How tall is IShowSpeed?

Darren Watkins Jr. or IShowSpeed is approximately 5 feet 8 inches or 172 cm tall.

Watkins is principally known for his online presence and his comedic antics that have catapulted him to internet fame across the globe. Watkins joined YouTube in 2016 and primarily uploads gaming videos. He began live-streaming and uploading videos of games around December 2017, but was only able to attract two viewers. His subscriber count has increased from 100,000 in April 2021 to 1 million in June 2021 and 10 million in July 2022. Currently, Watkins has over 22 million subscribers on YouTube.

How did IShowSpeed become famous?

In 2021, his popularity increased after clips of his often violent behavior during live streams towards games, players, and his camera began appearing on TikTok. This popularity led to the creation of online memes. His outbursts have resulted in bans from the streaming platform Twitch and the video game Valorant.

He has been described by Kotaku as “one of the biggest and fastest-rising streamers” on YouTube. Talking Ben is a game that has greatly helped his growing popularity. Over a decade after its initial release, the mobile app became the best-selling game on the App Store thanks to Watkins' videos on Talking Ben the dog.

In July 2022, his bedroom almost caught fire after he set off a Pikachu firework inside of it. While live-streaming on YouTube in August 2022, he was targeted by a swatting attempt and forced to stop streaming. He claimed that he had been jailed and that Adin Ross had to pay his bail for him to return to streaming on August 11.

He also cheated on a test in August 2022, when he was taking a 'United States and Global Economics' course at the Ohio Digital Learning School. He requested the answers to his quiz from his viewers. His viewers pranked him by giving him the wrong answers, which resulted in him getting a zero on the test.

In September 2022, he participated in the Sidemen Charity Football Match. During the match, he became frustrated with referee Mark Clattenburg over being mistakenly flagged offside. He whipped a boy with the shirt he had taken off when he was celebrating. In November 2022, American rapper and singer Lil Nas X made his live-streaming debut and appeared on IShowSpeed's stream.

Watkins released his first single, “Dooty Booty,” in August 2021 on his YouTube channel. The song quickly gained popularity on YouTube and other social media sites such as TikTok after its upload. Watkins released a single titled “Shake” in November 2021, which received over 130 million views on YouTube.

He was awarded the Streamy Award for Best Breakout Streamer during the 12th Streamy Awards in December 2022. He released a song called “Ronaldo (Sewey)” in June 2022, following his admiration for the player. In November 2022, he released a single called “World Cup” under Warner Records to celebrate the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Due to past misogynist comments, Sky Sports removed all associated content with Darren in November 2022. In May 2023, he entered into an exclusive streaming agreement with Rumble. Watkins surprised fans at the Rolling Loud festival in Portugal in 2023 and later met Daler Mehndi in India in October 2023.

Who is IShowSpeed?

Darren Watkins Jr., better known as Speed, is a gaming, reaction, variety, and football live-streamer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also known as a hip-hop musician. Darren is known for his exuberant, eccentric, aggressive, and showy personality on his various gaming and entertainment livestreams. He gained over 1 million subscribers in just a few days, making him one of the youngest creators in the world with the fastest-growing channels in 2021. He is also one of the biggest YouTube personalities of color.

When Darren's fanbase started publishing clips about him on TikTok, with the majority of them becoming internet memes, like his interactions with Outfit7's Talking Ben, his fame grew even further. It is also worth mentioning that he made the game the most downloaded app at that time.

How much IShowSpeed worth?

Darren's main source of income is through his YouTube ad revenue. He is worth between $10 and $12 million. Darren also generates revenue from paid promotions, TikTok, and merchandise sales. Through his album and donations during his live streams, he has made a lot of money.