XChocoBars

Janet Rose Xu (born November 5, 1994), better known as xChocoBars, is a Canadian Internet personality and Twitch streamer.^[2]

xChocoBars
Xu in 2018
Personal information
Born	Janet Rose Xu (1994-11-05) 5 November 1994 (age 30) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations	Internet personality Twitch streamer
Twitch information
Channel	xChocoBars
Years active	2015–present
Genre	Gaming
Games	League of Legends Fortnite Teamfight Tactics Valorant Minecraft Among Us
Followers	1 million
Associated acts	Steven Suptic Pokimane Disguised Toast fuslie dakotaz Hafu Ryan Higa Valkyrae
YouTube information
Channel	xChocoBars
Subscribers	329 thousand[1]
Views	111.08 million[1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers
Last updated: March 30, 2025

Career

Xu started livestreaming on Twitch in May 2013 and creating videos on YouTube in November 2013. In her early years, she was most well known for her gameplay and commentary on League of Legends, Fortnite,^[3] and Teamfight Tactics. Her fans are affectionately called the Potato Army.^[4]

In 2018, Xu was one of the four captains of a $100,000 League of Legends esports charity tournament alongside Pokimane, LilyPichu, and KayPea.^[5] Xu played Fortnite with NBA player Josh Hart in IGN's Fortnite Streamer Showdown later that year.^[6][7]

Xu has also taken part in professional esports. In 2019, she won first place at Twitch Rivals: League of Legends tournament as part of team EZ Clap.^[8][9][10] She went on to participate in ESPN’s inaugural Apex Legends EXP Pro-Am tournament.^[11]

She was a finalist for the Twitch Streamer of the Year award at the 11th Shorty Awards.^[4]

In 2020, Xu began to stream and post videos of her playing Among Us with many other streamers and celebrities, including Steven Suptic, Valkyrae, Disguised Toast, Dakotaz, Hafu, Sykkuno, Corpse Husband, Pokimane, Bretman Rock, and more.

Personal life

Xu was born in Toronto, Canada. She was studying to obtain an early childhood education degree when she dropped out to pursue streaming full-time.^{[citation needed]} Xu formerly lived with other streamers, Pokimane, Valkyrae, and Starsmitten, from mid-2020 to June 2021.^[12]

In 2020, Xu publicly spoke out about her experience dealing with a severe stalker for over two years. "I often think about how I will prob die by the hands of my stalker and no one can do anything about it until it really happens," she tweeted. "I know it’s heavy to talk about but if it does happen I hope my death will mean something and help protect other creators from similar situations."^[13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	11th Shorty Awards	Twitch Streamer of the Year	Nominated	[4]