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| Born | Roberto Escanio (1997-08-22)August 22, 1997 (age 28) The Bronx,New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Game | GTA Online |
| Followers | 3.4 million |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Subscribers | 3.64 million |
| Views | 2.8 billion |
| Last updated: October 23, 2025 | |
| Website | Fanum Supply |
Roberto Escanio (born August 22, 1997), better known online asFanum, is an American streamer and content creator. Fanum emerged online around 2016. He is known for originating the term "Fanum tax".[1][2] He won "Breakout Streamer of the Year" at the13th Streamy Awards and the "BestRoleplay Streamer" of the year award at the2022 Streamer Awards and2023 Streamer Awards. He is a member of the streamer collectiveAny Means Possible (AMP).
Fanum was born Roberto Escanio on August 22, 1997, inThe Bronx,New York City, to parents from the Dominican Republic.[3] He has a younger brother who has appeared in his videos.[2] He speaks English andSpanish.[4] After graduating from Bronx Early College Academy, Fanum enrolled at theNew York City College of Technology but left to focus on earning money for his YouTube equipment.[5][6]
Fanum began streaming onTwitch in November 2016 and made his YouTube channel, JustFanum, in May 2017. He posted his first video in February 2019. He streamedNBA 2K and later expanded toIRL vlogs, which often drew upon his experiences in New York.[7][8]
In March 2023, he won "BestRoleplay Streamer" at the2022 Streamer Awards.[9] On August 27, 2023, Fanum won "Breakout Streamer of the Year" at the13th Streamy Awards.[10][11] Fanum has been featured on the music video forOffset's September 2023 single "Fan" alongside Kai Cenat.[12][13]
In February 2024, he won "Best Roleplay Streamer" at the2023 Streamer Awards.[14] On June 2, 2024, he played in a soccer charity match hosted by British YouTube group Beta Squad and American YouTube group AMP atSelhurst Park, London, England, where he played for team AMP. The event raised money for The Water Project.[15] Later that month, he appeared as a contestant in theSidemen reality competition seriesInside. The series features 10 guests who compete in challenges to secure a prize fund totalled at £1 million, with everything they buy or do costing money from the prize fund. He was in the show for seven days and finished in 4th place.[16][17] Later in December 2024, he was nominated for "Best Roleplay Streamer" at the2024 Streamer Awards.[18]
On February 14, 2025, Fanum participated in "Match for Hope 2025", a soccer charity event hosted in Doha, Qatar, as a player for teamAboFlah &KSI, facing off against teamChunkz &IShowSpeed. The match ended with team AboFlah & KSI's 6-5 victory over team Chunkz & IShowSpeed. The event managed to raise more than $10.7 million for charity.[19][20]
On March 8, 2025, Fanum participated in the2025 Sidemen Charity Match, held atWembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, playing for the YouTube Allstars team.[21]
Fanum is an original and prominent member of the American content collective known as Any Means Possible (AMP). He contributes to the group's collaborative challenge videos. Fanum invited popular streamerKai Cenat to the AMP group. In August 2023, Kai Cenat was arrested following a meet-and-greet he hosted with Fanum inUnion Square Park that resulted in at least 2,000 people crowding the park. The event resulted in property destruction and several injuries. While no charges were placed against Fanum, Cenat was charged with inciting a riot.[7][22]
Fanum tax is anInternet slang term describing the theft of food.[23] The first usage ofFanum tax referred exclusively to Fanum, who jokingly "taxed" snacks by taking bites of food from fellowcontent creators during live streams.[2] The term circulated among the YouTube collective AMP in late 2022 and was popularized especially during Fanum's Twitch streams with popular American YouTuberKai Cenat, when Fanum took Cenat's cookies.[24] In an interview withWired, Fanum defined the term:
Let's say your friend having a meal, he's having a good meal, and you just want a piece of that meal. Like, you know what I'm saying? You need a share. That's your friend and the friend's share, right? Get you a little piece of the meal. It's the Fanum tax. You just go ahead and just like, lemme get a little bit of 5%, 10% of the meal, maybe 20%.[25]
On October 2, 2023, aTikTok account under the username @ovp.9 posted ashort video of a character from the online video gameFortnite "singing" to amusical parody of the 2021 song "Ecstasy" bySuicidal Idol.[26] The parody, titled either "Sticking Out Your Gyat for the Rizzler" or "You're so skibidi, you’re so fanum tax",[27] features multipleinternet culture terms, includinggyatt,Skibidi Toilet,rizz, andSigma male. The song was used in many TikTok videos, inspiring a mass creation of videos featuringMinecraft-inspired games on the platform.[7] The sound was used in over 195,000 videos and amassed over 321 million views on TikTok.[26]The New York Times referred to the term as "the language ofGen Alpha."[28]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2024 | Inside | Contestant | Series 1; 4th place | [29] |
| 2025 | Inside: USA | Host | Reoccurring | [30] |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best Roleplay Streamer | Won | [9] |
| 2023 | 13th Streamy Awards | Breakout Streamer | Won | [31] |
| The Streamer Awards | Best Roleplay Streamer | Won | [14] | |
| 2024 | Nominated | [18] |
