Forbes announced its 30 under 30 Class of 2019 on Tuesday, highlighting 600 young leaders and entrepreneurs spanning 20 different industries, including gaming. Eight of the 30 people mentioned under gaming have a significant role in esports and the future of the industry. The eight esports personalities on the Forbes 30 under 30 gaming list are Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, Johan “n0tail” Sundstein, Jacky “Stewie” Yip, Aileena Xu, Lauren “Goddess” Williams, Delane Parnell, and Sam Braithwaite.

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins

It’s no surprise that Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, 27, made the Forbes 30 under 30 list. He’s the face of Fortnite and Twitch. Ninja has over 12 million followers on Twitch, making him the most popular channel on the platform. Blevins broke Twitch’s concurrent viewer record earlier in 2018 when over 600,000 people tuned him to watch him streaming with Drake, Travis Scott, and JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Ninja has competed in several Fortnite esports events, including the Pro-Am, where he won alongside musician Marshmello. Blevins is sponsored by Red Bull and has been featured in television commercials for the brand-new Samsung phone.

Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng

Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, 25, is arguably one of the best League of Legends players. Peng plays the marksman role for Team Liquid. He is a three-time First All-Pro Team member and MVP in the 2018 North American League of Legends Championship Series. He has earned himself over 500,000 fans on YouTube and 800,000 on Twitter. Peng has been in League of Legends advertisements on YouTube and television.

Johan “n0tail” Sundstein

Johan “n0tail” Sundstein, 25, is a professional Dota 2 player that captained his team to an improbable victory at The International 8 this summer in Vancouver, Canada. The Cofounder of OG was projected to finish dead last at the International, but n0tail and his teammates pulled off one of the best runs in esports history. Sundstein helped OG earn over $11 million in winnings from TI8. Red Bull currently sponsors OG.

Jacky “Stewie” Yip

Jacky “Stewie” Yip, 20, helped put the North American region on the map in CS:GO during his time with Cloud9. Yip and his C9 teammates won the ELEAGUE Boston Major in January, the first major championship for the region. Stewie left Cloud9 in March and joined SK Gaming for three months before joining his current team, MIBR. Since joining MIBR, Stewie has led the team to a first-place finish at ZOTAC Cup Masters and a semifinalist position at the FACEIT Major: London 2018.

Aileena Xu

Aileena Xu, 25, is the President of Esports at Team SoloMid (TSM), one of the most recognizable esports organizations in North America. TSM also holds the most wins for any North American League of Legends team. This year, Xu helped the organization receive $37 million in Series A funding. Xu’s bet on Fortnite’s success helped double fan engagement and brought in sponsorship with Chipotle.

Lauren “Goddess” Williams

Lauren Williams, 22, is the first female professional gamer in the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League. Williams is the captain for Cloud9. She led C9 to a dominating first-place finish at DreamHack Montreal in September. Cloud9 went undefeated during the group stage and then swept Mouseesports, Millennium, and Rogue in the playoffs.

Delane Parnell

Delane Parnell, 26, is the first person on the Forbes 30 under 30 gaming list that’s not an esports player or associated with an esports team. However, Parnell’s impact on esports came from his web application called PlayVS. PlayVS is used by schools in the United States to create esports teams and participate in competitive leagues. The app schedules matches, track player statistics, and auto-reports win or losses. Parnell signed an exclusive deal with the National Federation of State High School Associations to provide software for competition.

Sam Braithwaite

Sam Braithwaite, 29, is the second person on the list that’s not an esports player or a part of an organization but works in the gaming industry. Braithwaite is the Senior Global Esports Franchise Lead for Blizzard Entertainment. He had a significant influence in the 2017 partnership with Disney that brought Heroes of the Storm Global Championship to television.