Jinnytty

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.

Yoo Yoon-jin (born July 28, 1992),^[2] better known as Jinnytty (Korean: 윰찌니), is a South Korean online streamer.^[3][4] Jinny is best known for her in real life (IRL) livestreams on Twitch where she has garnered more than 1,000,000 followers as of March 15, 2024.^[5]

Jinnytty
Jinnytty in June 2023
Born	Yoo Yoon-jin (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 32) Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Jinny Penguin Sister 72 Mei
Education	Yonsei University (Information and Interaction Design)
Occupation	Online streamer
Years active	2017–present
Organization	TSM
Twitch information
Channel	Jinnytty
Genres	IRL Video gaming
Followers	1,000,000
YouTube information
Channel	Jinnytty 企鵝妹 윰찌
Subscribers	405,000[1]
Views	48 million[1]
Last updated: 14 October, 2024
Korean name
Hangul	유윤진
Revised Romanization	Yu Yun-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Yu Yunchin
Website	jinnytty.store

Early life and education

Yoo Yoon-jin graduated from University High School in Irvine, California in 2010, then graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Information and Interaction Design in South Korea.^[6][7]

Career

2017: Early career beginnings

She first started live streaming on Twitch at the end of June 2017. During this period, she liked to play Hearthstone, and she also watched professional player games or teaching videos.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

2018–present: Rise in popularity and Taiwan Waddlethon

After becoming popular, Jinny catered to the audience with high interactivity, pure style, and increased her Taiwanese content.^[14][15][16] She also traveled to Taiwan in March 2018 and held a fan meeting.

Jinny during a livestream in 2019

At the end of 2019, Jinny changed her target audience to European and American viewers and also traveled to the United States. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she stayed at the home of the American streamer EsfandTV for several months, and they streamed together from time to time.^[17][18]

From 2020 to 2022, Jinny traveled to and streamed live in South Korea, Europe^{[19][20][unreliable source?]} and the United States.^[13]

On October 6, 2022, it was announced that Jinny had signed with esports organization TSM.^[21]

Jinny's 'Waddlethon' was her most popular streamed event where for about two months Jinny walked 1076 kilometers around the entire length of Taiwan. During the Waddlethon, she gained over 90K followers and 6.5M hours watched.^[22][23]

On Day 8 of her Waddlethon, May 1, 2023, she achieved a personal record of 26,902 concurrent viewers.^[24][22]

During her Waddlethon on April 24, 2023, Jinny encountered a veiled stalker that followed her around for about 4 hours. The police were contacted and the stalker was institutionalized.^[25][22]

Filmography

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2020	Tier 4 – "Bang Bang"	Jinnytty, HAchubby, Yunicorn, Yuggie_TV	[26][27]
2021	Tier 4 – "Summer Fire"	Jinnytty, HAchubby, Yunicorn, Yuggie_TV	[28]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
The Streamer Awards	2021	Best IRL Streamer	Jinnytty	Nominated	[29]
	2022			Nominated	[30]
	2023			Won	[31]