Background and career
Ludwig Anders Ahgren (; born July 6, 1995), also known mononymously as Ludwig, is an American live streamer, YouTuber, podcaster, esports commentator, and competitor. He is best known for his live streams, which have been broadcast on Twitch from 2018 through late 2021, on YouTube from late 2021 until 2024, and again on Twitch since 2024. He broadcasts video game–related content, game shows, and contests. Ahgren is also known for his work as an esports commentator at various Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments. He is a co-owner of the esports organization Shopify Rebellion. He began streaming full-time in 2019.
While holding a widely publicized "subathon" event, Ahgren became the most-subscribed Twitch streamer of all time in 2021, eventually reaching around 282,000 subscribers at its peak, beating the previous record set by fellow streamer Ninja. In 2021, Ahgren announced that he had signed an exclusive deal with YouTube Gaming. At the 2022 Streamer Awards, Ahgren won the award for "Streamer of the Year". He became a Red Bull athlete in 2024.
Ludwig Anders Ahgren was born in Hollis, New Hampshire, on July 6, 1995, the son of a French mother and Swedish father. He attended Hollis Brookline High School and, for college, he attended Arizona State University, where he was an inaugural member of Tempe Late Night (later renamed to Tempe Underground), a stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy club. He graduated cum laude with degrees in English literature and journalism in 2017.
Ahgren began live streaming on Twitch part-time on May 16, 2018, going full-time on February 16, 2019. During 2018 and 2019, Ahgren's stream had a relatively small audience, mostly streaming the video games Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario Party 2, and Dark Souls.
Since as early as June 2019, he has frequently made collaborative content with his fiancée and fellow streamer QTCinderella.
How Ludwig Ahgren makes money
In October 2021, Ahgren was among a multitude of streamers whose earnings from Twitch were revealed in a data breach; between August 2019 and October 2021, Ahgren had earned $3.3 million through Twitch, which Ahgren confirmed. Ahgren and Typical Gamer ended up winning the event and raising $100,000 for their non-profit of choice, Feeding America.
