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Asmongold
Hoyt in 2022
Born
Zack Hoyt

1990 (age 35–36)
Florida, U.S.
Other name
  • ZackRawrr
EducationAustin Community College
Occupations
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Genres
Games
Followers2.4 million
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Subscribers4.58 million
Views5.37 billion
Last updated: June 7, 2026

Zack Hoyt (born 1990), known online as Asmongold, is an American right-wing YouTuber, online streamer, and political commentator. Initially a World of Warcraft streamer,[1][2] which has since expanded to cover politics, video games, and gaming culture.

Over his streaming career, his remarks have featured numerous false and inflammatory claims about immigrants, Palestinians, and other marginalized groups, leading to multiple suspensions from Twitch, including bans for calling Palestinians an "inferior culture" and for suggesting that migrant children "should be shot", remarks he has refused to apologize for.[3] He has also faced a defamation lawsuit after commentating on allegations of sexual assault and abuse.[4][5]

In 2020, he co-founded the organization One True King (OTK) and the PC company Starforge Systems.[6]

Early life

Zack Hoyt was born in 1990 in Florida.[7] Not long after he was born he moved to Austin, Texas.[8] He grew up with an interest in video games, particularly role-playing games (RPGs), and was introduced to World of Warcraft by a friend in 2006.[9] He quickly became captivated by the game and began playing it extensively.[10] Hoyt later attended college, but dropped out to focus on his streaming career.[11]

Career

With the release of World of Warcraft Classic in 2019, Hoyt's popularity surged, and he became one of the platform's most prominent streamers in that year.[12][13] He remained one of Twitch's most popular World of Warcraft streamers during the Shadowlands launch in 2020.[14] On July 3, 2021, he played Final Fantasy XIV for the first time before hundreds of thousands of viewers.[15] Hoyt's favor towards World of Warcraft soured in July 2021, when a lawsuit was filed against the game's developer Activision Blizzard for discrimination against and sexual harassment of female employees. Hoyt subsequently began regularly criticizing Activision Blizzard and providing regular updates on the lawsuit on his streams.[16]

After Elon Musk was accused in January 2025 of paying third parties to boost his Path of Exile 2 account, Hoyt challenged Musk to prove that he himself had leveled a character to 97 in hardcore mode, after which Musk unfollowed Hoyt on X, removed his verification check, and posted a screenshot of their private messages. A community note under the post stated that leaking private messages without permission generally violated X's guidelines.[17][18] Musk later deleted his tweets, and the two have subsequently interacted with each other on X about other topics.[19]

In November 2025, Hoyt was named in a lawsuit filed by the streamer Mizkif as a defendant alongside fellow streamer Emiru, OTK Media Inc., Mythic Talent Management Inc., and King Gaming Labs Inc. for reputational harm, lost earnings, and emotional distress.[20] The lawsuit came after Emiru accused Mizkif of "psychological and domestic abuse, stalking, harassment, sexual assault, and threats of blackmail", which was then amplified by Hoyt during his livestreams.[21][5]

Business ventures

One True King members in October 2020. From left: Rich Campbell, Mizkif, Nmplol (seated), Asmongold, Esfand, and Tips Out.

In October 2020, Hoyt co-founded One True King (OTK), a streaming and content creation organization, with other content creators, including Mizkif and Esfand. In August 2022, he announced OTK's new PC building company, Starforge Systems, in collaboration with fellow content creator Cr1TiKaL.[22] The company received backlash over the high prices of their products, to which they responded by reducing their prices by $100.[23] In February 2023, Hoyt cofounded the talent agency Mythic Talent alongside fellow OTK member TipsOut, serving in an advisory capacity.[24][25] On February 21, 2025, Hoyt announced that he had stepped away from his leadership roles within the OTK organization.[26]

Political and social commentary

In 2022, he contacted Republican senator Ted Cruz to discuss regulating loot boxes in video games. Cruz was non-committal.[27]

In an article for the International Journal of Communication, Adam Ruch cited Hoyt as an example of a video game critic who believed that left-leaning, "woke" perspectives were forced into video games. According to Ruch, Hoyt attributed this influence of "woke" perspectives in games to the environmental, social, and governance investment principle, arguing that left-leaning games were more likely to attract investment from large fund managers.[28] In early 2024, Hoyt, alongside other prominent YouTubers, aided in spreading "anti-woke" conspiracism about Sweet Baby Inc.'s work in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.[29]

In a Twitch stream on October 14, 2024, Hoyt called Palestinians "terrible people" from "an inferior culture" that "kills people for their identity" and "is directly antithetical to everything Western values stand for".[30][31][32] He also said that they "have genocide built into Sharia law right now, so, no, I'm not going to cry a fucking river when people who have genocide that's baked into their laws are getting genocided". This statement was later called a "racist tirade".[33] His zackrawrr account on Twitch was banned for 14 days due to violating the platform's hateful conduct policy.[34] Hoyt initially made a brief apology on Twitter which was criticized by PC Gamer, stating "that quite a few people don't consider 'my bad' a sufficient expression of contrition and reconsideration for espousing grossly racist attitudes".[33] Hoyt later released a more extensive apology stating he had been "slowly devolving into the most mean-spirited, rude, nasty, callous, psychopathic version of [him]self" and he would take a break from streaming. He also stepped down from his leadership positions in OTK and Starforge Systems.[32][35]

By 2025, political commentary had become a major component of Hoyt's streams. On one occasion, he cited Democratic congressman Al Green's disruption of President Donald Trump's 2025 Congressional Address, stating that Green's actions make "people think [he's] a fucking retard". Hoyt has also expressed support for universal basic income and a constitutional right to abortion. He has said that he places no weight on "principles or morality", describing such views as "top-down ideas that are given to you by the elites."[36] As part of his political commentary, Hoyt claimed that "every trans kid is a victim of a parent with mental illness".[37] Despite Hoyt's claims that trans children have been "groomed" into being trans, he has said he would respect the pronoun choices of his own children.[38]

In December 2025, Hoyt endorsed candidate James Fishback's campaign for Governor of Florida, describing Fishback as "based" and urging his followers to "vote for people like this."[39]

Media Matters for America has been critical of Hoyt's remarks against immigrants and political opposition, highlighting statements he made in which he called for criminal prosecution of both groups in addition to a statement Hoyt made that his goal in his coverage is to "radicalize people as much as possible" by portraying subjects in "the most extreme and negative way" as a means of driving people toward his desired solutions. They also reported that Hoyt has praised white nationalist Nick Fuentes and anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson for being "willing to put it on the table and risk their platforms," and has described his own role as a bridge between far-right figures and more mainstream audiences.[40]

Hoyt has been suspended from Twitch multiple times for inflammatory remarks. In addition to the October 2024 ban over his comments on Palestinians,[41] he received a one-week ban in April 2026 for disparaging remarks about "illiterate third-world country people."[42] In August 2026, he received a 14-day ban for suggesting that migrants, including children, attempting to cross into Spain should be shot; he refused to apologize for these remarks.[43][42]

His remarks have frequently drawn accusations of misogyny, including claims that men are "more naturally attractive" than women, that women are "best" at "selling themselves for money," and that female streamers are essentially equivalent to OnlyFans creators.[44][45]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2020 Esports Awards 2020 Streamer of the Year Nominated [46]
2021 The Streamer Awards Best MMORPG Streamer Won [47]
2022 Esports Awards 2022 Streamer of the Year Nominated [48]
The Streamer Awards Best MMORPG Streamer Won [49]
2023 The Streamer Awards Nominated [50]

References

  1. ↑ Bogdanos, Dionysios (September 20, 2016). "Asmongold: "If you wanna be successful, you have to be yourself"". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Bishop, Dylan (May 29, 2020). "What it takes to be one of World of Warcraft's top streamers". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Asmongold: Twitch streamer suspended after Palestinian rant". BBC News. October 16, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Mizkif files defamation lawsuit against Emiru, Asmongold and OTK after assault allegations". The Express Tribune. November 5, 2026.
  5. 1 2 ""Nothing He Is Upset About Is Actionable" Asmongold Has Asked the Court to Dismiss Mizkif's Lawsuit Against Him". GameRant. February 9, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ Michael, Cale (October 11, 2020). "Asmongold, Mizkif, Esfand, and more form One True King organization". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (August 1, 2022). "Who is Asmongold? Everything to know about Twitch's MMO king". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ Asmongold TV (January 31, 2025). Why It Sucks To Be Born As Asmongold | Asmongold Reacts. Retrieved June 26, 2026 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "FAQ With Asmongold". YouTube. May 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (October 27, 2022). "How many hours has Asmongold played WoW?". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Asmongold Story Time: The Origins Of "Sup Yall" And College Years". YouTube. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  12. ↑ Vincent, Brittany (October 14, 2019). "WoW Twitch streamer Asmongold was most watched in Q3 2019 – StreamElements report". Shacknews. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ Ålander, Juhani (2021). Katsojainteraktiiviset pelit ja niiden historia [Viewer Interactive games and their history] (Thesis) (in Finnish). Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.
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  16. ↑ Craig, Matt (August 9, 2021). "On YouTube and Twitch, the Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuit leaves creators reeling". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
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  19. ↑ "Did Asmongold just end an indie game? Asmongold vs Take Us North controversy explained". Times of India. August 26, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ Taylor, Mollie (November 5, 2025). "One of the biggest streamers on Twitch is trying to take Asmongold and Emiru to court over defamation claims". PC Gamer.
  21. ↑ Alisia, Powell (November 4, 2025). "Top Twitch streamer files defamation lawsuit against fellow streamers". KXAN-TV. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  22. ↑ Miceli, Max (August 8, 2022). "One True King creates new PC building company, Starforge Systems". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  23. ↑ Miceli, Max (August 9, 2022). "Starforge Systems makes changes to prices for PCs following fan criticism". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  24. ↑ "OTK streamers Asmongold, TipsOut co-found new management firm Mythic Talent". Tubefilter. March 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
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  42. 1 2 "Why Was Asmongold Banned On Twitch? His Second 2026 Suspension Explained". yahoo. August 9, 2026.
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