Nicholas Armstrong (March 1, 2001 – October 1, 2025), known online as Sapnap, was an American YouTuber and livestreamer known for his Minecraft content. Along with Dream and GeorgeNotFound, he was part of the Dream Team and was a founding member of the Dream SMPMinecraft server. He had co-owned NRG Esports since 2022.
Career
Sapnap uploaded his first YouTube video on October 20, 2019. He became known for his collaborations with fellow Minecraft personalities Dream and GeorgeNotFound, known collectively as the "Dream Team" since 2019.[5][6] His videos with the group often featured Minecraftspeedrunning challenges.[5][6] He began streaming on Twitch, and in early 2020 he was the fourth person to join the roleplay-based Dream SMPMinecraft server, after Dream, GeorgeNotFound, and Callahan.[5][7]
Sapnap had often participated in MC Championship events and consistently ranked as one of the tournament's strongest players.[5][8] He had also competed in Squid Craft Games, an event organized by Spanish-speaking Minecraft creators, and won the second edition in March 2023.[9] He was known especially for his player versus player (PvP) skills.[5] In addition to Minecraft, his livestreams had included games such as Valorant, Fortnite and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[5] He had taken part in Twitch chess tournaments such as PogChamps.[10][11] He had appeared in several YouTube videos by MrBeast, including one in which he won a ten-person game of tag.[5][12]
Sapnap had started hosting the Banter podcast with YouTuber Karl Jacobs in September 2021.[5] Upon the release of the first episode, which featured MrBeast, the show briefly overtook The Joe Rogan Experience as Spotify's top podcast.[5][13] GeorgeNotFound had joined as co-host in August 2022.[5]
In October 2022, Sapnap signed with and became a co-owner of NRG Esports.[14][15] He announced that he would begin livestreaming on the site Kick in August 2023.[7]
Nicholas Armstrong was born in Texas on March 1, 2001.[5][20] He moved to Orlando, Florida, in 2021 to live with Dream, and the next year they were joined in the "Dream Team House" by GeorgeNotFound.[5]
Death
On October 1, 2025, Armstrong collapsed from dehydration while fasting for a "detox" during a heatwave in Orlando, Florida, and died. He was 24 years old.
