SHROUD has made a successful career streaming on Twitch.
But who is he and what is his net worth? Here’s everything we know about the successful streamer.
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Who is Shroud?
Shroud, born June 2, 1994, is a a Canadian Twitch streamer, YouTuber, professional Valorant player and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player.
In other words – he is a professional in the world of online gaming.
In 2013, Shroud began his Counter-Strike: Global Offensive career with several ESEA teams – including, Exertus eSports and Manajuma.
And it wasn’t long before he was recognised for his talent and was signed by compLexity Gaming and later Cloud9.
In 2016, he helped lead Cloud9 to a first-place finish at ESL Pro League Season 4.
Just a year later, in 2017, he stepped down from the starting roster and made the move to become a full-time streamer for Cloud9.
However, On April 18, 2018, Shroud left Cloud9 and officially retired from his professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive career.
But as one door closed, another opened – and Shroud began gaining notoriety on Twitch.
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On March 10, 2019, Shroud reached 100,000 Twitch subscribers and gained another 14,000 the following day.
He continued to stream full-time on Twitch until October 2019, when he announced his move from Twitch to Microsoft streaming platform – Mixer.
However, on June 22, 2020, Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down Mixer and instead partner with Facebook Gaming.
It was allegedly reported that Shroud received an offer from Facebook that would have financially exceeded that of Mixer – but he reportedly declined the offer.
In 2020, Shroud made the decision to once again return to Twitch, where he would stream exclusively.
His first stream back the following day peaked at over 516,000 concurrent viewers.
He now boasts an eye-watering 10.4 million followers on his Twitch channel.
And if that wasn’t impressive enough – on July 8, 2022, Shroud signed with Sentinels as a player for their Valorant team.
Shroud also has a YouTube channel with 6.1 million subscribers and over half a billion total video views.
What is Shroud’s real name?
Shroud is actually a pseudonym used by the Twitch streamer.
His birth name is Michael Grzesiek.
What is Shroud’s net worth?
According to celebritynetworth.com, Shroud’s net worth is estimated at $20 million dollars.
It is reported that Shroud earns the majority of his income from streaming and YouTube channel.
Additionally, there are a number of big name brands that sponsor Shroud, including Logitech and clothing brand J!nx – which will also bring in extra income and add to his net worth.
In 2019, Forbes estimated that in 2019 Shroud made around $12 million in total.
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