TheBurntPeanut

TheBurntPeanut
Born
Texas, U.S.
Occupations
Years active2019–present
Known for
  • Peanut avatar
  • extraction shooters
Awards
  • Best VTuber (2025)
  • Best FPS Streamer (2025)
Kick information
Channel
Years active2026–present
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Comedy
Games
Followers121.8 thousand
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Comedy
Games
  • ARC Raiders
  • Escape from Tarkov
Followers2.4 million
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2024–present
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Comedy
Subscribers1.99 million
Views544 million
Last updated: August 10, 2026
Websitetheburntpeanut.store

TheBurntPeanut, or simply BurntPeanut, is an American live streamer and content creator known for his peanut avatar rather than showing his real face. He gained popularity in 2024 and is well known for playing extraction shooters such as Escape from Tarkov and ARC Raiders. He started content creation in 2019 with gaming guides for games like Escape from Tarkov.

After his rapid growth on Twitch, he was accused of viewbotting his live streams. In 2025, he won "Best FPS Streamer" and "Best VTuber" at the Streamer Awards, although he refers to himself as a "PTuber". Also in 2025 he was nominated for "Content creator of the Year" at The Game Awards 2025, although he was beaten out by other content creators such as Cr1TiKaL and Kai Cenat. In August 2026, he was among the Streamer of the Year nominees for the 2026 Esports Awards.

Career

TheBurntPeanut started streaming on Twitch in 2019, mainly focusing on gaming guides and tutorials for games such as Escape from Tarkov, although, he only grew a small audience.[1] Following a long period where he went on a hiatus from streaming and content creation, he returned to streaming and adopted the "TheBurntPeanut" persona, represented by a peanut Snapchat-like filter; this also led him to become more of a comedy gaming streamer.[2][3] During livestreams, TheBurntPeanut is known for saying terms such as "Goop!" when finding loot in video games.[2]

In 2024, TheBurntPeanut gained a significant amount of growth in viewers following his changes and interacting in in-game voice chat in Escape from Tarkov and other games.[4][5] In mid-2025, he expanded his content to more extraction shooter games, such as ARC Raiders.[6] This also led to his live streams featuring large-scale community events and collaborations with other streamers, contributing to a large jump in viewership; he refers to his viewers as "Bungulators."[7]

In November, a community war started in ARC Raiders with TheBurntPeanut and another streamer by the name of HutchMF, leading to other creators such as Ninja and TimTheTatman split on joining sides, with some joining TheBurntPeanut's team "The Bungulators" and others joining HutchMF.[8] The war ended via a Discord call with TheBurntPeanut winning and him stating, "I declare sweeping victory for the Bungulators".[6][9] In September 2025, TheBurntPeanut made a guest appearnce on the Around The Bar Podcast which accumulated over 2 million views on YouTube.[10]

At the 2025 Streamer Awards, despite calling himself a "PTuber", he won the "Best VTuber" award, beating out streamers such as Ironmouse and Usada Pekora; he also won the "Best FPS Streamer."[11][12][13] Also in 2025, he was nominated for "Content Creator of the Year" at The Game Awards 2025, although, he was beat out by another content creator.[14] In January 2026, TheBurntPeanut threaten to quit Arc Raiders due to their apparent cheating problems in-game.[15] In February 2026, after the release of Marathon TheBurntPeanut played it on a live stream and responded to the negativity, saying, "Let them cook"; this stems from the wave of negativity the video game was getting.[16][17]

In April 2026, ARC Raiders players created a "bounty system" that targets foul players, and at the top of the list was TheBurntPeanut, in which he was eliminated quickly.[18] Also in April 2026, the video game Rust had Twitch drops called "Peanut's Wasteland", which were themed around TheBurntPeanut.[19][20] In May 2026, TheBurntPeanut was offered 1 million dollars by MrBeast to reveal his face to his viewers; he said no and stated, "The peanut avatar already is my real face."[21][22] Also in May 2026, along with several other creators, TheBurntPeanut partnered with company Volt Factor.[23][24] In August 2026, it was revealed that TheBurntPeanut is one of the many Streamer of the Year nominees for the 2026 Esports Awards.[25]

Controversies

After his growth in 2025, TheBurntPeanut was accused of view-botting his live streams; he responded to the situation, calling those who accused him "losers".[26] In May 2025, TheBurntPeanut got into controversy after claims of him stealing someone else's profile picture.[27] After winning the 2025 Streamer Awards, some people in the VTuber community were angry because Ironmouse didn't win, and she responded, saying, "The hate towards TheBurntPeanut is cringe," to which TheBurntPeanut later responded, saying, "It’s not my community."[28][29] In 2026 he was featured as a cosmetic called a "sprite" in the 2017 video game Fortnite Battle Royale; this received backlash from the Fortnite community, with people bringing up his past use of homophobic slurs on stream.[30][31]

Personal life

Almost all of TheBurntPeanut's personal life is private, although he and his viewers have stated he is based in Texas and has a girlfriend.

Awards and nominations

Cermony Award Result Year Ref
2025 Streamer Awards Best VTuber Won 2025 [32]
Best FPS Streamer Won 2025 [32]
The Game Awards 2025 Content Creator of the Year Nominated 2025 [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Who is the Burnt Peanut? The 3D peanut avatar behind Twitch's 2025 breakout success". The Times of India. November 27, 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Chandonnet, Henry. "Men spent their holiday obsessed with a peanut". Business Insider. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ Zalamea, Enzo (February 18, 2025). "How One Change Took this Steamer From 200 to 5000 Concurrent Viewers". Prima Games. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (February 6, 2026). "Have you heard? Maya Higa's surprise emote, another Sidemen sellout, and TheBurntPeanut rises". Tubefilter. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ "TheBurntPeanut becomes Twitch's most-watched streamer in January 2026". The Times of India. February 5, 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Takahashi, Dean (November 23, 2025). "ARC Raiders streamer gang war ends as TheBurntPeanut wins". GamesBeat. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  7. ↑ Taylor-Hill, Grant (November 23, 2025). "ARC Raiders War—Battle of the Bunguraiders and Bungulators Explained". Insider Gaming. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ published, Elie Gould (November 21, 2025). "A gang war has erupted in Arc Raiders, and a victor is already emerging as Ninja joins the Bungulators: 'I am not declaring war or picking sides against somebody whose AFK stream gets more viewers than me'". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ published, Elie Gould (November 25, 2025). "Arc Raiders' streamer war is finally over, and it ended in the most underwhelming way possible via a Discord call: 'I declare sweeping victory for the Bungulators'". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ Around The Bar Podcast (September 18, 2025). The Life of NOT Being A VTuber | TheBurntPeanut. Retrieved August 10, 2026 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Pop Culture & Art (December 7, 2025). "TheBurntPeanut ends Ironmouse's three-year run with major VTuber victory at Streamer Awards 2025 | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on January 6, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ Khan, Titas (December 8, 2025). "VTuber community split over TheBurntPeanut's win at Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  13. ↑ "The Streamer Awards 2025: Best VTuber winner drama explained | indy100". Indy100. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  14. 1 2 published, Tyler Colp (November 21, 2025). "The Game Awards nominated another Hololive vtuber and her boss just wants voters to give her a chance: 'I would hope that they watch her stream at least once'". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  15. ↑ Banik, Sourav (January 16, 2026). "TheBurntPeanut threatens to quit ARC Raiders over cheating problems". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  16. ↑ Banerjee, Rijit (February 28, 2026). "'Let them cook': TheBurntPeanut slams day one Marathon negativity". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  17. ↑ Brigstock, Jake (February 28, 2026). "TheBurntPeanut is absolutely spot on about all the Marathon hate | indy100". Indy100. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  18. ↑ Bounties, Elie Gould They should change the name from Speranza Bounties to Streamer (April 15, 2026). "Arc Raiders' players have created a bounty system that's meant to punish unsportsmanlike behaviour but surprise, surprise, top of the list sits streamer TheBurntPeanut". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  19. ↑ Claudino, Ashely (April 16, 2026). "All April 2026 Rust Twitch Drops (TheBurntPeanut Skins)". Game Rant. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  20. ↑ Claudino, Ashely (April 16, 2026). "All April 2026 Rust Twitch Drops (TheBurntPeanut Skins)". Game Rant. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  21. ↑ Raj, Aastha (May 13, 2026). "MrBeast's $1 million offer to TheBurntPeanut for a face reveal sends internet into chaos: Will fans finally see the Twitch gamer's face?". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  22. ↑ Lyons, Ben (May 14, 2026). "TheBurntPeanut won't do a face reveal even when offered $1 million by MrBeast". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  23. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (May 15, 2026). "Volt Factor, with partners like Alan Chikin Chow and TheBurntPeanut, puts a charge into creator IP". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  24. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (May 14, 2026). "The BurntPeanut, Alan Chikin Chow & That's Amazing Among Partners For Debuting Creator IP Biz Volt Factor". Deadline. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Esports Awards 2026 nominees revealed: Jynxzi, Faker, Kai Cenat and top gaming names make the list". The Times of India. August 7, 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  26. ↑ Taylor-Hill, Grant (February 6, 2026). "TheBurntPeanut Addresses New Wave of Botting Allegations". Insider Gaming. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  27. ↑ "TheBurntPeanut And AT&T's X Profile Picture Controversy: What Really Happened?". NDTV. May 23, 2026.
  28. ↑ ""It's not my community": TheBurntPeanut denies fans targeted Ironmouse as VTuber Awards controversy unfolds". The Times of India. December 13, 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Ironmouse calls hate toward BurntPeanut "cringe" after Streamer Awards controversy". The Times of India. December 10, 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  30. ↑ Phillips, Tom (June 1, 2026). "'It Would Never Cross my Mind to Harass the Developers': Fortnite Fans Are at War Over a Controversial Streamer's Inclusion, and the Toxic Backlash It's Created". IGN. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  31. ↑ Shepard, Kenneth (June 1, 2026). "Fortnite Adds Creator Who Used A Homophobic Slur On Stream". Kotaku. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  32. 1 2 Taylor-Hill, Grant (December 7, 2025). "TheBurntPeanut Just Broke a Three-Year Streamer Awards Streak for Ironmouse". Insider Gaming. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
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