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Alexander Lee
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Senior Entertainment Media Reporter, Digiday
New York
Beats
Biography
Alex Lee is a freelance writer who primarily works within the field of esports. He has reported extensively on the professional Super Smash Bros. scene for ESPN Esports, and occasionally writes about goings-on within the League of Legends and Street Fighter communities. Hailing from the northern suburbs of New York City, Alex graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where he successfully petitioned the English Department to fund his senior thesis project, Harvard's first graphic novel senior thesis. In 2017, he moved to New York City, where he currently lives while working full-time as an associate editor at W. W. Norton & Co.
Esports , Current Events , New York City Life
Family travel.
Content
‘We have our understanding of what we accept or what we don't accept’: Kick’s co-founder talks creator push and growing pains
By Alexander Lee Verified| Digiday Verified At the moment, Kick boasts over 57 million total users, according to the representative, and is rapidly gaining market share against rival platforms such as Twitch. Although Twitch does not publicly share its total user count, the platform averaged over 2.5 million active users at any given time in 2023, according to a blog post by Twitch CTO Christine Weber. Third-party estimates put Twitch’s monthly user count at roughly 240 million. Kick is not done investing in its efforts to scale up.
By Alexander Lee Verified| Digiday Verified With a potential economic recession on the horizon, content creators are adjusting their monetization strategies to rely less on individual fans and more on advertisers. As President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs — paused, as they are — threaten to upend the global economy, a recession is appearing increasingly likely.
By Alexander Lee Verified| Digiday Verified Professional basketball team the Atlanta Hawks have launched the NBA’s first formalized creator collective. The Atlanta Hawks Creator Collective is a group of 25 content creators that the NBA team has granted special access to home games and events such as training facility tours. The team soft-launched the program last year, with Atlanta-based creators including Dayna Bolden and Roxanne Kaiser attending — and posting about — Hawks events throughout the 2024-2025 basketball season.
Company Info
Digiday
Digiday is a vertical media company founded in 2008 by CEO Nick Friese, based in New York City. The company focuses on industries transitioning from analog to digital, including media, marketing, retail, fashion, beauty, and workplace dynamics. Digiday operates four core brands: Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail, and Worklife, each addressing specific sectors and trends. The company generates revenue through events, memberships, advertising, and marketing services, with an annual revenue of $14.9 million and a team of 311 employees. Digiday offers premium content, research, and advisory services, and hosts industry-specific summits and forums. It emphasizes community-driven content and multiplatform storytelling, aiming to provide quality journalism and insights into digital transformation across various industries.
New York, New York, United States
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Founded: 2008