49 Facts About Andrew Tate

Emory Andrew Tate III was born on 1 December 1986 and is an American and British social media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer.

Andrew Tate gained notoriety for promoting various positions in the manosphere community.

Andrew Tate has been dubbed the "king of toxic masculinity", has called himself a misogynist, and is politically described as both right-wing and far-right.

From 2005, Andrew Tate began his kickboxing career in England, winning several kickboxing titles in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Emory Andrew Tate III was born on 1 December 1986 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC He is biracial; his African American father, Emory Tate, was a chess international master, while his White English mother, Eileen Tate, worked as a catering assistant.

Andrew Tate has a younger brother, Tristan, and a younger sister, Janine.

Andrew Tate was raised in Chicago, Illinois, and Goshen, Indiana.

Andrew Tate was educated at Halyard High School and Luton Sixth Form College.

Andrew Tate started practising boxing and other martial arts in 2005, and worked in the television advertising industry to support himself.

In 2011, Andrew Tate won his first International Sport Kickboxing Association world title in a rematch against Jean-Luc Benoit via knockout, having previously lost to Benoit by decision.

In 2012, Andrew Tate lost to Sahak Parparyan by unanimous decision while challenging for his It's Showtime 85MAX Championship.

Later that year, Andrew Tate lost the Enfusion championship tournament to Franci Grajs.

In 2013, Andrew Tate won his second ISKA world title in a 12-round match against Vincent Petitjean, making him world champion in two weight divisions.

Andrew Tate defended the ISKA Belt and Won the Enfusion Belt in 2014, making him a four-time world champion before he retired with 31 recorded fights.

Andrew Tate gained widespread attention in 2016 when he appeared on the British reality television series Big Brother's 17th series.

Andrew Tate was removed from the show after six days, with producers saying that it was because of events outside the house and Tate saying that it was about a video which appeared to show him striking a woman with a belt on the show.

Andrew Tate later acknowledged that the business model was a "total scam".

Andrew Tate operated Hustler's University, a proprietary platform where members paid a US$49.99 monthly membership fee to receive instruction on ways to make money outside traditional employment, such as cryptocurrency, copywriting, and e-commerce, which was facilitated by prerecorded videos and a Discord server.

Andrew Tate became prominent in 2022 by encouraging members of Hustler's University to post videos of him to social media platforms, in an effort to maximize engagement.

Andrew Tate described the claim that Hustler's University's operated as a pyramid scheme as false.

The name is meant to be a play on Iggy Azalea's meme coin $MOTHER with Andrew Tate saying that the coin was "for the patriarchy".

In October 2024 Andrew Tate was sent a series of questions by the YouTube channel Coffeezilla about his meme coin DADDY.

Andrew Tate is an influencer in the manosphere and 'alpha male' community, described as both right-wing and far-right.

Andrew Tate otherwise identifies as a libertarian and has been dubbed the "king of toxic masculinity".

Andrew Tate is associated with far-right ideologies and individuals, including the British activist Tommy Robinson.

Andrew Tate attended the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2019.

Andrew Tate stated that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is a hero.

In March 2024, after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Maryland, Andrew Tate falsely claimed the ship that collided with the bridge "was cyber-attacked".

Andrew Tate was accused of inciting online hate after becoming one of the first influencers to amplify misinformation about the Southport stabbing, leading to the far-right riots in the UK.

Andrew Tate has questioned whether the Nazis were really the "bad guy" in World War II.

Mother Jones reported that Andrew Tate promoted an antisemitic conspiracy saying that 'the Matrix' is really just the Jewish mafia.

Andrew Tate added that he plays a "comedic character" and that people believe "absolutely false narratives" about him.

In February 2023, Tim Squirrell of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue said Andrew Tate posed "a risk of radicalising young men into misogynist extremism".

In February 2023, courses for teachers in the United Kingdom on how to address Andrew Tate's views sold out.

In October 2023, the Australian government allocated AUD$3.5 million to counter "harmful gender stereotypes perpetuated online" in response to young fans of Andrew Tate who have been described as "increasingly bringing misogynist views into Australian schools".

Andrew Tate became widely known in mid-2022 and was searched on Google more times than both Donald Trump and COVID-19 that July.

In December 2023, Andrew Tate had over 8.5 million followers on X, an increase of 5 million since December 2022.

In December 2022, Andrew Tate addressed the environmentalist Greta Thunberg in a tweet extolling his carbon-emitting automobiles and asked for her email address to give her more information.

Andrew Tate gained notoriety on social media for promoting a "hyper-masculine, ultra-luxurious lifestyle" and a "hyper-macho image".

Andrew Tate later deleted his own Twitch channel, which had 50,000 subscribers.

Andrew Tate responded to the bans by saying that, while most of his comments were taken out of context, he took responsibility for how they were received.

Andrew Tate's content continues to circulate on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok via fan accounts.

In 2025, Andrew Tate stated he launched a new political party, the BRUV Party, which was reported to be part of his plan to become UK Prime Minister.

However, after Andrew Tate made a complaint to Elon Musk, the account was restored.

Andrew Tate reportedly has a number of children living in Romania whom he occasionally visits.

The sincerity of his conversion to Islam has been questioned according to The Guardian, although some scholars of the faith, such as Mufti Menk, have publicly commended his decision, with Menk stating in a recorded interview that Andrew Tate "seems like a very sincere brother" in response to it.

That same month, the Andrew Tate brothers filed a defamation lawsuit against one of the accusers, their parents and two other people, in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, seeking $5 million in damages.

In January 2024, the Romanian criminal case was heard in the preliminary chamber before a trial date was set, and three months later, the Bucharest Tribunal decided that the case against Andrew Tate "met the legal criteria".

That same month, Andrew Tate allegedly performed an erotic asphyxiation on Brianna Stern who was later diagnosed "post concussive" at hospital.