Andrew Tate is known for his controversial and luxurious lifestyle; he is a British-American businessman, media personality, and former professional kickboxer who clinched four world championships and other numerous accolades before he retired to focus on business and other career options.
He is currently facing charges from the Romanian authorities for alleged sexual offences, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang. This article encapsulates everything you want to know about Andrew Tate, including his net worth and why he was banned from social media.
Profile Summary
Full name | Emory Andrew Tate III |
Popular as | Andrew Tate |
Gender | Male |
Date of birth | December 1, 1986 |
Age | 38 years old (as of 2024) |
Place of birth | Washington DC, United States |
Educati0n | Luxton Sixth Form College |
Nationality | American-British |
Parents | Eileen (mum) and Emory Tate (dad) |
Siblings | Janine Tate (sister) and Tristan (his brother) |
Height | 6 feet and 0 inches (185 cm) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 pounds) |
Hair colour | Brown |
Eye colour | Brown |
Profession | Cruiserweight kickboxer, vlogger, commentator, entrepreneur |
Net worth | $380 million |
Who is Andrew Tate?
Emory Andrew Tate III popularly known as Andrew Tate is a British-American businessman, media personality, and former professional kickboxer. He is famous for his luxurious lifestyle and controversial comments on social media which have led to his expulsion from all major social media platforms, following the allegation that he promotes misogynist views to his audience.
Despite the former kickboxer being banned on various social media platforms where he amassed millions of followers, he keeps making the headlines on various mainstream media, although not for a good reason. He is currently facing charges alongside his brother, Tristan Tate, for allegedly involving in human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang that sexually exploits women.
Andrew Tate is also influential for being a multi-million dollar business magnate whose net worth is unfathomable, as he reportedly has multiple streams of income oozing out from his business empire and investments, which are mostly private. Some of his well-known businesses include Tate Media, (a digital marketing service company) and Hustlers University, an online educational platform where members pay a monthly fee to be tutored on how to make passive income from various online companies.
Andrew Tate’s Early Life and Family
Andrew Tate is a British-American businessman, media personality, and former professional kickboxer, born on December 1st, 1986 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, United States. He was brought up in Chicago, Illinois, and Goshen, Indiana by his parents before they divorced, necessitating his mother Eileen Tate who was a white English woman to relocate to Luton, England with him and his two younger siblings, Tristan Tate, his brother and their sister, Janine Tate.
Andrew Tate’s Parents
Andrew Tate has a mixed heritage, his father Emory Tate II, was an African-American international chess master who served in the United States Air Force and was famous for winning five United States Armed Forces chess championships. His mother Eileen was a White English woman; who worked as an assistant caterer. They reportedly met in the United Kingdom and began a relationship that later turned into marriage.
The couple relocated to the United States where they had their three children, Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate and Janine Tate. However, they didn’t stay together for too long before splitting, which made Eileen relocate to Luton, England with the children.
Who are Andrew Tate’s Siblings?
Tristan Tate and Janine Tate are Andrew’s siblings; Tristan has a lot in common with his brother, Andrew; they are often called the “Tate Brothers”. The duo have a lot in common, both in their career and lifestyle. Tristan is also a former kickboxer and an entrepreneur; he runs a luxury car rental business known as “Tate Cars” which offers a range of high-end vehicles for rent, including Lamborghini, Ferraris, and Rolls-Royces.
Meanwhile, their sister, Janine Tate maintains a far critical departure from her brothers. She is an established lawyer and public figure; she does not associate with her brothers as she frowns at their lifestyle. Janine lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her spouse, Norman Webb (a nutritionist and bodybuilder).
Andrew Tate’s Career and Businesses
Andrew Tate began his career as a casual staff in the television advertising industry to fend for himself. While still working in the industry in 2005, he started practising boxing and other martial arts, not with any intention of making a career out of it but just keeping fit. Along the line, he discovered how good he was at it after beating up three guys who tried to harass him; subsequently, he considered exploring it as a career option.
He began his kickboxing career on April 7, 2007, in a match with Scott Gibson who gave him a straight defeat; however, he was not discouraged by the result. In November 2008, the International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) ranked him the seventh-best light heavyweight kickboxer in the United Kingdom as he had significantly improved and became a force to be reckoned with.
Andrew Tate won his first championship at the British International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) Full Contact Cruiserweight Championship in 2009 at Derby. In the same year, he also won the International Kickboxing Federation British belt and received the top rank in his division across Europe. By this time, he had become a big force in the sporting industry and was nicknamed “King Cobra”.
The Kickboxer won his first International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) world title in 2011 through a rematch against Jean-Luc Benoît after he had previously lost for him. By the time he was retiring in 2014, he was already a four-time world champion with over 31 recorded fights.
After Andrew Tate quit his boxing career in 2014, he made an appearance in the British reality show “Big Brother’s 17th series” in 2016 which made him gained massive attention. However, he was ejected from the show after six days of his appearance. Tate was accused of making homophobic and racist posts on Twitter; which he defended himself, saying that the post was made due to a video that surfaced online where he was allegedly beating a woman with a belt. However, his explanation was not satisfactory to the producer as the decision was not revised.
Tate founded a digital marketing company known as Tate Media and subsequently founded an online training platform called Hustler’s University where he charged members as much as US$49.99 monthly to teach them how to make money through digital skills such as dropshipping, copywriting and investing in cryptocurrency. According to reports, Tate employed an affiliate marketing strategy, where one earns a commission for bringing a member.
The platform which amassed over 100,000 subscribers was shut down in 2022 due to alleged controversial videos that Tate often instructed the platform members to share across various social media platforms, which led to his expulsion from those platforms; following the misogynistic and violent commentary that those videos contained. He later rebranded the Hustler’s University to “The Real World” which was described as a male version of the Tate brother’s “digital grooming”.
Andrew Tate’s Arrest and Alleged Crimes
The Tate brothers moved from the United Kingdom to Romania in 2017 and by 2022, they were suspected of being involved in illicit acts including sexual offences, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang. There were about seven women who sued them, claiming they committed the offences between 2013 and 2016 while they were still living in the United Kingdom.
Two women were arrested alongside the “Tate Brothers” for being accomplices to the offence. According to reports issued by Romania’s DIICOT unit; which investigates terrorism and organised crimes; over six women have been identified as their victims, claiming to have been subjected to the “acts of physical violence and mental coercion” and were “sexually exploited by group members”.
They further revealed that Andrew Tate and his brother usually pretend to be in romantic relationships with women by luring them, and then forcing them into carrying out pornographic acts under duress, which were then filmed in the process.
The Tate brothers were placed under house arrest by the Romanian authorities but were released eventually, while about 10 of their properties and 15 luxurious cars were seized. However, the decision was also reversed and they gained back access to their belongings. The case is still ongoing as of November 2024.
What is Andrew Tate’s Net Worth?
Andrew Tate’s accurate net worth seems to be a topic of debate, hence he runs private businesses and investments and has not publically disclosed his net worth. Also, much of his wealth is traced to his cryptocurrency where he reportedly amassed lots of fortune. According to public information about his various sources of income, investments, assets, and business ventures, his estimated net worth in 2024 is over $380 million.
What is Andrew Tate’s Age, Height and Weight?
Andrew Tate was born on December 1, 1986, he is 38 years old (as of 2024). He stands at a fantastic height of 6 feet and 0 inches (185 cm) and weighs 90 kg (198 pounds) approximately.