--- description: Find out why Hasan Piker is one of the 100 most influential digital voices of 2025. title: Hasan Piker: TIME100 Creators 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02452dc47bdc3b65/6998c81847fe51c4f755be08/TIME100-Creators-2025-Hasan-Piker-030.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 09, 2025 # Hasan Piker @hasanabi by [Meg Zukin](/author/meg-zukin/) ## Meg Zukin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Adali Schell—The New York Times/Redux Hasan Piker is a socialist streamer by way of Twitch, where he has more than 2.9 million followers who tune into his daily broadcasts. Recent topics range from his reaction to news that the [U.S. bombed Iran](https://time.com/7296469/u-s-strikes-iran-nuclear-trump-war/ "undefined") to breaking down his [detainment and questioning](https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-twitch-influencer-border-airport-e691e08b806c1a256b8996719fcd945e "undefined") by Customs and Border Protection at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. (A Homeland Security official described the stop as [routine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/hasan-piker-border-trump-gaza "undefined").) Piker, 33, says he sees himself less as an influencer and more as a guide, ushering his loyal viewers through the day’s headlines: “I am more than ever a major advocate for not controlling the flow of information,” he tells TIME, adding that his own media diet is made up of everything from the New York _Times_ to Al Jazeera to Fox News. Piker has hosted conversations with political figures like [Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS5mKff2JN8 "undefined"). He is a polarizing figure who has been temporarily suspended by [Twitch](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hasan-piker-twitch-suspension-israel-embassy-shooting-b2757623.html "undefined") multiple times for his commentary, generating press far beyond the world of streaming. After every suspension, he’s back at it. “I'm very stubborn and I have my convictions.” _Data and insights powered by #paid_ Hasan Piker Is on the 2025 TIME100 Creators List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299127/hasan-piker/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299127/hasan-piker/"},"headline":"Hasan Piker","datePublished":"2025-07-09T11:34:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:51:01.461Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299127/hasan-piker/","keywords":["Social Media","list","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02452dc47bdc3b65/6998c81847fe51c4f755be08/TIME100-Creators-2025-Hasan-Piker-030.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Meg Zukin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/meg-zukin/"}],"creator":"Meg Zukin","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02452dc47bdc3b65/6998c81847fe51c4f755be08/TIME100-Creators-2025-Hasan-Piker-030.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299127/hasan-piker/","name":"Hasan Piker"}}]}] ```