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| Born | Thomas Chance Morris (1994-02-15)February 15, 1994 (age 31) Austin, Texas, U.S.[1] |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Followers | 8.9 million |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Subscribers | 1.1 million |
| Views | 480.7 million |
| Last updated: November 26, 2024 | |
Thomas Chance Morris[2] (born February 15, 1994),[3] known professionally asSodapoppin, is an American Twitchstreamer andYouTuber. He has one of the largest followings onTwitch, with over 8.9 million followers as of November 26, 2024;[4] he also has over 1.1 million subscribers and over 480.7 million views onYouTube.[5] According toSocial Blade, Morris sits at the number 16 spot for the most followers on Twitch;[6] he also ranks number 15 for the largest total number of views on the platform.[7] He is a co-owner of and content creator for gaming organizationOne True King.[8]
Morris began streaming onTwitch in 2012 after switching fromXfire.[3]
In 2014 and 2015, Morris was streamingblackjack gambling on casino websites, winning and losing thousands of dollars on any given day.[9] In May 2015, Morris lost $5,000 on one hand with over 43,000 viewers watching him.[10]
Morris co-owned Canadian esports organization Northern Gaming, which was founded in May 2016.[11] In August 2017, the organization was purchased byNRG Esports, which is owned byShaquille O'Neal,Alex Rodriguez, and others.[12][13] Morris subsequently joined its ownership group and became an advisor of NRG Esports.[13] In regards to Northern Gaming's short-lived career,Esports Insider stated, "It's the end of a short road for Northern Gaming, but their story will be looked back on as an example of achieving quick success in esports."[13]
Morris has been credited for causing a spike in popularity of social deduction gameAmong Us, which was originally released in 2018 but exploded in popularity in the summer of 2020 during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[14] According to Forest Willard, programmer and co-founder of Innersloth, "The first thing we really noticed was a Twitch stream from Sodapoppin. We had various moments where we were like, 'We're doing well,' but it was that point where we saw that a lot of people and other streamers started to climb onboard."[15]
On July 20, 2020, Morris was banned from Twitch after playingVRChat on stream, where inside the game there's multiple characters that wore revealing clothes that may have broken Twitch’s sexually explicit content rules.[16][17] He was then unbanned a day later.[18]
In October 2021, Morris appeared in the infamous Twitch leaks, which disclosed the top Twitch streamers' revenue from August 2019 to October 2021. Morris placed 43rd on the list, with a reported payout of $1,461,302.14 for this time period.[19]
On April 13, 2022, Morris was banned for two weeks from Twitch after a stream he did on April 9 where he applied makeup to a generic face in a game he was playing while declaring “blackface” at the same time.[20][21]
On July 21, 2022, gaming organizationOne True King announced Morris as their newest member and co-owner.[8]
Morris is currently in a relationship with fellow Twitch streamer andVTuber Veibae.[22]
Morris currently owns a bluePorsche 911 GT3, an exoticsports car.[23]
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | The Streamer Awards | Legacy Award | Nominated | [24] |
| 2023 | Best MMORPG Streamer | Won | [25] | |
| 2025 | Pending | [26] |
Thomas Chance Morris, more commonly known online as Sodapoppin, is an American Twitch streamer and internet personality.
Northern Gaming was founded in May 2016.