Destiny (streamer)

Destiny
Destiny
	Bonnell's logo wordmark
	Bonnell in 2022
Personal information
Born	Steven Kenneth Bonnell II; December 12, 1988 (age 35); Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupations	Political and social commenator; Streamer;
Spouse	Melina Göransson (m. 2021; div. 2023)
Children	1
Website	destiny.gg
YouTube information
Channels	Destiny; Last Night on Destiny; Destiny Clips;
Years active	2013–present
Genres	Video gaming; political commentary;
Subscribers	796 thousand (Destiny); 163 thousand (Last Night on Destiny); 80.3 thousand (Destiny Clips);
Total views	558,086,492 (Destiny); 100,669,449 (Last Night on Destiny); 54,061,682 (Destiny Clips);
Associated acts	JonTron; Lauren Southern; Trihex; Vaush; Nick Fuentes;
Creator Awards
	Twitch information
Channel	Destiny;
Years active	2011–2022
Genre	Politics/Gaming
Followers	699,700 (before his indefinite suspension)
	TikTok information
Followers	181.1 thousand; (July 3, 2024)
Likes	7.1 million; (July 3, 2024)
	Instagram information
Page	destiny;
Followers	100 thousand; (July 3, 2024)
	Last updated: July 3, 2024

Steven Kenneth Bonnell II (born December 12, 1988), known online as Destiny, is an American live-streamer and political commentator. He was among the first people to stream video games online full-time and received attention as a pioneer of the industry.^[5] Since 2016, he has garnered further attention for streaming political debates with other online personalities, in which he advocates for progressivism and liberal politics.^[6]^[7] The New York Times has described Bonnell as a liberal,^[3] while Bonnell has described himself as "a very big social democrat".^[7]

^ "The Omni Liberal". Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ {{cite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16TEC5NdqqQ&t=6293s}}
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Roose 2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Gonzalez, Oscar (June 29, 2022). "Meet the Twitch, YouTube Streamers Who Deradicalize While They Debate". CNET. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
^ McCormick, Rich (August 26, 2014). "This is why people want to watch other people play video games". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ Quirk, Trevor (January 15, 2020). "Can This Notorious Troll Turn People Away From Extremism?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference motherjones20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "The Omni Liberal". Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[2] {{cite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16TEC5NdqqQ&t=6293s}}

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[4] Gonzalez, Oscar (June 29, 2022). "Meet the Twitch, YouTube Streamers Who Deradicalize While They Debate". CNET. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[vergeWhy-5] McCormick, Rich (August 26, 2014). "This is why people want to watch other people play video games". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[Wired-6] Quirk, Trevor (January 15, 2020). "Can This Notorious Troll Turn People Away From Extremism?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

[motherjones20-7] Cite error: The named reference motherjones20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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