Who is Kai Cenat, whose giveaway led to chaos at New York's Union Square? Watch

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Twitchtrackers, Cenat tops the list of the of the most-subscribed streamer on the platform. Speaking of his YouTube channel, he has about 4.01 million subscribers with channel on his own name wherein he posts daily life and comedy vlogs. His 299 YouTube videos have amassed more than 276 million (27.6 core) views among them.

In December last year, he was also crowned the streamer of the year at the 12th annual Streamy Awards. It all started with a posting on Instagram from the 21-year-old calling on fans to meet him in lower Manhattan for a live-streamed event where he would hand out giveaway at 4 pm. Some young people leaving the park also said that they had come expecting to get a computer for livestreaming or a new PlayStation.

US media reported that about at least 2,000 people were gathered following his announcement. Fans started lining up as early as 1.30 pm and by 3 pm, the crowd had swelled and was getting unruly. Footage on US media news channel showed a surging, tightly packed crowd running through the streets, scaling structures in the park and snarling traffic.

Some people were see throwing objects at car windows, threw paint cans and set off fire extinguishers. Some people climbed on a moving vehicle while others pounded atop city buses. However, by 5:30 pm, police officers in growing numbers had regained control of much of the area, but small skirmishes were still breaking out, Associated Press has reported.

Some yound people were also seen knocking over barricades and throwing bottles and even a flowerpot at officers. Police were seen wrestling people to the ground and chasing them down the street. Report by Associated Press also told that officers has arrested 65 people of which 30 are juveniles.