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Dakotaz

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Brett Hoffman, also known as Dakotaz, is an American gamer from Dearborn, Michigan, who streams on Twitch and plays a variety of games. He was born on July 13, 1986. While he used to play a variety of games, including Among Us, he used to stream Fortnite almost exclusively. In addition to using the tag "Dark", he also goes by the alias "DK".


In the same year that Hoffman began his Twitch career, he also began posting gaming videos to his YouTube channel. The WarZ and Infestation: Survivor Stories were the first games to appear on his channels. The survival game community began to take notice of Hoffman. He is renowned for both the laid-back ambience on his streams and his gaming prowess.


Personal Information


NameBrett Hoffman
Profile NameDakotaz
DOB (Age)July 13, 1986 (age 36)
DOJ (YouTube)Jan 23rd, 2013
Total Videos593
Schedule/StatusUnscheduled
Net Worth$600k
NationalityAmerican
ResidenceUnited States of America


Social media statistics


PlatformFollowers/Subscribers
YouTube 2.81 million
Twitch 4.6 million
Instagram 4.1 million
Twitter1.5 million
TikTok765,800


Career


Hoffman started broadcasting The War Z, formerly known as Infestation: Survivor Stories. Later, he switched to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and H1Z1, although he has deleted the videos prior to September 2017. In January 2013, Hoffman launched his YouTube channel. He declared his love for streaming and is credited with launching the career of another streamer, Daequan.


After Fortnite was released, Hoffman’s channels grew rapidly, and he attributes his success to the game and Persona. “First Look - Victory Royale! (Fortnite Battle Royale)” is the oldest video on his channel. Hoffman plays Fortnite in this video and provides commentary over it.


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After joining Team SoloMid (TSM) in January 2018 and leaving the team a year later, he signed with Loaded. After reaching one million subscribers, he made his first appearance in 2018. He had 50 million views by the end of 2018, placing him as the sixth most popular Twitch channel.


Hoffman contributed $21,000 to Australian Fire Relief in 2020. Later on in the year, he renewed his Twitch sponsorship. He promised to reveal his face more frequently than in the past.


He is currently well-known for his streams with streamer Hafu of Among Us and Valorant, among other acts.


Net Worth


According to various sources, Hoffman is worth $600k as of July 2022. As of 2022, the channel had over 2.8 million subscribers and had received over 378 million views. Every day, it receives an average of 130,000 views from various sources. This should bring in approximately $500 per day in revenue (or $180,000 annually) from the videos' ads.


Personal Life


Brett Hoffman was born on July 13, 1986, in Dearborn, Michigan. His twin brother, who goes by the online alias Drnkie, also streams on Twitch and posts videos on YouTube. Hoffman went to Westland, Michigan's P.D. Graham Elementary School. Hoffmann made the decision to leave the family and move into his own house in Vegas, Nevada, several years later.


Hoffman keeps his private affairs as discreet as he can and hardly ever divulges any details about himself. After an eight-year relationship, he ended things with his girlfriend in 2020. On Twitter, he talked about his personal struggles and acknowledged that he had drinking issues. He has been sober for a year and has returned stronger than ever.


Other Social Media Statistics


Hoffman has a significant following on social media.


On Twitch, he has 4.6 million followers, which makes him one of the most followed personalities on the platform. His streams majorly focus on massively multiplayer games such as Among Us and Fortnite.


On Instagram, he has over 4.1 million followers with 38,397 average likes. He posts clips of his streams and videos on his account.


He has 1.5 million followers on Twitter and gets several likes and retweets.


He has over 765k followers on Tiktok. His posts are made up of clips of his streams.


Content on YouTube


Hoffman has an erratic upload schedule on his channel. His videos get several thousand views. Most of his videos are focused on Fortnite.


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This video is a compilation of Hoffman’s best sniper shots of 2018.


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Hoffman plays the Christmas update of Fortnite.


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This video is a compilation of Hoffman’s best snipes.


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Hoffman plays the solid gold mode in Fortnite.


Interesting Facts


  1. As of July 2022, Hoffman is 20th most followed Twitch streamer in the world, with more than 4.6 million followers.
  2. He reached 3 million subscribers on March 1, 2019.


FAQs


Q. What happened between Ninja and Dakotaz?

A. Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Hoffman got into a fight in December 2019, and they fought on Twitter and in their streams. Everything began when Hoffman referred to Fortnite as "hot garbage", which Ninja found offensive. Hoffman's decision to Twitter block Ninja brought an end to their dispute.


Q. Which team is Dakotaz a part of?

A. Hoffman joined Team SoloMid (TSM) in January 2018 and left the group a year later; he is currently signed with Loaded.

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