richard tyler blevins (born june 5, 1991), more commonly known by his online alias ninja, ninjashyper, or tyler fortnite ninja blevins, is an american twitch gamer and internet personality. as of july 2019, he is the most followed streamer on twitch with over fourteen million followers and an average of over 65,000 viewers per stream. he is known for playing "fortnite" on livestreams. he was born in detroit, michigan, but raised in chicago.