Trainwreckstv

Tyler Faraz Niknam, born December 20, 1990, and professionally known as Trainwreckstv or Trainwreck, is an American live streamer of Iranian descent. Raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, he attended Chaparral High School before enrolling at Arizona State University. He graduated in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in analytic philosophy.

Niknam entered the live streaming industry in 2015, broadcasting a combination of video game playthroughs and real-life content. Over the course of his early streaming career, he received multiple disciplinary actions on Twitch. In November 2017, he served a five-day suspension following remarks directed at female creators, which he later stated in a Kotaku interview were partially intended as satire, before issuing an official apology on Twitter. In October 2018, he received an indefinite platform ban after making statements during an Overwatch stream regarding female players and character role choices.

In April 2019, Niknam broadened his broadcasting slate by introducing the "Scuffed Podcast," a collaborative show featuring discussions among various online figures. His audience expanded substantially in late 2020 due to his streams featuring the multiplayer game Among Us. His gameplay earned him a spot among the top Among Us players on Twitch as cited by Digital Trends. On October 6, 2020, he won the grand prize of $5,000 at the Code Red Among Us Tournament.

During coverage of the 2020 United States presidential election, Niknam's channel generated significant viewership, becoming the second most watched on Twitch on election night. His channel recorded 607,000 hours watched, accounting for 18.2 percent of total platform viewing time that evening, placing him behind Hasan Piker and ahead of Mizkif.

Niknam relocated to Canada in June 2021, where he frequently streamed gambling on the cryptocurrency platform Stake. These streams faced public criticism over concerns regarding influence on underage viewers and legal restrictions. After Twitch prohibited Stake from its site, Niknam shifted his broadcasting activity to Kick, a new live streaming service linked financially to Stake in which he holds a partial ownership stake. In October 2022, Niknam stated that he had earned $360 million from sponsors for streaming gambling activities over a sixteen-month period.