SypherPK
Ali Hassan, better known online as SypherPK, is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for his gaming streams and videos centering around the online video game Fortnite. As of February 3, 2025, he has the 22nd most followed channel on the Twitch platform, and 10.3 million subscribers on YouTube.
Career
Hassan is of Palestinian-Jordanian descent. In 2015, SypherPK began gaming full-time. In November 2018, he failed to qualify in the "Fortnite Winter Royale" finals. In July 2020, SypherPK faced backlash after a TikTok user, JGshotTV, claimed he was unfairly banned from SypherPK’s chat. SypherPK denied any wrongdoing in a response to the situation on Twitter. In October 2020, he and fellow Twitch streamer KittyPlays partnered with online shopping service Klarna to launch a campaign titled "Playing For Keeps". In November 2020, he signed an exclusive streaming deal with the streaming platform Twitch. In February 2021, Fortnite unveiled its collaboration with SypherPK in the form of a locker bundle. In 2021, he created an apparel line known as Metal Umbrella. The p of this company was to create more than just 'influencer merch', and to "merge love for anime and fashion". "Metal Umbrella is an expansion of the SypherPK brand". In June 2022, he partnered with Japanese automobile company Honda as part of an event titled "Hondaverse" in the game Fortnite. In September 2022, a purchasable outfit and cosmetic bundle in Fortnite were released with his likeness.Awards and nominations
Milestones
Subscriber milestones
- 1 million subscribers: September 2018
- 2 million subscribers: September 2019
- 5 million subscribers: February 2021
- 10 million subscribers: November 2024
Video view milestones
- 100 million views: September 23, 2018
- 500 million views: May 19, 2020
- 600 million views: July 6, 2020
- 800 million views: November 16, 2020
- 900 million views: January 25, 2021
- 1 billion views: March 29, 2021
Twitch milestones
- 1 million followers: June 2018
- 5 million followers: December 2021