FaZe Rain, born as Nordan Shat, is an American professional gamer and YouTuber and one of the most popular members of FaZe clan, most subscribed gaming team on YouTube.
FaZe Rain posts game related videos and vlogs on his two YouTube channels that have more than 6.7 million subscribers and one billion views, combined.
The successful 21-year-old earns millions of dollars through his skill and this article will reveal you how FaZe Rain made it.
Early Years
Nordan Shat was born on the 29th of May 1996 in Toronto, Canada. He lived with his parents and a sister. As a child he experienced depression when his parents started arguing. Nordan turned to his PlayStation for comfort. One day the father left without a trace and Nordan’s mother later married her former boss.
As a teenager Shat once again fell into depression after a breakup with a girl he dated for three years. He took an overdose of Advil and attempted to take his own life. He was hospitalized for a week and had to see a therapist for three years. As part of therapy he was advised to focus on a hobby. At the time Nordan was into watching YouTube.
Career Development
After two years of watching YouTube, FaZe Rain started making his own videos about the one thing he was passionate about – gaming. He started sharing his ‘Call of Duty’ skills and quickly rose to million subscribers. His skills and strategies are considered amongst the best by his colleagues.
Today Faze Rain’s main channel dedicated to gaming has 4.9 million subscribers and 896 million views. The second channel under his birth name that he uses for vlogging has 1.7 million subscribers and 137 million views. And every day he gets a new 5.000 subscribers.
Personal Life
Nordan Shat lives with his mother and a sister. He also has a step-dad, step-sister and step-brother.
Shat dated a girl named Taylor from November 2014 to early 2016. During the time they were together, she frequently appeared in his videos. In one of his vlogs, Nordan said they broke up because a long distance relationship wasn’t working for them.
Faze Rain is currently going as single since there is no mention of any new girl in his life.
Biography
Full name: Nordan Shat
Nick name: FaZe Rain
Date of birth: The 29th of May 1996
Birth-sign: Gemini
Birth place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Age: 21 years old
Occupation: YouTuber, vlogger
Education: Oneida High School
Awards: /
Personal Life and Family
Nationality: Canadian
Ethnicity: /
Religion: Unknown
Father name: Unknown
Mother name: Unknown
Step-brother name: Unknown
Sister and step-sister name: Unknown
Marital status: Single
Ex-girlfriend: Taylor
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Children: /
Hobbies: /
Pet own: /
Personal Look and Measurements
Height: 180 cm (6 feet 3 inch)
Weight: 75 kg (165 pounds)
Body: Slim
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye color: Dark brown
Shoe Size: 15 US
Measurements: Unknown
Distinctive Features: /
Net Worth and Salary
Net worth: FaZe Rain has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million. He often gets sponsors for his videos. So far, he has worked with such brands as GFuel and FanDuel.
Nordan also gets an extra income from FaZe merchandise. It’s even rumored he earned some money from an alleged ownership over a successful CS:GO gambling site CSGOWILD.
FaZe Rain has an expensive taste in cars. He owns an Audi R8 V10 Plus and a Tesla Model X.
Social networks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Nordan/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RainFaZe (@RainFaZe)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaZe_Rain (@FaZe_Rain)
Snapchat: NordanSnap
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrickShotting
https://www.youtube.com/user/OMFGRain/
Interesting Facts about FaZe Rain
Ever since he was a child Nordan loved making people laugh. Because of that, he got into trouble with teachers a lot and was sent to the principal’s office often.
Nordan was fat as a kid, but slowly grew out of it.
Shat once got beaten up. During the incident he didn’t throw a punch, but let the guy walk away because he does not support violence.
FaZe Rain joined YouTube in December 2010, but didn’t start making videos right away. In fact, he deleted a few of his oldest videos.
Quick Summary
FaZe Rain, also known as Nordan Shat, is an American professional gamer and YouTuber and one of the most popular members of FaZe clan, the most subscribed gaming teams on YouTube.
His two YouTube channels together have more than 6.7 million subscribers and one billion views earning Rain a net worth of $2.5 million. He earns from sponsorships and merchandise sails and drives a Tesla Model X.
Funny thing is he came to do YouTube videos after an advice by a therapist to dedicate himself to a hobby. Rain tried to kill himself when he was a teenager. His childhood was difficult since the parents argued a lot and father left the family. Nordans passion for gaming helped him through the rough years and later on turned out to be the source of his million dollar success.