Vaush

Also known as Irishladdie, Vowsh, Voosh, Ian Kochinski

Ian Anthony Kochinski (born February 14, 1994), better known as Vaush ( ), is an American left-wing YouTuber and former Twitch streamer. Kochinski started his online career as a member of streamer Destiny's community, before creating his Twitch channel and YouTube account in 2019. His content consists of commentary on various news and media topics, men's fashion, video games, and urbanist policies. Debates and discussions with various political figures have been a large part of his channel. Noted for his confrontational style, use of memes, and mimicry from right-wing YouTubers, he is regarded

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Within Vinony's link graph, Vaush is referenced by 342 other articles, and connects out to far-right politics, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt and Graham Platner.

It is catalogued under topics including 1994 births, 21st-century American LGBTQ people and Activists from Los Angeles.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,991
Total plays: 81,205

Key facts

Social media personality.image: Vaush (cropped 3×4).jpg
Social media personality.image_caption: Kochinski in 2023
Social media personality.birth_name: Ian Anthony Kochinski
Social media personality.birth_place: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Social media personality.education: California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (BA)
Social media personality.occupation: YouTuber
Social media personality.youtube_handle: @Vaush
Social media personality.youtube_years_active: 2019–present
Social media personality.youtube_subscribers: 581 thousand
Social media personality.youtube_views: 501.5 million
Social media personality.twitch_handle: vaushvidya
Social media personality.twitch_followers: 104 thousand
Social media personality.stats_update: January 4, 2026

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ian
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Occupation: debater
Educated at: California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Hair colour: auburn hair
Official website: vaush.gg
Image: Vaush (cropped).jpg
Residence: Seattle
Political ideology: anti-fascism

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sexual orientation: pansexuality
date of birth: 1994-02-14
IPA transcription: vuːʃ
facial hair: beard
wears: glasses
member of: BreadTube
Commons category: Vaush
social media followers: 208000
political alignment: left-wing
ethnic group: Polish Americans
significant person: Destiny
medical condition: autism
pseudonym: Vaush
number of viewers/listeners: 157322599

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Personal life
Career
Political views
Reception
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References
Secondary sources
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Described as a progressive and libertarian socialist, Kochinski is considered a controversial figure online. He has received several bans on Twitch and criticism for various statements, and has also received praise for his sociological content, debates, and charity livestreams.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vaush” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.