Andrew Tate: Biography and Controversy

Study Notes

Emory Andrew Tate III was born on December 1, 1986.
Tate is an American and British social media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer.
He is known for promoting positions within the manosphere community.
Tate's controversial commentary led to him being expelled from multiple social media platforms.
There is concern he promotes misogynistic views to his audience.
Tate is a divisive influencer.
As of August 2024, Tate has amassed 9.9 million followers on Twitter.
He was the third-most Googled person in 2023.
Most British adults are aware of who he is.
Tate has been dubbed the "king of toxic masculinity".
He has called himself a misogynist.
Politically, he is described as both right-wing and far-right.
As of August 2024, Tate faces five legal investigations—three criminal and two civil—in Romania and the United Kingdom.
Tate began his kickboxing career in England in 2005.
He won several kickboxing titles in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
In 2016, he appeared on the British reality series Big Brother.
He was removed from Big Brother as he was a suspect in an open rape investigation in the United Kingdom.
The rape investigation was later dropped.
Tate was subject to an extradition request for rape charges in 2024.
After his kickboxing career, Tate and his brother, Tristan, started a webcam model business.
They then began selling online courses.
With his audience from his courses, he became a prominent internet celebrity promoting a hyper-macho view of masculinity.
Tate's courses include Hustler's University, which gained 100,000 subscribers and was later relaunched as The Real World.
He also has a secretive group named The War Room.
The BBC has accused The War Room of coercing women into sex work and teaching violence against women.
In August 2023, it was estimated that Tate's online ventures generated US$5 million in revenue monthly.