Anys studied chemical engineering at McMaster University but later dropped out to pursue her streaming career full-time. In middle school, Anys began playing massively multiplayer online games such as MapleStory and Endless Online, where she focused on customization and socializing with other players. Her brother Mo, who is three years older than her, passed down his old games and cartridges from the Game Boy, Nintendo DS and Wii to her. Her parents were academics who immigrated to Quebec, Canada, when she was four years old, and Anys said that she was driven 'with a strong responsibility to succeed in their eyes', striving to be reliable and perform well in school. She left the organization on May 19, 2023. She is a co-founder of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators. She is currently the most-followed female streamer on the platform.
She is best known for her live streams on Twitch, where she broadcasts video game content, most notably in League of Legends and Fortnite. Imane Anys ( / ˌ iː ˈ m ɑː n ˈ æ n iː s/ Arabic: إِيمَان أَنِيس, born ), better known as Pokimane ( / ˈ p oʊ k iː ˌ m ɑː n/ or / ˈ p oʊ k i m eɪ n/ ), is a Moroccan-Canadian internet personality, Twitch streamer and YouTuber.
