Cruising to the top spot, Kruzadar is the champion we didn’t know we needed. This variety streamer has generated quite the buzz in her six-year career. With her success on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok, she has a combined audience of over 3 million little Kruzers. While the journey has been tumultuous, this crusade remains a grounded one that she continues to endure.

"I think in any entertainment industry, when people blow up, whether it's our intention or not, they lose themselves. They start to take a lot of things for granted. They forget the value of money or the value of people who are around you in these communities," Madi, the woman behind the screen name, said in a phone interview with Lifewire. "That's what's going to happen if you don't make an active effort to take time out of your day to keep yourself grounded."

Her early life was marked by relentless bullying in high school. She was always a target due to her love of sports and the male friends she found through gaming. Her first foray into streaming was an attempt to escape the hellish reality of her circumstances.

Her only refuge was her relationship with her family. In a small rural Illinois neighborhood, her parents and little sister kept the young streamer grounded and assured her of her self-worth during what she said were common depressive episodes. Her mother, a chiropractor, prepared the young Kruzadar for the judgment and rumors that circulated in these small towns. Meanwhile, her father, an entrepreneurial engineer, instilled his love of video games.