ViruSs
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May 8, 1990
ViruSs | |
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 ViruSs in 2022 | |
| Born | Đặng Tiến Hoàng May 8, 1990 Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Occupations | Streamer, YouTuber, musician, music producer |
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| Years active | 2015-present |
| Subscribers | 4.5 million |
| Last updated: May 23, 2025 | |
Đặng Tiến Hoàng (born 8 May 1990), commonly known by his stage name ViruSs, is a Vietnamese male YouTuber, streamer, musician, and music producer.[1] Starting his career as a streamer in video games, ViruSs quickly moved into the music industry. With his influence in the online gaming world and a large following, ViruSs, along with PewPew, Độ Mixi, and Xemesis, are known as the "four kings of Vietnamese streamers".[2]
ViruSs's real name is Đặng Tiến Hoàng, born and raised in Hanoi in a family with relatives in the arts.[3] Having studied piano since childhood, at the age of 15, he was sent abroad to study. However, his family encountered a major incident[citation needed], forcing ViruSs to return to the country in 2007, making a living in restaurants and hotels and starting to get involved with playing games and being a streamer.[4]
He then quit his job to become a streamer in video games and a commentator for esport tournaments. With his experience in the game League of Legends, ViruSs was the first person to experiment with streaming games on the Azubu streaming service. During his game streaming career, ViruSs has been labeled as Top 3 most followed, Top donated star, Top 1 PUBG[5] and is considered one of the most famous streamers in Asia.[6] In addition, ViruSs is also a gamer and captain of the Hanoi Dragons team - a League of Legends team in Vietnam.[7] In 2018, ViruSs and PewPew appeared on the WeChoice Awards nomination list for the Hot Influencer category.[8] At the same time, he was appointed as an Ambassador by Facebook Gaming, an online game streaming platform of Facebook.[9]
Besides playing games, ViruSs also makes reaction videos (comments, reactions to a newly released music video). ViruSs's reaction videos are quite popular with the community.[10]
In addition, ViruSs also participates in writing music. He has collaborated with a number of singers such as Amee, JustaTee, releasing music products such as: "Thang dien", "Troi cu troi mang di"...[11][12] He was also invited to participate in a number of TV game shows and appeared in a short film premiered in 2020.[13] On November 4, 2021, Bloomberg reported that streamer ViruSs became a community development consultant in the GameFi field for the Bholdus project.[14]
On May 8, 2022, ViruSs officially announced that he would take on the position of General Director of 108 Gaming, directly participating in the management, operation and development of the company in phase 2.0.[15]