Sodapoppin
Morris in 2023
Personal information
Born
Thomas Jefferson Morris IV

(1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 30)
Austin, Texas, U.S.[1]
Occupations
Organizations
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Followers8.8 million
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Subscribers1.11 million[2]
Total views463.2 million[2]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: May 2, 2023

Thomas Jefferson "Chance" Morris IV[3] (born February 15, 1994),[4] known professionally as Sodapoppin, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber. He has one of the largest followings on Twitch, with over 8.7 million followers and over 398.3 million views as of August 15, 2022;[5] he also has over 1.11 million subscribers and over 444.5 million views on YouTube.[6] According to Social Blade, Morris sits at the number 10 spot for the most followers on Twitch;[7] he also ranks number 15 for the largest total number of views on the platform.[8] He is a co-owner of and content creator for gaming organization One True King.[9]

Career

Morris began streaming on Twitch in 2012 after switching from Xfire.

In 2014 and 2015, Morris was streaming blackjack gambling on casino websites, winning and losing thousands of dollars on any given day.[10] In May 2015, Morris lost $5,000 on one hand with over 43,000 viewers watching him.[11]

Morris co-owned Canadian esports organization Northern Gaming, which was founded in May 2016.[12] In August 2017, the organization was purchased by NRG Esports, which is owned by Shaquille O'Neal, Alex Rodriguez, and others.[13][14] Morris subsequently joined its ownership group and became an advisor of NRG Esports.[14] In regards to Northern Gaming's short-lived career, Esports Insider stated, "It's the end of a short road for Northern Gaming, but their story will be looked back on as an example of achieving quick success in esports."[14]

Morris has been credited for causing a spike in popularity of social deduction game Among Us, which was originally released in 2018 but exploded in popularity in the Summer 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] According to Forest Willard, programmer and co-founder of Innersloth, "The first thing we really noticed was a Twitch stream from Sodapoppin. We had various moments where we were like, 'We're doing well,' but it was that point where we saw that a lot of people and other streamers started to climb onboard."[16]

On July 21, 2022, gaming organization One True King announced Morris as their newest member and co-owner.[9]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Legacy Award Nominated [17]
2024 Best MMORPG Streamer Won [18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nash, Payton (July 11, 2022). "Who is Sodapoppin? Everything to know about the livestreaming trailblazer". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "About Sodapoppin". YouTube.
  3. ^ Noor, Nawshad (January 23, 2022). "Twitch Streamer Sodapoppin Responds to Viewers Asking if He is Dating VTuber VaiBae". GameRiv. Retrieved August 14, 2022. Thomas Chance Morris, more commonly known online as Sodapoppin, is an American Twitch streamer and internet personality.
  4. ^ Nash, Payton (July 11, 2022). "Who is Sodapoppin? Everything to know about the livestreaming trailblazer". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "sodapoppin's Twitch Stats Summary Profile (Social Blade Twitch Statistics)". Social Blade. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sodapoppin's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile)". Social Blade. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers - Socialblade Twitch Stats | Twitch Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Channel Views - Socialblade Twitch Stats | Twitch Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  9. ^ a b McIntyre, Isaac (July 22, 2022). "Sodapoppin joins One True King as org co-owner". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Joe Bish (2016-10-28). "Gun Skins and Live-Streamed Blackjack: The Strange New Face of Online Gambling". Vice. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  11. ^ Schwartz, Nick (2015-05-15). "Twitch streamer loses $5,000 in one hand of online blackjack". For The Win. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  12. ^ Wynne, Jared (August 29, 2017). "NRG Esports Acquires Northern Gaming". The Esports Observer. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2022. Northern Gaming was founded in May 2016.
  13. ^ Brautigam, Thiemo (2017-08-30). "Sodapoppin's Northern Gaming has been acquired by NRG Esports". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  14. ^ a b c Massaad, Jay (29 August 2017). "NRG Esports announce Northern Gaming acquisition". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  15. ^ Fenlon, Wes (2020-09-24). "How Among Us became so wildly popular". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  16. ^ Winkie, Luke (2020-09-29). "How Among Us Came Back From the Brink of Obscurity". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  17. ^ Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.
  18. ^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (18 February 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

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