Her real name is Rachell Marie Hofstetter better known by her nicknames Valkyrae or Rae. Valkyrae first rose to fame when she began streaming on various popular game platforms including The Walking Dead, Bloodborne, and many others. Valkyrae has established herself as one of the top content creators in the country and in 2020 she was named YouTube’s most-watched female streamer. She had garnered more than 3 million followers on the Twitch platform. Moreover, in 2021 Valkyrae found herself being listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 checklist. After amassing an incredible fan base on streaming platforms Valkyrae launched her self-titled YouTube channel in 2014. She also made a name for herself in the business industry after becoming the co-owner of the apparel company 100 Thieves, an esports. She has been the content creator for that label since 2018. In addition, she has won numerous awards and accolades including the Game Award and a Streamy Award as well as Adweek gave her the title of Gaming Creator of the Year.
Net Worth 2023:
Early Life:
Valkyrae was born Rachell Marie Hofstetter on January 8, 1992, in Washington, to parents a German father and a Filipino mother. She is also of Spanish, and Swiss, descent. She grew up with her younger sister named KC Lyn Marie Hofstetter and they lost her father in 2017 who passed away due to cancer. After graduating high school she went on to attend a community college. Soon she began doing jobs in the country. Around this time she already had a passion for games so the first job she did was at the American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming products retailer shop called GameStop. She worked there for almost one and a half years and then left the job, saying that it was boring.
Early Career:
From that point forward her professional career started when she started posting her gaming hobby on social media like Instagram in 2014. Hofstetter found success from there and later switched to Twitch after being encouraged by her Instagram followers and friends. Around the same time, she created her YouTube channel and started uploading gaming videos there in 2015. Soon Hofstetter became the first female gamer and content creator to join 100 Thieves in October 2018. Thieves is a competitive American esports team, a Los Angeles-based lifestyle and gaming organization. In the following year, she earned the 11th annual Shorty Awards nomination in the category of Best in Gaming 2019. After streaming on Twitch for more than 2 years, Hofstetter decided to leave that platform for an exclusive streaming agreement on YouTube in January of 2020. It was reported that the multi-year deal was to be less than $1 million annually.
Success:
The biggest breakthrough moment of Valkyrae’s career came in 2020 when she began playing the online multiplayer social deduction game called Among Us. Before this, she was struggling to hold an average viewer count of 5k in early that year. Her popularity increased when she started teaming up with other high-profile streamers such as Fuslie, xChocoBars, Cr1TiKaL, Pokimane, Disguised Toast, Sykkuno, Jacksepticeye, and some others. In the year 2020 Valkyrae became the fastest rising female streamer after surpassing fellow streamer Pokimane as the most-viewed female streamer of the year. After getting recognition in the gaming world, Hofstetter grabbed the attention of 100 Thieves who announced her as their newest co-owner in April 2021 along with CouRageJD a fellow 100 Thieves content creator.
Other Work:
Hofstetter collaborated with Natsumiii and they dropped the cover version of LilyPichu’s single Last Cup of Coffee in March 2021. In the same month, she was featured in the music video Daywalker released by Machine Gun Kelly and Corpse Husband. Later that year she also made her appearances in two of Bella Porch’s tracks including Inferno and Build a Bit#h. In 2021 she appeared as a featuring artist in Natsumiii’s single Last Cup of Coffee. Valkyrae continued to appear in music videos including Car Crash by eaJ, Memories by Yungblud & Willow Smith, and Dolls by Bella Poarch. In April of 2021, Jimmy Fallon hosted an organization called Feeding America in which Hofstetter, Sykkuno, and Corpse Husband, participated in a fundraiser for that community.
Ventures:
Hofstetter launched her own skincare brand called RFLCT on October 91, 2021. This brand is specially designed for those who spend hours in front of a computer screen. The brand induced some of the best products which protect against skin damage. Valkyrae teamed up with clothing company Rebolt to create her own streetwear apparel line brand in September of 2021. She saw a huge success with the launch of her brand and had more than 20 thousand merchandise order on its first day of launch. The clothing line offers hoodies, shirts, plushies, sweaters, sweatpants, and sweatshirts.
Awards and Nominations:
Valkyrae has received two award nominations including the 2019 11th Annual Shorty Awards for Best in Gaming and the 2022 The Streamer Awards in the Best Variety Streamer category. In addition to this, she won multiple awards such as the 2020 The Game Awards for Content Creator of the Year, 2021 Adweek Creator Visionary Awards, and 11th Streamy Awards for Gaming Creator of the Year and Livestreamer, respectively. Valkyrae was also included on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022.
Endorsement:
Valkyrae is one of the lead choices for leading game brands and has done endorsement work for numerous big names. In 2023 she promoted Fall Guy on her Instagram account. After earning fans on social media she started getting sponsorships for brands such as HyperX Hero a gaming chair brand, Mavix, and many others.
Valkyrae Net Worth:
As of 2023, Valkyrae Net Worth is estimated to be around $2 million. She is one of the top rising stars in the gaming world and has garnered a massive fan base in a short period. It seems in the future she will be on the list of top paid content creators in the world. Her popularity and fortune are growing regularly. The bulk of her income comes from social media like her YouTube channel as well as different streaming platforms from which she already earned a vast chunk of money. Valkyrae launched her channel in 2014 and as of now, she has more than 3.8 million subscribers. Apart from her YouTube, she is also making a good sum from being a member of the 100Thieves content creation team, as well as various other ventures including her brands. SSSniperWolf’s Net Worth Belle Delphine’s Net Worth
