Fanum (streamer)

American Twitch streamer and YouTuber

Fanum

Fanum in March 2019

Personal information
Born|

Roberto

(1997-08-22) August 22, 1997 (age 26)
Occupations|

* Twitch streamer
* YouTuber

Website| fanumsupply.com
Twitch information
Channel|

* fanum

Genres|

* Gaming
* Just Chatting

Followers| 1.9 million
Associated acts|

* AMP
* Kai Cenat

YouTube information

Channel|

* FanumLive

Years active| 2013–present
Genre| Comedy
Subscribers| 2.04 million[1]
Total views| 995 million[1]

Creator Awards

| 100,000 subscribers|
| 1,000,000 subscribers|

* * *

Last updated: March 1, 2024

Roberto[2] (born August 22, 1997), better known by his online alias Fanum, is an American streamer and content creator born in New York City, to parents of Dominican descent.[3][4] Fanum began to emerge online around the year 2016. He is known for being the originator of the vernacular "Fanum tax."[5][6] He won "Breakout Streamer of the Year" at the 13th Streamy Awards and the "Best Role Play Streamer" of the year award at the 2023 Streamer Awards.[7]

## Early life[edit]

Fanum was born on August 22, 1997 in The Bronx, New York City to parents of Dominican descent. He has a younger brother who has appeared in his videos.[6]

In addition to English, he also speaks Spanish.[2] After graduating from a local high school in New York, he enrolled in college but left mid semester to focus on earning money for his YouTube equipment.[8]

## Career[edit]

Fanum entered the online entertainment sphere by streaming on Twitch in November 2016 and made his YouTube channel, JustFanum, in May 2017. Although the channel was created in 2017, the first video was not posted until February 2019. He began creating content on NBA 2K and later expanded to IRL vlogs, which often draw upon his experiences in New York.[9][10]

On August 27, 2023 Fanum won "Breakout Streamer of the Year" at the 13th Streamy Awards.[11][12]

Fanum has been featured on the music video for Offset's September 2023 single "Fan" alongside Kai Cenat.[13][14]

### AMP Group[edit]

Fanum is an original and prominent member of the American content collective known as AMP (Any Means Possible). Fanum contributes to the group's collaborative challenge videos. The collective's popularity within the streaming community has been bolstered by the individual popularity of its members such as Kai Cenat (who Fanum discovered), as well as by their involvement in controversial events. In August 2023, Kai Cenat was arrested, following a meet-and-greet he hosted with Fanum which event took place in Union Square Park and resulted in "a couple thousand people" crowding the park and the local area leading to the destruction of property. While no charges were placed against Fanum, Cenat was charged with inciting a riot.[9][15]

## Cultural impact[edit]

### Fanum tax[edit]

Main article: Fanum tax

Fanum's influence led to the emergence of the term and internet meme "Fanum tax", referring to his practice of demanding taste of his friends' food. This slang has entered the vernacular of Gen Alpha as well.[16][17][18][19]

## Filmography[edit]

Web roles  Year  | Title  | Role  | Network  | Notes  | Ref.

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2024  | Inside | Contestant  | YouTube | Series 1; 4th place  | [20]

## Awards[edit]

Year  | Ceremony  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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2023  | 13th Streamy Awards | Breakout Streamer  | Won  | [21]
The Streamer Awards | Best Roleplay Streamer  | Won  | [22]
2024  | Won  | [23]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "About FanumLive". YouTube.
2. ^ a b "Fanum Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions". WIRED. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
3. ^

* Fanum [@FanumTV] (August 22, 2022). "happy birthday 2 me" (Tweet). Retrieved February 24, 2024 - via Twitter.
* Fanum [@FanumTV] (April 11, 2018). "I feel like a OG and I'm only 20" (Tweet). Retrieved February 24, 2024 - via Twitter.

4. ^ Mongina, Night (November 23, 2023). "Fanum's age, height, real name, birthday, ethnicity". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
5. ^ "Fanum Is Your Favorite Celebrity's Favorite Streamer". GQ. November 9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
6. ^ a b Singh, Amay (July 30, 2023). "Who is Fanum? Popular AMP-affiliated streamer's online career explored". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
7. ^ "The Streamer Awards 2023: Full list of winners -- a night of surprises". ONE ESPORTS. March 14, 2023. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
8. ^ "Fanum on Growing Up in The Bronx, Joining AMP, YouTube Hustle & More". Youtube. No Jumper. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
9. ^ a b Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "The new Gen Alpha slang 'fanum tax' has even stumped Gen Zers, who worry they're too old to keep up". Insider. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
10. ^ "Fanum - Night Talent". Night. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
11. ^ "MrBeast, Kai Cenat, Dylan Mulvaney win big at 2023 Streamy Awards". CBS News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
12. ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 28, 2023). "Streamy Awards 2023 Complete Winners List: Dylan Mulvaney, MrBeast, Michelle Khare, Dream & Leo González And More". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
13. ^ Zemler, Emily (September 15, 2023). "Offset Announces New Album 'Set It Off,' Drops Music Video for 'Fan'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
14. ^ Duran, Anagricel (September 15, 2023). "Offset announces upcoming LP 'Set It Off' and shares video for 'Fan'". NME. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
15. ^ Mier, Tomás (August 5, 2023). "Streamer Kai Cenat Charged With Inciting a Riot After Chaotic NYC Giveaway". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
16. ^ Kircher, Madison Malone (November 8, 2023). "Gen Alpha Is Here. Can You Understand Their Slang?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
17. ^ Stanford, Kaitlin (October 17, 2023). "What is 'Fanum tax'? TikTok song of Gen Alpha slang has Gen Z feeling like the new 'cringe' generation". In The Know. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
18. ^ "What does 'Fanum Tax' mean? Viral Kai Cenat meme explained". Dexerto. October 24, 2023. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
19. ^ Diaz, Ana (October 19, 2023). "'You're so Skibidi, so Fanum tax,' and other fun nonsense, explained". Polygon. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
20. ^ Mukherjee, Shreyan. "Sidemen Inside: All confirmed influencers participating in the event revealed". SportsKeeda. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
21. ^ "Streamy Awards 2023: Complete Winners List". People. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
22. ^ Snavely, Adam (March 12, 2023). "Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
23. ^ Michael, Nicholas Taifalos, Cale (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

## External links[edit]

* FanumLive YouTube channel
* JustFanum YouTube channel

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Streamy Awards winners – Channel, Series, or Show

Overall|

| Streamer of the Year‡|

* Ninja (2018)
* Ninja (2019)
* Nickmercs (2020)
* Valkyrae (2021)
* Kai Cenat (2022)
* Kai Cenat (2023)

|

Short Form|

* the cheeky boyos (2021)
* Sheena Melwani (2022)
* Chris Olsen (2023)

International†|

* OzGirl (2010)
* Travel Story (2013)
* Noob (2014)
* RackaRacka (2015)
* HolaSoyGerman (2016)
* Juanpa Zurita (2017)
* Pautips (2018)
* Fischer's-フィッシャーズ- , Mark Angel Comedy and Camila Loures (2019)
* Whindersson Nunes (2020)
* Mythpat (2021)
* Khaby Lame (2022)
* Ibai (2023)

Individual|

| Breakout Creator|

* Matthew Santoro (2015)
* Liza Koshy (2016)
* David Dobrik (2017)
* Emma Chamberlain (2018)
* MrBeast (2019)
* Charli D'Amelio (2020)
* Bella Poarch (2021)
* Ryan Trahan (2022)
* Dylan Mulvaney (2023)

|

Breakout Streamer|

* IShowSpeed (2022)
* Fanum (2023)

First Person|

* DailyGrace (2013)
* Jenna Marbles (2014)
* IISuperwomanII (2015)
* Casey Neistat (2016)
* Lilly Singh (2017)
* David Dobrik (2018)
* David Dobrik (2019)
* Emma Chamberlain (2020)
* Yes Theory (2021)
* Airrack (2022)
* Ryan Trahan (2023)

Just Chatting|

* xQc (2022)
* Quackity (2023)

Variety|

* Ludwig (2022)
* IShowSpeed (2023)

VTuber|

* CodeMiko (2022)
* Gawr Gura (2023)

Show|

| Podcast|

* Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig (2018)
* Impaulsive (2019)
* On Purpose with Jay Shetty (2020)
* Dark History (2021)
* Call Her Daddy (2022)
* On Purpose with Jay Shetty (2023)

|

Scripted Series|

* Blame the Hero (2019)
* A Heist with Markiplier (2020)
* Could You Survive The Movies? (2021)
* In Space with Markiplier (2022)
* BRYCE (2023)

Unscripted Series|

* Escape the Night season 4 (2019)
* UNHhhh (2020)
* 30 Days With: Bretman Rock (2021)
* Challenge Accepted (2022)
* Sam and Colby (2023)

Subject|

| Animated|

* How It Should Have Ended (2010)
* Electric City (2013)
* RWBY (2014)
* The Cyanide & Happiness Show (2015)
* sWooZie (2016)
* RWBY (Volume 4) (2017)
* storybooth (2018)
* Andrei Terbea (2019)
* Jaiden Animations (2020)
* Ketnipz (2021)
* MeatCanyon (2022)
* Helluva Boss (2023)

|

Beauty|

* Missglamorazzi (2014)
* Gigi Gorgeous (2015)
* Kandee Johnson (2016)
* Patrick Starrr (2017)
* James Charles (2018)
* Nikita Dragun (2019)
* James Charles (2020)
* Bailey Sarian (2021)
* MissDarcei (2022)
* Mikayla Nogueira (2023)

Comedy|

* Liza Koshy (2017)
* Brandon Rogers (2018)
* Jack Douglass (2019)
* Sarah Cooper (2020)
* LeendaDong (2021)
* RDCWorld (2022)
* RDCWorld (2023)

Commentary|

* ContraPoints (2020)
* Drew Gooden (2021)
* Danny Gonzalez (2022)
* penguinz0 (2023)

Competitive Gamer|

* tarik (2022)
* TenZ (2023)

Fashion and Style‡|

* Bethany Mota (2014)
* Lauren Elizabeth (2015)
* Amanda Steele (2016)
* Tess Christine (2017)
* Niki and Gabi (2018)
* PatrickStarr (2019)
* Wisdom Kaye (2020)
* Wisdom Kaye (2021)
* Wisdom Kaye (2022)
* Wisdom Kaye (2023)

Food‡|

* Epic Meal Time (2014)
* Epic Meal Time (2015)
* Tiny Kitchen (2016)
* Worth It (2017)
* Worth It (2018)
* Binging with Babish (2019)
* Tabitha Brown (2020)
* Nick DiGiovanni (2021)
* Cooking with Lynja (2022)
* Nick DiGiovanni (2023)

Gamer‡|

* Smosh Games (2014)
* PewDiePie (2015)
* The Game Theorists (2016)
* Smosh Games (2017)
* Ninja (2018)
* The Game Theorists (2019)
* Dream (2020)
* Dream (2021)
* Markiplier (2022)
* Dream (2023)

Health and Wellness|

* Blogilates (2014)
* Blogilates (2015)
* Yoga With Adriene (2016)
* Jay Shetty (2018)
* Jay Shetty (2019)
* Chloe Ting (2020)
* Doctor Mike (2021)
* Doctor Mike (2022)
* Dr Julie (2023)

Kids and Family|

* Kids React (2014)
* What's Up Moms (2015)
* Kid President (2016)
* Brooklyn & Bailey (2017)
* Guava Juice (2018)
* JoJo Siwa (2019)
* Ryan's World (2020)
* The LaBrant Fam (2021)
* Rebecca Zamolo (2022)
* Ms. Rachel (2023)

Learning or Education‡|

* Vsauce (2014)
* Vsauce (2015)
* Laci Green (2016)
* Veritasium (2017)
* Marques Brownlee (2018)
* Mark Rober (2019)
* Mark Rober (2020)
* Veritasium (2021)
* Tom Scott (2022)
* TierZoo (2023)

Lifestyle|

* iJustine (2015)
* GloZell Green (2016)
* LaurDIY (2017)
* Merrell Twins (2018)
* Bretman Rock (2019)
* Larray (2020)
* Addison Rae (2021)
* Charli D'Amelio (2022)
* AMP (2023)

News‡|

* Alive in Baghdad (2009)
* Auto-Tune the News (2010)
* The Philip DeFranco Show (2013)
* SourceFed (2014)
* The Young Turks (2015)
* The Philip DeFranco Show (2016)
* The Young Turks (2017)
* The Philip DeFranco Show (2018)
* The Philip DeFranco Show (2019)
* HasanAbi (2020)
* Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan (2021)
* HasanAbi (2022)
* HasanAbi (2023)

Science and Engineering|

* Mark Rober (2021)
* Mark Rober (2022)
* I Did a Thing (2023)

Sports|

* Red Bull (2014)
* Dude Perfect (2015)
* 30 for 30 Shorts (2016)
* Cold As Balls (2018)
* Ryan Garcia (2020)
* Deestroying (2021)
* Jesser (2022)
* Jesser (2023)

Technology|

* Marques Brownlee (2019)
* Marques Brownlee (2020)
* Mrwhosetheboss (2021)
* Mrwhosetheboss (2022)
* Marques Brownlee (2023)

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