American YouTuber streamer, streamer, and online celebrity Darren Watkins Jr. (born on January 21, 2005) is often referred to on the internet by the name IShowSpeed(or simply Speed). The streamer is known for his streaming live games, primarily video games such as Roblox, Fortnite, and FIFA. Watkins is well-known for his often bizarre live streams, which have earned an enormous following and placed him at the center of numerous controversies.
Watkins was born in and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and registered his ” IShowSpeed” channel in 2017. He mainly shares gaming-related content. His popularity grew significantly between 2021-2022, due to the fact that he shares stunning videos of the live stream on his social networks.
Profile
- Full Name Darren Watkins Jr.
- Born January 21, 2005 (age 18) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- Occupations YouTube live streamer, internet personality, rapper, singer
- Nationality American
- Nick Name Speed, IShowSpeed
- Channel IShowSpeed
- Website IShowSpeedstore.com
- Genre Gaming
- Labels Warner Records
Early Life & Education
On the 21st of January, 2005 Darren Watkins Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began using YouTube in the year 2016 and has also uploaded gameplay videos. Watkins started streaming live and uploaded videos of games such as NBA 2K and Fortnite around December 2017. He was unable to draw the attention of two people on average.
The number of his subscribers increased in a short period of time to reach 100,000 in the month of April 2021. Then, it grew to 1 million by June 2021 and 10,000,000 in the month of July 2022.
The majority of the time, IShowSpeed’s early time in Michigan which is where he received his first degree. Then, he retreated from his studies to concentrate on launching his own YouTube channel. IshowSpeed is currently focusing on developing his channel. his studies are the final priority for him.
Career
In the year 2019, Watkins began streaming. He became famous in 2021 after his fans uploaded videos of his violent actions towards games, players as well and his cameras on live streaming sites like TikTok. These videos became popular and became memes. The rage of Watkins led to his removal from the video game Valorant and the streaming platform Twitch. According to “one of the biggest and fastest-rising streamers” on YouTube, Watkins was referred to by Kotaku. Talking Ben is a game that has greatly contributed to his rise to fame.
After a decade of its first launch, Talking Ben the Dog was the top-selling game available on the App Store, due in part due to Watkins mobile app videos.
Watkins uploaded “Dooty Booty” as his debut single on his YouTube channel in August 2021. After it was uploaded the song gained traction on YouTube as well as various other platforms for social networking, such as TikTok. Watkins released the track “Shake” in November 2021 which featured The”Fugees” song “Ready or Not” as a reference. Over 160 million people have watched the music video on YouTube.
He composed a song entitled ” Ronaldo (Sewey)” in June 2022 because of his increasing admiration of Cristiano Ronaldo. In celebration that 2022 was the year of the FIFA World Cup, he released the single ” World Cup” in the month of November 2022 on Warner Records.
Net Worth
According to a number of sources, IShowSpeed has an estimated net worth of $500,000 to $1 million. According to numerous sources, Speed earns over $200,000 annually, though this sum is unconfirmed.
Social Media
- Instagram handle: IShowSpeed
- Twitter handle: IShowSpeed
- YouTube Channel: IShowSpeed
- TikTok: IShowSpeed
