American YouTuber, streamer and internet personality Darren Watkins Jr. (born January 21, 2005) is also known online as IShowSpeed (or simply Speed). He is known for his livestreams of games, primarily Roblox, Fortnite and FIFA. Watkins is known for his often shocking livestream behavior, which has brought him a large number of fans, but also has landed him in many controversies.
Watkins was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and registered his own channel “IShowSpeed” in 2017, mainly posting game-related content. His popularity increased significantly between 2021 and 2022, partly due to his sharing of wonderful live videos on social media.
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- Full name: Darren Watkins Jr.
- Born on January 21, 2005 (age 18) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Occupation YouTube host, Internet celebrity, rapper, singer
- Nationality: United States
- Nickname Speed, IShowSpeed
- ChannelIShowSpeed
- WebsiteIShowSpeedstore.com
- Game Type
- Warner Music
Early life and education
Darren Watkins II was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 21, 2005. He started using YouTube in 2016, occasionally posting gaming videos. Watkins began live streaming and uploading videos of games such as NBA 2K and Fortnite around December 2017, but only attracted an average of two viewers.
His number of subscribers gradually increased over the months, reaching 100,000 in April 2021, 1,000,000 in June 2021, and 10,000,000 in July 2022.
ISShowSpeed spent most of his early years in Michigan, where he completed his early education. Later, he gave up his studies to focus on creating his YouTube channel. ISShowSpeed is currently focusing on building his channel; studies are the last thing on his mind.
Profession
Watkins started live streaming in 2019. He rose to fame in 2021 after his fans posted videos of him behaving violently toward players, games, and cameras during TikTok live streams. The videos went viral and began to become popular memes. His rages led to bans from the video game Valorant and the streaming service Twitch. Kotaku called Watkins “one of the biggest and fastest-growing streamers” on YouTube. The game Talking Ben helped him become famous in a big way.
More than a decade after its initial release, Talking Ben the Dog is a top-selling game on the App Store, thanks in part to Watkins’ mobile app videos.
In August 2021, Watkins released “Dooty Booty” as his first single on his YouTube channel. After the song was uploaded, it quickly became popular on YouTube and other social media platforms such as TikTok. In November 2021, Watkins released the song “Shake”, which included the Fugees’ “Ready or Not” as a sample. More than 160 million people have watched the song’s music video on YouTube.
In June 2022, he wrote a song titled “Ronaldo (Sevi)” out of his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo. In honor of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he released the single “World Cup” through Warner Records in November 2022.
net worth
According to multiple sources, IShowSpeed’s net worth is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1 million. According to multiple sources, Speed’s annual income is over $200,000, but this figure has not been confirmed.
Social Media
- Instagram account: IShowSpeed
- Twitter account: IShowSpeed
- YouTube channel: IShowSpeed
- TikTok: IShowSpeed