Stewie2k – Age, Height, Net Worth, Family Status and Complete Biography
Jacky ‘Jake’ Yip, also known as Stewie2k, is a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who plays for Evil Geniuses, an American Esports organization. The American Esports organization fields players in many games, including Call of Duty, Dota 2, Fortnite Battle Royale, Halo, League of Legends, StarCraft II, Rocket League, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and World of Warcraft.
Upon becoming the first North American to win a Valve-sponsored major CS: GO tournament, he rose to fame and is best known for playing team matches. Stewie2k spends a significant amount of his time engaging his YouTube and Twitch audience with entertaining gaming content.
Overview
Real Name | Jacky Yip |
Nationality | US |
Birthday | 7th January 1998 (Age: 26 years) |
Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
Team | Evil Geniuses |
Currently Playing | Counter Strike: Global Offensive |
Net Worth | $2 million |
Family
Stewie2k’s parents are business personalities who often conduct professional work in China. His parents never supported his vision of becoming an expert gamer and constantly asked him to prioritize school. Additionally, he has a couple of siblings, a sister and a brother named Jason.
Currently, Stewie2k isn’t dating anyone and is more focused on his gaming career and winning the next major CS: GO tournament.
Other Interests
Apart from dedicating time to CS: GO, Stewie2k loves to watch series and movies on OTT platforms, which means he’s a huge movie geek. He also has a knack for learning new languages. Presently, he spends most of his time playing, competing, and creating gaming content.
Gaming Origins
Stewie2k was introduced to Counter-Strike 1.6 by his elder brother, Jason. He grew up primarily with his siblings, as his parents were usually on business in China. Moreover, he described his parents as “stereotypical Asian parents” who disapproved of gaming as a profession and wanted Stewkie2k to take up a stable career, such as medicine or law.
Ultimately, his inclination toward gaming caused a rift in the bond with his parents and led them to believe that he would turn out to be a failure. Stewiw2k’s mother’s distinct disdain for gaming eventually made him move out and fly to Los Angeles to pursue his gaming career at the age of 17.
For a while, Jacky reduced gaming via Counter-Strike 1.6 to try various games, namely RuneScape, MapleStory, League of Legends, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Nevertheless, he couldn’t find the same solace in the other games and navigated back to CS 1.6 via surf maps and mods. In the summer of 2014, he started playing CS: GO when a friend gifted him a copy, and he instantly got hooked on it.
After playing matchmaking for several months, switching over to Esports Entertainment Association (ESEA), and delivering exceptional performances, he replaced Sean Gares at Cloud9 with Gares’ personal recommendation.
Professional Career
Stewie2k is a talented gamer who started his professional journey with Cloud9. Subsequently, in 2018, he decided to play for a German team called SK Gaming, followed by a tiny venture with a Brazilian team named Made in Brazil (MIBR).
In December 2018, MIBR traded Stewie2k to Team Liquid. After being removed from their roster, he signed a contract with Evil Geniuses in 2022. Also, finishing second to Astralis in the ECS Season 8 Finals made him the first North American to win tournament money of $1 million.
Stewie2k is also known as Evil Genius Stewie2k. Simply put, he’s one of the most gifted CS: GO gamers globally. All credit to his success in tournaments, such as ECS, ESL, IEM, DreamHack Masters, etc., he has gathered immense recognition.
Given below are a few highlights of Stewie2k’s career:
2015:
- Although he hasn’t signed with an E-Sports organization yet, he participates in ESEA NA CS: GO Premier Season 19 and Season 20.
- Including major winnings from FACEIT Pro League NA, he amasses $3,800 in prize money in his first year of focused gaming.
2016:
- He joins Cloud9 on 11th January as an in-game leader. Interestingly, he signs the contract a couple of hours post celebrating his 18th birthday.
- Famous E-Sports reporter Duncan “Thorin” Shields publicly questions his addition to Cloud9 and criticizes his skills.
- He wins many tournaments, including IBUYPOWER Invitationals, CyberPowerPC Summer Pro Series, ESEA Rank S NA, DreamHack Bucharest, and ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals. Additionally, he earns a whopping $136,600 in winnings.
2017:
- He continues leading the Cloud9 CS: GO roster to victories in numerous competitions. These competitions include IBUYPOWER Invitationals, Subaru Invitational, PGL Americas Minor, ESL One Cologne, DreamHack Denver, IBUYPOWER Masters, and CyberPowerPC Extreme Gaming Series.
- In totality, he collects $131,500 in winnings from over 40 tournaments.
2018:
- He wins the ELEAGUE Major Boston, cs_summit 2, and WESG North American Finals with Cloud9.
- By March-end, he leaves Cloud9 to join SK Gaming. With them, he goes on to win FACEIT Pro League, Adrenaline Cyber League, and Moche XL Esports.
- MIBR signs SK Gaming’s roster in June, making Stewie2k their new in-game leader.
- He guides the team to victory in ZOTAC Cup Masters and achieves the second position in Blast Pro Series Istanbul and Esports Championship Series Season 6 Finals.
- In December, MIBR trades him to Team Liquid for Epitácio “TACO” de Melo and head coach Wilton “zews” Prado.
- He earns a massive $273,200 via tournament winnings only.
2019:
- Joining Team Liquid boosts his professional gaming career as it allows him to participate in and win numerous tournaments.
- He wins IBUYPOWER Masters IV, IEM Season XIV Sydney, DreamHack Masters Dallas, ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals, Intel Grand Slam Season 2, ESL Cologne One, Blast Pro Series LA, ECS S8 NA Series 4, and IEM Season XIV Chicago.
- Although he outperforms the majority of the gamers, he only manages to secure the second position in BLAST Pro Series Miami and Sao Paolo, ECS Season 7 NA Series 4 and 5, ECS Season 8 Finals, and BLAST Pro Series Global Final.
- By taking part in 38 major tournaments, he earns approximately $483,000.
2020:
- A rather eventless year as he only manages to win a couple of competitions, namely Mythic Cup #5 and ESL Pro League Season 11 North America.
- On the other hand, he fares well in all the tournaments he participates in and returns home as the runner-up from DreamHack Masters Spring, DreamHack Open Summer NA, ESL One Cologne NA, and IEM Season XV Global Challenge.
- He registers earnings of $81,000 through tournament winnings.
2021:
- He merely wins a couple of tournaments, including cs_summit 8 and BLAST Premier Fall Showdown.
- By participating in 17 tournaments only, he amasses $77,000, with his highest one-tournament earning coming from securing the 3rd-4th place in IEM Season XV World Championship.
- Towards the end of the year, he’s removed from the Team Liquid roster.
2022:
- In January, he signs with Evil Geniuses.
What Is Stewie2k’s Net Worth?
Stewie2k has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Most of his income comes from tournament winnings, sponsorship deals, and professional gaming contracts. However, his YouTube and Twitch channels also act as a passive source of income.
Currently, Stewie2k serves almost 337K subscribers on YouTube and 1 million followers on Twitch, skyrocketing his net value.
How Much Does Stewie2k Earn?
Stewie2k must earn around $35,000 each month, according to reports and tournament accomplishments. It’s necessary to note that this figure results from his tournament winnings only. However, if his sponsorship deals with Evil Geniuses are accounted for, his salary would increase to $80,000 per month.
Streaming Hours
Due to an unpredictable professional gaming schedule, the streaming hours of Stewie2k aren’t fixed. He refrains from streaming on YouTube and uses the channel to upload exciting montages and gameplays. Instead, he uses Twitch to stream and connects with his followers, explaining his humungous following on the platform.
Stewie2k last streamed on 16th March from 8:30 AM to 2 PM, followed by a session on 17th March from 12 PM to 3 PM.
Official Channels
Achievements
Stewie2k has had several achievements in his professional gaming career. A few of them are the following:
- 1st position in ESL Pro League Season 4 2016
- 1st position in DreamHack Open Denver 2017
- 1st position in iBUYPOWER Masters 2017
- 1st position in ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
- 1st position in ZOTAC Cup Masters 2018 Grand Finals
- 1st position in iBUYPOWER Masters 2019
- 1st position in IEM Sydney 2019
- 1st position in DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019
- 1st position in ESL Pro League Season 9
- 1st position in ESL One Cologne 2019
- 1st position in Intel Grand Slam Season 2
- 1st position in BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles 2019
- 1st position in Intel Extreme Masters XIV – Chicago
- 1st position in ESL Pro League Season 11 North America
Trivia
Stewie2k can speak fluent Cantonese and have proper conversations in the language. This practice traces back to his Asian roots.
Additionally, he loves watching a particular animated series called The Family Guy. It’s a rarely known fact about him that his name was inspired by the name of the protagonist’s youngest kid, Stewie.
On a different note, Stewie2k was accused of cheating by various players when he started his professional career. A famous Esports YouTuber named Dan M. accused him of using an aimbot in 2017.