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Pokimane Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions
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9/21/2023
Imane Anys (AKA Pokimane) visits WIRED to answer her most searched questions from Google.
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00:00
Hi, I'm Poki, and this is the Wired Autocomplete Interview, and I'm really nervous.
00:04
[MUSIC]
00:07
I don't know what people have been Googling, and I'm about to find out.
00:10
[MUSIC]
00:13
What Poki?
00:14
What is Poki?
00:16
Um, sometimes I don't even know.
00:18
I'm a content creator, streamer, gamer, vlogger.
00:22
I kind of do a little bit of everything.
00:24
I am me.
00:25
She, her.
00:27
Yeah.
00:28
So actually, the reason this is my name is because obviously gaming, I play a lot of Pokemon, and my name is Iman.
00:35
So it's supposed to be a play on words.
00:37
That's why it's actually supposed to be pronounced "Pokemon," but I understand in English this just reads as "Poke-main."
00:44
So I'm never mad at people when they pronounce it that way.
00:46
I'm like, "Call me whatever you want, as long as it's nice."
00:50
What made "Poke-main" famous?
00:53
Streaming.
00:56
First year, 100% streaming.
00:58
I've been streaming since I was 17.
01:01
It's been like nine years.
01:03
I started doing it as a hobby in high school, and then it became my full-time job.
01:08
And then I started making content on all platforms, and that's how people know me, I guess.
01:13
What is Pokemon's Valorant rank?
01:18
My peak was Immortal, but that was about a year and a half ago.
01:24
Right now, I'm like Diamond.
01:25
Actually, it's a new season, so I'm not even ranked yet.
01:28
But last season, I was Diamond.
01:30
What is Pokemains nationality?
01:33
I was born in Morocco.
01:35
I lived there until I was four years old, little baby.
01:38
And then we immigrated to Canada.
01:40
I lived there until I was about 20, 21, and then I moved to LA.
01:44
And you know what? Maybe I'll move again soon.
01:46
Doing the world tour, okay?
01:51
That was so weak.
01:52
I'll do the next one harder.
01:55
Does Pokimane like Pokemon?
01:59
No, actually I named myself after that because I hate it.
02:02
Of course.
02:03
I think I've never met someone in the world who doesn't like Pokemon.
02:08
I feel like that would be a really big red flag.
02:09
I don't play it as often now as I did growing up,
02:12
but it's one of those things where like, you know, it's near and dear to my heart because it's so nostalgic.
02:16
My favorite Pokemon is Eevee because it's like picking seven, eight answers in one.
02:23
Is that cheating? I hope not.
02:24
Does Pokimane still stream?
02:27
I do, just not as often as I did before, you know?
02:30
When I first started in my career, it was like six days a week.
02:33
Then it was like five.
02:34
Then it was four, consistent schedule.
02:37
And now it's like three, two times.
02:39
I'll see you when I see you.
02:40
And I like it like that because now I'm able to do so many other things, luckily.
02:44
But I still try to make content regularly, pursue some new things.
02:49
I have some exciting projects.
02:51
I just can't tell you yet.
02:52
I'm sorry. Soon. Soon.
02:55
Does Poki play League?
02:57
Not unless I'm feeling severely depressed.
03:00
And I haven't played in a while, so that's a good sign.
03:02
If you get it, you get it.
03:04
And for everyone else in this room, don't worry.
03:05
It's not that day. League is just one of those games.
03:09
It's very intense, but I had my phase.
03:12
I will always love it as the game that got me into streaming.
03:16
Don't forget your roots.
03:17
But I just don't play it that much nowadays.
03:19
Does Pokimane have tattoos?
03:22
This is actually a really good question.
03:23
Because I think most people would maybe assume that I do,
03:25
but I don't have a single one.
03:27
I love the idea of tattoos.
03:29
I love people that have tattoos.
03:32
But if I had one myself, I know I would love it for a few months.
03:36
And then I'd be like, get it off.
03:38
So instead, I really like to opt for henna tattoos.
03:41
Does Pokimane have a Fortnite skin?
03:44
I actually don't have a Fortnite skin, but I have a Fortnite dance.
03:48
It's like...
03:50
The Fortnite team reaches out and they're like,
03:52
"Hey, we want to partner on a dance or emote with you."
03:56
And I just sat and I brainstormed in my little room.
03:58
To me, it was kind of reminiscent of like the TikTok dances
04:02
that were going on at the time.
04:04
I'm also not about to do a freaking backflip.
04:06
I can't do a backflip.
04:07
So that will forever be one of the high points of my career.
04:12
Like having something in a game that represents you,
04:16
especially a game that large, that popular,
04:18
and one that was so impactful to my career.
04:22
It's just like truly, truly a bucket list item.
04:26
I like that one.
04:30
Oh my God.
04:33
Okay, first things first, how you pronounce my name?
04:36
Iman Anis.
04:38
It's not anus, okay?
04:41
I have had too many people in my life be like,
04:43
"Is that...?"
04:45
No, my last name is not butthole.
04:47
Please stop it.
04:49
Where did Iman Anis go to college?
04:52
I went to McMaster University.
04:55
I studied chemical engineering.
04:56
I really, really like and recommend that school.
04:58
I mean, to be fair, I've been out of school for like four years.
05:01
So nostalgic feels.
05:03
I think most universities in Canada are pretty good.
05:05
Can Iman Anis speak Arabic?
05:08
I can speak a little bit of Arabic, not a lot.
05:11
So technically, I speak the Moroccan dialect of Arabic,
05:16
which isn't like full-on classic Arabic.
05:19
I can say most sentences, but maybe I won't remember most words.
05:23
I tend to tell people I speak two and a half languages,
05:26
you know, French, English, a sort of Arabic, a sort of little bit.
05:31
Anyone who's, you know, ESL or an immigrant probably gets what I'm saying.
05:35
Not 100%, but like a little bit.
05:37
Can Iman Anis do magic?
05:39
What do you mean?
05:41
Actually, can I?
05:43
The only kind of magic I do is manifestation.
05:46
Sometimes I'll think so hard about something,
05:49
I feel like I plan out exactly how to get it.
05:52
That's what I consider manifestation,
05:53
not necessarily wishing something into existence,
05:57
but thinking about it so hard that you recognize the opportunity when it comes.
06:01
Aside from that, I wish, I really do wish.
06:05
Iman Anis height?
06:07
Six foot two? Six foot three on a good day?
06:10
Says my Tinder bio.
06:11
No, I'm honestly, honest, honest, honest.
06:14
I'm five foot three and three quarters,
06:16
but I just say five foot four because three quarters, who cares?
06:20
I think it's a very nice average height.
06:23
I'm very content with my height.
06:28
Mama!
06:30
How is Poke? That's so cute!
06:34
Whoever's Googling that, okay.
06:38
Honestly, I'm pretty good today.
06:39
Not a lot of people ask, so thank you.
06:41
I'm doing swell.
06:42
How to join Poke?
06:45
I already know what this is.
06:46
Discord, Discord server, Discord server, Discord server.
06:48
If you want to join, to join our community,
06:51
it's discord.gg/pokey.
06:52
If you're doing it for malicious purposes, I don't know.
06:55
How do you join?
06:56
How?
06:57
Old.
06:57
Pokey, where's the is?
06:59
That's how I know it's little kids looking this up.
07:02
I am 27.
07:03
My birthday was a month and a half ago.
07:06
I feel like I'm at a good age.
07:08
It's like I've been through my early 20s.
07:10
Now I'm a little more secure and hopeful for the future.
07:13
What's next?
07:14
A family?
07:15
Who knows?
07:17
Probably not soon.
07:18
How much Pokey main worth?
07:23
See, networks are kind of complicated.
07:25
It's supposed to be how much is in your bank account,
07:27
how much are your assets worth,
07:29
and I feel like net worths tend to be overestimated
07:33
because they don't consider LA taxes.
07:36
So I'm going to stick with priceless.
07:39
ASMR.
07:41
Whoa, Pokey main.
07:44
In Free Guy.
07:45
I'm actually the main character, the guy.
07:47
No, actually, sometimes I wonder,
07:49
because so many people have been like,
07:51
"Oh, I saw you in Free Guy."
07:52
I'm like, "You guys don't think I'm the girl actress?"
07:56
Because in Free Guy, I'm just me.
07:58
I'm literally playing me.
07:59
I don't know how to act.
08:01
I play video games.
08:02
What do I know about acting?
08:03
I thought it was so cool that in the movie,
08:06
instead of just hiring people to act as the streamers,
08:09
they got actual streamers to give our actual reactions.
08:12
I feel like that was a sign
08:14
that they actually wanted to make a movie
08:16
that people who are gamers like and think is legit,
08:20
and it gave an authentic feel, you know?
08:23
Who is Pokey's brother?
08:26
Actually, he was the reason that I got into gaming.
08:29
Because, you know, when you're the younger sibling,
08:31
you see everything your older sibling does,
08:32
and you're like, "I want to do that.
08:34
Mom, Dad, let me do that."
08:36
I honestly just played all the games that he played,
08:38
and when I wanted to become a streamer
08:40
and wanted to go full-time,
08:42
I was able to get him to help convince my parents
08:45
that what I was doing was legit, you know?
08:47
Gaming is still one of the ways that we stay in touch.
08:49
We play Valorant together.
08:51
He's played on my stream with me so many other times.
08:54
Maybe someday he'll stream too.
08:55
I don't know. Keep an eye out for that.
08:57
Who is Pokey in my math solution?
09:02
Oh, my God.
09:04
This is really embarrassing to talk about publicly, okay?
09:08
There's a meme?
09:10
I can't even tell you the whole meme.
09:12
-I have it. -You have it?
09:13
-If you want it. -For sure.
09:15
Who is Pokey in math, my solution?
09:19
In history, my queen.
09:21
In art, my canvas.
09:23
In science, my oxygen.
09:25
-Ah! -In geography, my world.
09:26
[laughs]
09:28
It's a very, very cute meme.
09:30
It's wholesome.
09:31
Is Pokey kid-friendly?
09:38
Sometimes.
09:39
If I were to give myself a grade on that,
09:42
I'd give myself, like, a 70.
09:44
So 30% of the time, no.
09:46
But 70% of the time, I'm fine.
09:48
Why does Pokey have WGM?
09:52
Okay, for those that don't know, this is a chess term.
09:55
It means "woman grandmaster."
09:58
It's a very, very high-ranked term.
10:01
And I was in a chess tournament, so they gave me that title,
10:04
even though I'm, like, so far from being, like, at that rank.
10:07
But they gave it to me as a joke.
10:09
And I think people saw that, and they're like,
10:10
"Why does she have that title?"
10:12
It's a joke.
10:13
Thank you to them, though.
10:14
Makes people think I'm better than I am.
10:17
Pokey main...
10:19
Gaming chair.
10:20
Right now, I have a Herman Miller.
10:23
Do I think it's comfortable?
10:25
Kinda.
10:26
I'm kind of uncomfortable 'cause my posture is so good.
10:29
So I force myself to sit in it.
10:31
This isn't the best, but it's good for me.
10:34
And before that, I had, like, a random...
10:36
One of those gaming chairs.
10:37
Like, the ones that kind of look like racing chairs.
10:39
I actually kind of like those.
10:40
I really do.
10:41
They're, like...
10:42
They keep you so steady.
10:44
Where is Pokey?
10:46
Right now!
10:47
I am in Los Angeles, on set...
10:51
With Wired.
10:52
[laughs]
10:54
The search that I both liked and it caught me off guard was,
10:58
"How is Pokey main?"
10:59
Like, does someone out there really wanna know?
11:01
That's really nice!
11:02
That's really nice!
11:04
Thank you so much!
11:05
I'll see you guys in the next one.
11:07
Bye!
11:08
(upbeat music)
11:10
(upbeat music)
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