Short name | FaZe | |||||||||
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Founded | May 30, 2010 | |||||||||
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Owner | GameSquare Holdings Inc. | |||||||||
President | Thomas "FaZe Temperrr" Oliveira | |||||||||
CEO | Richard "FaZe Banks" Bengtson | |||||||||
Divisions | Atlanta FaZe | |||||||||
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Channels | FaZe Clan FaZe | |||||||||
Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 8.66 million (combined)[1][2] | |||||||||
Total views | 1.17 billion[1] (FaZe Clan) | |||||||||
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Last updated: August 13, 2024 |
FaZe Clan, or simply FaZe, is a professional esports and entertainment organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded on May 30, 2010, as FaZe Sniping, the organization has players from around the world, across multiple games, including Call of Duty, Counter-Strike 2, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Halo Infinite, Valorant, Fortnite Battle Royale, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In 2020, the organization expanded into the Asian market, acquiring a Thai PUBG Mobile and EA Sports FC (Online) roster.
In October 2023, an agreement was announced for FaZe Clan's parent company FaZe Holdings to be acquired by GameSquare in an all stock deal.[4]