Summit1g

Jaryd Russell Lazar, better known as summit1g, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a well-known streamer on Twitch by streaming CS:GO and WarZ. He streams a variety of video games, such as Escape from Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto V, Sea of Thieves, Overwatch, DayZ, iRacing, Foxhole, Hearthstone and Rust.^[4][5]

Summit1g
Lazar in 2019
Personal information
Born	Jaryd Russell Lazar (1987-04-23) April 23, 1987 (age 37)[1] Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.[2]
Twitch information
Channel	summit1g
Years active	2012–present
Genre	Gaming
Followers	6.3 million
YouTube information
Channel	summit1g
Years active	2013–present
Subscribers	769 Thousand[3]
Total views	167 million[3]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers
Last updated: June 8, 2023

Streaming on Twitch

In 2017, Lazar garnered widespread attention for surpassing Tom "Syndicate" Cassell's number of followers on Twitch. In 2018, Lazar's became the most-followed channel on the platform, surpassing Riot Games.^[6]

In May 2018, Lazar streamed gameplay with internet personality Jake Paul and received complaints and criticism from fans due to Paul's recent controversial behavior.^[7] Lazar told viewers, "I'm a little disappointed in chat. I had hoped the 1g squad to be a little bit different. I thought some people had a little bit thicker skin."^[8]

In April 2020, Lazar made comments about Valorant, a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Riot Games. He claimed the game's closed beta was poorly managed, and that other streamers had manipulated Twitch's "Drops" system to receive game keys, giving them access to the closed beta to increase their viewer counts and the game's total number of viewers.^[9] He later apologized on Twitter, then subsequently deleted the apology.

In May 2020, Lazar signed a multi-year contract with Twitch to provide content and partnership support.^[10][11] As of September 27, 2023, he has over 6 million Twitch followers, and is ranked its 28th most popular streamer.

As of July 2021, Lazar has regularly speedrun Max Payne 3 during his Twitch streams. He achieved a world record in its "Hardcore" category while streaming live on July 2, 2021.^[12]

In 2023, him and EsfandTV were invited by One Championship to stream their very first MMA event held in the USA.^[13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2022	The Streamer Awards	Legacy Award	Nominated	[14]
2023		Best FPS Streamer	Nominated	[15]

See also

• List of most-followed Twitch channels

References

1. Summit1g [@summit1g] (April 23, 2017). "Btw guys, today is my actual birthday, turning 27. Thanks" (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2021 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. Team, The G. FUEL. "Summit1G Bio, Age, Real Name, Height, Setup, Settings, Merch, Twitter, Twitch & More". blog.gfuel.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
3. "About summit1g". YouTube.
4. Duwe, Scott (September 2017). "PUBG was watched more than League of Legends on Twitch in August". dotesports.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
5. Webb, Kevin (September 2017). "The 10 most popular channels on Twitch". Business Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
6. Wells, Jess. "Who is Summit1g? Net worth, setup, settings, and more". The Loadout. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
7. Oxford, Nadia. "Fortnite Streamer's Fans React Badly to Session with Jake Paul". US gamer. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
8. O'Brien, Lucy (10 April 2018). "Twitch Streamer's Audience Rebels Against Him After Fortnite Stream With Jake Paul". IGN. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
9. Biswas, Souhardya (25 April 2020). ""Piece of s**t video game"- summit1g Lashes Out At Valorant's Twitch Streams". Essentially sports. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
10. Woo, Ginny. "Summit1G, Dakotaz And JoshOG Have Signed New Contracts With Twitch". Gamespot. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
11. Peters, Jay (26 May 2020). "Twitch signs multiyear deals with popular streamers Summit1G, Dakotaz, and JoshOG". The Verge. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
12. Chalk, Andy (July 2, 2021). "Summit1g sets a new Max Payne 3 speedrun world record". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
13. Parker, Jason (6 May 2023). ""Funny how it relates to gaming" - EsfandTV compares MMA to grinding Scarab Lord in World of Warcraft". Sportskeeda. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
14. Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.
15. Polhamus, Blaine (20 February 2023). "All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees". Dot Esports. Gamurs.