surfaced on X^[26] (from user @randyswrld_) which showed Ross talking with the CEO of Kick Eddie Craven who told him it would be a good idea to go to North Korea, stream and talk to dictator Kim Jong-un. The clip was amplified by the X^[27] account of news outlet Dexerto, gaining roughly 6.2 million views and 23,000 likes in less than a day (shown below).

Kick is trying to get Adin Ross to interview Kim Jong Un pic.twitter.com/UCb8poW59g

— Dexerto (@Dexerto) September 7, 2023

The clip gained viral quotes on the day of, such as a post shared by X^[28] user @SaeedDiCaprio who said, "this would start ww3 I’m so serious," gaining roughly 28,100 likes in less than a day.

Adin Ross' Retirement From Streaming Rumors

On April 16th, 2024, a statement purportedly written by Adin Ross claiming that he's retiring from streaming started circulating social media. In the post, he thanks his viewers, friends and family for their support and for helping him have a successful streaming career (shown below).^[30] The statement came shortly after unconfirmed rumors about Kick terminating its contract with the streamer surfaced.^[31]

The statement appears to have been originally posted to the @AdinUpdate X^[35] page but has since been deleted.^[36] As of April 17th, 2024, no posts or archives of deleted posts from Adin Ross' social media channels exist regarding the retirement announcement.

The statement was reposted by numerous X^[32] users on April 16th, including @AdinUpdate, garnering over 1,400 likes in a day. It inspired reactions on social media, with some expressing sadness over the announcement and others celebrating Ross' supposed departure from streaming. That day, X^[33] user @roll_clips posted a clip of YourRage responding to the rumors, saying Ross might need a break, garnering around 50 likes in a day (shown below).

🚨| YourRAGE speaks on Adin Ross' recent disappearance and "RUMORED RETIREMENT".. 😳💔‼️ pic.twitter.com/OI5f6vWghV

— Roll Clips (@Roll_Clips) April 17, 2024

On April 17th, X^[34] user @kickclipkings posted a clip of streamer Lacy reacting to the news, begging for it to be fake, garnering around 40 likes in under a day (shown below).

Lacy reacts to Adin Ross possible retirement letter 😭 pic.twitter.com/hs6v7UKXlG

— kick clip kings 👑 (@kickclipkings) April 17, 2024

That day, an edit (shown below) also began going around claiming to play Ross' last words on stream before the announcement in which he says he "don't get no love," although this appears to be false, with his last available Kick VOD being a gambling stream hosted on April 12th. At the end of the stream, he says he'll stream again that coming Sunday, although he seemingly never did.

🚨| Adin Ross's Final Words Before Announcing His Retirement 💔😳‼️

"I just dont get love" pic.twitter.com/5vHUojLORV

— Roll Clips (@Roll_Clips) April 17, 2024

Following

By November 10th, 2022, Adin Ross had amassed roughly 2.98 million subscribers on his main YouTube^[10] channel, roughly 3.9 million followers on Instagram,^[11] roughly 6.8 million followers on Twitch^[12] (since inactive), roughly 1.5 million followers on Twitter^[13] and roughly 5.4 million followers on TikTok.^[14] By September 7th, 2023, Ross had amassed roughly 675,500 followers on Kick.^[29]

Search Interest

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