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Nate Silver is an American statistician, writer, and founder of FiveThirtyEight, known for his baseball and political forecasting. He developed PECOTA, a baseball forecasting system, and gained prominence for accurately predicting the 2008 US presidential election results in 49 of 50 states.
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Nate Silver is a prominent American statistician and writer known for his data-driven analysis of politics, sports, and other topics. He gained widespread recognition for accurately predicting the outcomes of the 2008 and 2012 US presidential elections. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the website FiveThirtyEight.
Early Life
Born in East Lansing, Michigan, Silver developed an early interest in baseball statistics and sabermetrics. He studied economics at the University of Chicago.
Career
After working as a consultant, Silver created PECOTA, a system for projecting the performance of Major League Baseball players. He later shifted his focus to political forecasting, launching FiveThirtyEight in 2008. The blog was acquired by The New York Times in 2010 and later moved to ESPN and then ABC News. FiveThirtyEight is now part of ABC News, owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Personal Life
Silver is openly gay.
Awards
Silver's work has been recognized with various awards, including a Webby Award for FiveThirtyEight.
Channel Credits
FiveThirtyEight uses statistical analysis to tell compelling stories about elections, politics, science, and life.
Spouses
Family
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Nate Silver?
Nate Silver is an American statistician, writer, and the founder of FiveThirtyEight, known for his work in political and baseball forecasting.
What is FiveThirtyEight?
FiveThirtyEight is a platform founded by Nate Silver that uses statistical analysis to tell compelling stories about elections, politics, science, and life.
When did the FiveThirtyEight YouTube channel join the platform?
The FiveThirtyEight YouTube channel joined the platform in May 2015.
What is Nate Silver known for in the field of baseball?
Nate Silver is known for developing PECOTA, a baseball forecasting system.
How did Nate Silver gain prominence in political forecasting?
Nate Silver gained prominence in political forecasting by accurately predicting the 2008 US presidential election results in 49 of 50 states.
What are Nate Silver's YouTube stats across all credited channels?
As of 2025, Nate YouTube channels collectively have over 9.6M subscribers, more than 1,407.0M views, and have uploaded over 66.6K videos.
First name
Nate
Last name
Silver
Birthdate
January 13, 1978
Age 47
Birth location
East Lansing, MI, US
Location
US
Years active
2015 - present
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