Fanum (streamer) explained

Fanum
Birth Name:Roberto Escanio
Birth Date:22 August 1997
Birth Place:The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Channel Name:fanum
Followers:1.9 million
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Channel Direct Url:@fanumlive
Channel Display Name:FanumLive
Years Active:2013–present
Genre:Comedy
Subscribers:2.04 million
Views:995 million
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Stats Update:March 1, 2024

Roberto Escanio (born August 22, 1997), better known online as Fanum, is a Dominican-American streamer and content creator. Fanum emerged online around 2016. He is known for being the originator of the vernacular "Fanum tax".[1] [2] He won "Breakout Streamer of the Year" at the 13th Streamy Awards and the "Best Role Play Streamer" of the year award at the 2023 Streamer Awards.[3]

Early life

Fanum was born on August 22, 1997 in The Bronx, New York City to parents of Dominican descent. He has a younger brother who has appeared in his videos. He speaks English and Spanish.[4] After graduating from high school in New York City, Fanum enrolled in college but left mid semester to focus on earning money for his YouTube equipment.[5]

Career

Fanum began streaming on Twitch in November 2016 and made his YouTube channel, JustFanum, in May 2017. He posted his first video in February 2019. He streamed NBA 2K and later expanded to IRL vlogs, which often drew upon his experiences in New York.[6] [7]

On August 27, 2023 Fanum won "Breakout Streamer of the Year" at the 13th Streamy Awards.[8] [9]

Fanum has been featured on the music video for Offset's September 2023 single "Fan" alongside Kai Cenat.[10] [11]

In June 2024, Fanum appeared as a contestant in the Sidemen reality competition series Inside. The series features 10 guests who compete in challenges to secure a prize fund totalled at £1 million, with everything they buy or do costing money from the prize fund. He was in the show for seven days and finished in 4th place.[12] [13]

AMP Group

Fanum is an original and prominent member of the American content collective known as Any Means Possible or AMP. He contributes to the group's collaborative challenge videos. Fanum invited popular streamer Kai Cenat to the AMP group. In August 2023, Kai Cenat was arrested following a meet-and-greet he hosted with Fanum in Union Square Park that resulted in at least 2,000 people crowding the park. The event resulted in property destruction and several injuries. While no charges were placed against Fanum, Cenat was charged with inciting a riot.[14]

Fanum Tax

Fanum tax is an Internet slang term describing the theft of food between friends.[15] . The first usage of Fanum tax referred exclusively to Fanum, who jokingly "taxed" snacks by taking bites of food from fellow content creators during streams. The term circulated among the YouTube collective AMP in late 2022 and was popularized especially during Fanum's Twitch streams with popular American YouTuber Kai Cenat, where Fanum would take Cenat’s cookies.[16] In an interview with Wired, Fanum defined the term as:

Let's say your friend having a meal, he's having a good meal, and you just want a piece of that meal. Like, you know what I'm saying? You need a share. That's your friend and the friend's share, right? Get you a little piece of the meal. It's the Fanum tax. You just go ahead and just like, lemme get a little bit of 5%, 10% of the meal, maybe 20%.[17]

On October 2, 2023, a TikTok account under the username @ovp.9 posted a short video of a character from the online video game Fortnite "singing" to a musical parody of the 2021 song "ecstacy" by Suicidal-Idol.[18] The parody, titled either "Sticking Out Your Gyat for the Rizzler" or "You're so skibidi, you’re so fanum tax",[19] features multiple internet culture terms including gyat, Skibidi Toilet, rizz and Sigma male. The song was used in many videos on TikTok, inspiring the mass creation of videos featuring Minecraft-inspired games on the platform. The sound was used in over 195,000 videos and amassed over 321 million views on TikTok.

According to Business Insider, many members of Generation Z claim "they were not aware of the meme at all."[20] The New York Times referred to the term as "the language of Gen Alpha."[21]

Awards

!Year!Ceremony!Category!Result!
202313th Streamy AwardsBreakout Streamer [23]
Best Roleplay Streamer [24]
Feb 2024[25]
Dec 2024[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-11-09 . Fanum Is Your Favorite Celebrity's Favorite Streamer . 2023-12-10 . GQ . en-US . 2023-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210212808/https://www.gq.com/story/fanum-is-your-favorite-celebritys-favorite-streamer . live .
  2. Web site: Singh . Amay . 2023-07-30 . Who is Fanum? Popular AMP-affiliated streamer's online career explored . 2023-12-10 . www.sportskeeda.com . en-us . 2023-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210212808/https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/who-fanum-popular-amp-affiliated-streamer-s-online-career-explored . live .
  3. Web site: The Streamer Awards 2023: Full list of winners -- a night of surprises . ONE ESPORTS . 29 January 2024 . 14 March 2023 . 24 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224091909/https://www.oneesports.gg/culture/streamer-awards-2023-full-list-winners/ . live .
  4. Fanum Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions . 2023-12-10 . WIRED . en-US . 2023-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231214052359/https://www.wired.com/video/watch/google-autocomplete-inverviews-fanum-answers-the-webs-most-searched-questions . dead .
  5. Web site: Fanum on Growing Up in The Bronx, Joining AMP, YouTube Hustle & More . Youtube . July 31, 2022 . No Jumper . 27 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Press-Reynolds . Kieran . The new Gen Alpha slang 'fanum tax' has even stumped Gen Zers, who worry they're too old to keep up . 2023-12-10 . Insider . en-US . 2024-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224183156/https://www.businessinsider.com/fanum-tax-gen-alpha-gen-z-millennials-confusing-slang-2023-10 . live .
  7. Web site: Fanum - Night Talent . . 29 January 2024 . en . 29 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240129160859/https://www.night.co/talent/fanum#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20funniest%20creators,Award%20for%20Best%20Roleplay%20Streamer. . live .
  8. Web site: MrBeast, Kai Cenat, Dylan Mulvaney win big at 2023 Streamy Awards . . 6 February 2024 . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206144252/https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/mrbeast-amp-dylan-mulvaney-win-big-at-2023-streamy-awards#:~:text=Fanum%20won%20breakout%20streamer%20and,speech%20for%20the%20lifestyle%20award. . live .
  9. Web site: Tinoco . Armando . Streamy Awards 2023 Complete Winners List: Dylan Mulvaney, MrBeast, Michelle Khare, Dream & Leo González And More . . 6 February 2024 . 28 August 2023 . 28 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128211825/https://deadline.com/2023/08/2023-streamy-awards-winners-list-1235529332/ . live .
  10. Zemler . Emily . Offset Announces New Album 'Set It Off,' Drops Music Video for 'Fan' . . 5 February 2024 . 15 September 2023 . 24 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231024015141/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/offset-set-it-off-album-music-video-fan-1234825828/ . live .
  11. Web site: Duran . Anagricel . Offset announces upcoming LP 'Set It Off' and shares video for 'Fan' . . 5 February 2024 . 15 September 2023 . 4 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004220838/https://www.nme.com/news/music/offset-announces-upcoming-lp-set-it-off-and-shares-video-for-fan-3498737 . live .
  12. Web site: Sidemen take on Love Island with £1m YouTube reality show Inside . BBC . 17 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Byford . Celine . YouTubers launch new reality show featuring Love Island stars and Made in Chelsea OGs . Reality Tidbit . 17 June 2024 . 3 June 2024.
  14. Mier . Tomás . 2023-08-05 . Streamer Kai Cenat Charged With Inciting a Riot After Chaotic NYC Giveaway . 2023-12-10 . Rolling Stone . en-US . 2023-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210212808/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitch-streamer-kai-cenat-giveaway-chaos-nyc-1234801203/ . live .
  15. Web site: Glaze . Virginia . 2024-01-22 . What does 'Fanum Tax' mean? Viral Kai Cenat meme explained . 2024-02-25 . . en.
  16. Web site: Stanford . Kaitlin . 2023-10-17 . What is 'Fanum tax'? TikTok song of Gen Alpha slang has Gen Z feeling like the new 'cringe' generation . 2024-02-25 . In The Know . en-US.
  17. Web site: Fanum Tax: The Evolution of Internet Culture Through Gen Alpha's Lexicon . 2024-11-15 . Neon Music . en-GB.
  18. Web site: Diaz. Ana. 2023-10-19. 'You're so Skibidi, so Fanum tax,' and other fun nonsense, explained. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240224183156/https://www.polygon.com/23921363/skibidi-fanum-tax-rizz-gyatt-gyat-meaning-meme-explained. 2024-02-24. 2024-02-24. Polygon. en-US.
  19. News: Torrefranca . Marielle . 2024-01-03 . WATCH — 3 'skibidi' origin stories you may not know about . 2024-02-25 . CBC Kids.
  20. Web site: Press-Reynolds . Kieran . The new Gen Alpha slang 'fanum tax' has even stumped Gen Zers, who worry they're too old to keep up . 2024-02-25 . . en-US.
  21. News: Kircher . Madison . 2023-11-08 . Gen Alpha Is Here. Can You Understand Their Slang? . 2024-02-25 . The New York Times.
  22. Web site: Mukherjee . Shreyan . Sidemen Inside: All confirmed influencers participating in the event revealed . SportsKeeda . 3 June 2024.
  23. Web site: Streamy Awards 2023: Complete Winners List . . 6 February 2024 . en . 5 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230905092157/https://people.com/streamy-awards-2023-complete-winners-list-7852449 . live .
  24. Web site: Snavely . Adam . Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category . . 6 February 2024 . 12 March 2023 . 12 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312013138/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/streamer-awards-2023-all-results-and-winners-for-every-category . live .
  25. Web site: Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category. Nicholas . Taifalos. Cale . Michael. Dot Esports. 18 February 2024. 18 February 2024. 18 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240218025944/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/streamer-awards-2024-all-results-and-winners-for-every-category. live.
  26. Web site: 2024-11-12 . The 2024 Streamer Awards: All Nominations . 2024-11-12 . Esports Illustrated On SI . en-US.

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