Turkish-American Twitch streamer and left-leaning political pundit Hasan Piker, popularly known as HasanAbi, was born on July 25, 1991.
Previously, he held positions as a columnist for HuffPost and as a producer and broadcast journalist for The Young Turks. On Twitch, where he covers news, plays a variety of video games, and talks politics from a socialist standpoint, he is currently one of the most popular and most subscribed streams.
Piker has been co-hosting the Fear& podcast since 2021 with Will Neff, a friend, and fellow Twitch streamer. Piker started co-hosting the left-leaning political podcast Leftovers on September 26, 2021.
Piker is of Turkish origin and was raised as a Muslim. He is Cenk Uygur, the man behind The Young Turks,’ nephew. Piker is presently a Los Angeles resident.
What Degree Does Hasan Piker Have?
Piker studied at the University of Miami before transferring to Rutgers, where he earned a double degree in political science and communication studies and graduated with honors in 2013.