Streaming star @pokimanelol has built her life into the optimal internet content machine. So what now? A new chapter, and a maybe, just maybe, a little time to enjoy it:
wired.com/story/pokimane… 1/
wired.com/story/pokimane… 1/
When Imane Anys began streaming as Pokimane, it was just a way to make friends, have fun and pay the bills. Millions of loyal followers later, she owns a unique corner of the internet all to herself. 2/
She had everything: brains, beauty, and when it came to 'League of Legends'—brawn. But even she couldn’t have predicted the impossible existence she now lives. 3/
“I literally just say ‘hello’ and I feel like crying,” says Anys. “I feel like I am a building, but also the architect of the building that is me.” 4/
But it hasn’t all been pummeling goblins and millions of new friends. With fame has come attacks from the darkest corners of the internet. 5/
“Dude, shittalking Pokimane on YouTube is like printing money,” a top streamer said after a particularly brutal wave of personal attacks last year.
He claimed on a livestream to have made between $5,000 and $10,000 from ads on one video about her. 6/
He claimed on a livestream to have made between $5,000 and $10,000 from ads on one video about her. 6/
“It could have broken down any person,” says Lily Ki, another top streamer. “Imagine having all of the hate videos made about you and endless comments when your life is pretty much all online and you're dependent on streaming online for a living. That is very, very difficult.” 7/
But with wild success in hand, Anys has done enough—and she’s ready to live life for herself, on and off stream. Read more about her and what’s next: wired.com/story/pokimane…
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