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Aimsey
Aimsey in 2022
Personal information
Born
Aimee

(2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 22)
Swansea, Wales
Occupations
PartnerGuqqie (2023–present)
OrganizationMisfits Gaming
Websiteaimsey.blog
Twitch information
Also known as
  • aimseytv
  • toadallyaimee
Channel
LocationBrighton, England
Followers1 million[a]
Associated acts
Websiteshopaimsey.com
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Vlogging
Subscribers667 thousand[a][1]
Total views159 million[a][1]
100,000 subscribers

Last updated: 3 November 2024

Aimee (born 11 December 2001), known professionally as Aimsey,[b] is a Welsh[2] Twitch streamer, TikToker and YouTuber best known for their gaming commentary and various collaborations with other content creators.[3] Aimsey has also been involved in the Dream SMP and MC Championship.[4] They are currently a member of Misfits Gaming.[5]

As of November 2024, Aimsey has over 600,000 subscribers on YouTube, 1 million followers on Twitch and over 3 million followers on TikTok.[a]

Career

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2019–2020: Beginnings

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Aimsey's YouTube channel was created in 2017. They began streaming on Twitch in 2019 originally labelled under 'toadallyaimee'. The channel was rebranded to 'aimsey' in 2020 after they based it off of their real life nickname.[3][6][7]

They uploaded their first TikTok video in September 2020, when they were playing Among Us.[7]

2021–present: Continued growth and Twitch partnership

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In 2021, Aimsey became a Twitch partner.[7]

On 16 March 2022, they joined the Dream SMP and briefly participated until 13 November 2022.[4] On 25 April 2022, Aimsey won LGBTQ Streamer of the Year from the 2022 Gayming Awards.[8][9]

Aimsey played in 6 MC Championship matches, and winning 2 of them, MC Championship 32 on the Red Rabbits team[10] and MCC Pride 24 on the Cyan Coyotes team.[10]

Aimsey attended VidCon in 2024 as one of the featured creators.[11]

Other ventures

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Philanthropy

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In June 2022, Aimsey participated in a Minecraft charity tournament held by MC Championship called MCC Pride with several other online creators. The event managed to raise over $145,000 for The Trevor Project.[12][13]

Misfits Gaming

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In February 2022, Aimsey joined Misfits Gaming as part of its creator program, launching a podcast with a new funding.[14]

Personal life

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Aimee was born on 11 December 2001 in Swansea, Wales.[15][7] They were a child actor, playing roles in Torchwood: Children of Earth and Casualty.[3][16] Aimsey goes by any pronouns and is a lesbian.[2] Aimsey has also confirmed that they have ADHD.[17]

On 1 January 2023, Aimsey announced they were dating streamer and artist Guqqie.[18]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2022 Gayming Awards LGBTQ Streamer of the Year Won [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Secondary or tertiary channels are not included in follower or viewer counts.
  2. ^ The name was often stylised as 'aimsey'. Aimee has also used aimseytv and aimseylive.

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Aimsey". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Maskell, Emily (14 June 2023). "10 Streamers to Watch in Pride Month and Beyond". Attitude. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Who is Aimsey? As Twitch streamer turns 21, fans flock to shower wishes making her a Twitter trend". MEAWW. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b Fay, Kacee (16 March 2022). "Aimsey and Seapeekay join the Dream SMP". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Misfits launches new Twitch shows for Hikaru, Ranboo & more in $20M creator project". Dexerto. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  6. ^ Misfits Gaming (10 August 2022). The Story of Aimsey. Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b c d "Aimsey". National Today. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b Ankers-Range, Adele (25 April 2022). "Gayming Awards 2022 Winners: The Full List". IGN. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Fluke, Aimsey and Ukie among winners at London's Gayming Awards 2022 - Esports News UK". Esports News UK. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b Fay, Kacee; Cale, Michael (17 November 2023). "Minecraft - All MC Championship (MCC) Winners". Dot Esports. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  11. ^ Hale, James (5 December 2023). "VidCon 2024 opens ticket sales, announces first Featured Creators". Tubefilter. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ^ Fay, Kacee; Michael, Cale (7 June 2022). "All MC Championship (MCC) Pride 2022 teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  13. ^ Fay, Kacee (22 June 2022). "MC Championship Pride (MCC) 2022 raises over $145,000 for The Trevor Project". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  14. ^ Hale, James (3 November 2022). "Misfits Gaming launches $20 million creator fund". Tubefilter. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  15. ^ @aimseytv (11 December 2020). "it's my birthday today and so far i've been my morning being sick & my mum having to come home from work to look after me ... happy 19th to me" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Misfits Gaming; Aimee (4 December 2021). Aimsey Gives A Tour of The Misfits Gaming Headquarters. Retrieved 30 October 2024 – via YouTube. Event happens at 2:24.
  17. ^ @aimseytv (12 October 2020). "having ADD/ADHD is extremely difficult sometimes because i'm not aware if i'm annoying people, and i push it too far and then wear myself out" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @aimseytv (1 January 2023). "D /srs" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via Twitter.
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