Who Is Kyedae?
Kyedae (real name Kyedae Alisha Shymko, born December 1, 2001) is a Canadian streamer and content creator best known for her Valorant content on Twitch and YouTube. She rose from a brand-new channel in late 2020 to more than 3 million Twitch followers, joined 100 Thieves as their first international content creator, and was named Best Valorant Streamer at the 2022 Streamer Awards. In April 2025 she announced an indefinite hiatus from streaming — a story we cover honestly below, because most stat-dump profile sites still list her as active.
| Real Name | Kyedae Alisha Shymko |
| Primary Game | Valorant |
| Country | Canada |
| Platforms | Twitch, YouTube |
| Status | On indefinite hiatus (announced April 17, 2025) |
| Languages | English, Japanese (fluent) |
Kyedae spent her childhood between Canada and Japan — her mother is Japanese and her father Ukrainian-Canadian — and she speaks both English and Japanese fluently. That bilingual, cross-cultural background made her streams feel instantly global, and it is part of why her community grew far beyond North America, including viewers across South Asia.
What Kyedae Streams (and Streamed)
- Primary: Valorant — ranked grinding and high-level competitive play. Her own Twitch bio says it plainly: “I perma play valo.”
- Competitive appearances: joined Disguised’s Valorant Game Changers roster in March 2023 as a Controller/Sentinel flex.
- Variety & IRL: cooking, PC building and travel streams, often featuring her sister Sakura and creator collaborators.
Career Highlights
- October 31, 2020: began streaming on Twitch; within a year she had hundreds of thousands of followers after a front-page Twitch feature.
- April 2021: joined 100 Thieves as a content creator — the organization’s first international streamer.
- March 11, 2023: won Best Valorant Streamer at the 2022 Streamer Awards.
- January 23, 2024: announced her departure from 100 Thieves after a three-year run.
- April 17, 2025: announced an indefinite hiatus from streaming.
Is Kyedae Still Streaming in 2026?
No. Kyedae announced an indefinite hiatus from streaming on April 17, 2025, and she has not returned to a regular schedule since. Her Twitch channel — with just over 3.06 million followers as of September 2026 — remains online but inactive, and her YouTube channel (2.82 million subscribers, 267 videos) keeps her best Valorant and IRL content available for new viewers. If she returns, this profile will be updated with her new schedule.
Kyedae and TenZ
Kyedae’s story is closely linked with TenZ, the Canadian Valorant pro she met in high school in Nanaimo, British Columbia — he was the one who introduced her to PC gaming. The two became one of gaming’s best-known couples and announced their engagement in August 2022. In February 2026, Kyedae publicly confirmed that the engagement had ended and the two had separated. We keep this section factual and respect both creators’ privacy — for TenZ’s side of the story, see his crosshair and settings breakdown.
In March 2023, during her career peak, Kyedae shared a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia; by September 2023 she announced she was off chemotherapy. She has been open about the experience with her community.
Kyedae’s Stats & Reach
Verified from public channel data, September 2026:
| Twitch Followers | ~3.06 million (3,061,377) |
| YouTube Subscribers | ~2.82 million |
| YouTube Videos | 267 |
| Twitch Channel Created | July 2019 (first stream October 31, 2020) |
| Current Status | Indefinite hiatus — not live |
Where to Find Kyedae
- Twitch (inactive, hiatus): twitch.tv/kyedae
- YouTube (267-video back catalog): youtube.com/@Kyedae
- Wikipedia (career history): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyedae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kyedae still streaming in 2026?
No. Kyedae announced an indefinite hiatus from streaming on April 17, 2025 and has not returned to a regular schedule since. Her Twitch channel (~3.06M followers) and YouTube channel (2.82M subscribers, 267 videos) remain online so fans can watch her back catalog.
What is Kyedae’s real name?
Kyedae’s real name is Kyedae Alisha Shymko. She was born on December 1, 2001 and is Canadian, having grown up between Canada and Japan.
Are Kyedae and TenZ still together?
No. Kyedae and TenZ were engaged in August 2022 after a long-term relationship that began in high school, but in February 2026 Kyedae publicly confirmed the engagement had ended and the two had separated.
Why is Kyedae famous?
Kyedae became one of the biggest Valorant streamers in the world after starting on Twitch in October 2020. She joined 100 Thieves as their first international content creator in April 2021 and won Best Valorant Streamer at the 2022 Streamer Awards.
How many followers does Kyedae have?
As of September 2026, Kyedae has about 3.06 million Twitch followers and 2.82 million YouTube subscribers, based on public channel data.
Profile last updated: September 2026. Follower counts change over time; figures marked with dates were verified from public channel data at that time.
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