Valkyrae Follows Pokimane’s Footsteps to Make Illustrious Forbes List

Published 12/01/2021, 1:23 PM EST

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Rachell Hofstetter, famously known as Valkyrae, has added another feather to her cap with another impressive milestone reached. The 100 Thieves co-owner is no stranger to breaking records and winning awards. But now, to her own surprise, Valkyrae has made it to Forbes 30 Under 30 2022 Games list, adding to her long list of accomplishments. And proves why she truly is the Queen of YouTube.

Valkyrae: 100 Thieves’ message and Rae’s Reaction

Following in the footsteps of her close friends and immensely popular streamers, Pokimane and Disguised Toast, Valkyrae has been listed amongst the best in the gaming industry alongside well-accomplished industry experts.

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Earlier today, Forbes released their lists for various categories for 2022. But what matters the most to gaming enthusiasts all across the world is the Games section. 100 Thieves collectively congratulated Valkyrae for her huge achievement via a tweet with a sweet message.

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Fascinatingly, Valkyrae seemingly hadn’t noticed or was not aware of her latest honor until her organization took to Twitter to commemorate her, to which she replied “wat”.

Announcing the same in a later tweet, she revealed it was one of her goals to be listed and said she couldn’t “believe it actually happened.. wow”.

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Amazing news for the Queen of YouTube

The YouTuber, who currently has over 3.57 million subscribers on her primary YouTube channel along with a massive following on social media platforms, finally made it to the prestigious Forbes list.

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The 100 Thieves content creator received the title of the Content Creator of the year at Game Awards 2020 and rightly so amongst various other personal accolades. She received high praises from Forbes as well in her profile where they referred to her as “the most influential female streamer and creator in the gaming space”.

It looks like Christmas came early for Valkyrae this year, with the perfect note to end the year on. And a glorious way to kick off the next one.

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What are your views on Valkyrae’s latest honor? Let us know in the comment section down below.

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Tanay Grover, an eSports writer for EssentiallySports, is currently pursuing a degree in technology. Before finding his way into the world of eSports, he worked on Social Media management. An enthusiastic soccer player who never played any other game except FIFA, he found his calling when he started playing Valorant and Pokemon GO.
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