IShowSpeed
ISHOWSPEED
YouTube Star
Birthday
January 21, 2005
Birth Sign
Aquarius
Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH
Age
20 years old
ABOUT
IShowSpeed was born on January 21, 2005, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His real name is “Darren Jason Watkins Jr.” He is a 20 year old youtuber , content creator and social media star. On youtube @IShowSpeed have 41 million subscribers and 4.7 billion views and on instagram ishowspeed have 37 million followers on tik tok he have 41.4 million followers 314.6 million Likes. He makes content on gaming (FIFA, Fortnite, Roblox, Talking Ben), IRL travel, soccer, stunts. IShowSpeed net worth is approximately $10 million as of 2024–2025.
Career Highlights
ShowSpeed started posting gaming content on YouTube around 2016 initially focusing on NBA 2K, Fortnite, and Five Nights at Freddy’s. His energetic, loud, and often unfiltered personality helped him stand out.
He went viral thanks to over-the-top reactions and livestream clips circulating on TikTok and Twitter in 2021 and gained millions of YouTube subscribers within a year. He makes content on gaming (FIFA, Fortnite, Roblox, Talking Ben), IRL travel, soccer, stunts. On youtube he has 41 million subscribers and 4.7 billion views and silver, gold diamond play button.
Released viral songs “Shake” in 2021 , “Do It”, “God Is Good”, “World Cup” in 2022 FIFA-inspired. He also signed a music deal with Warner Records. He posted a TikTok video of him meeting his hero Cristiano Ronaldo that received over 100 million views.
He wins 2022 Streamy Awards – Breakout Streamer of the Year and 2024 Streamer Awards – Streamer of the Year.
Family Life
IShowSpeed not much is publicly known about his father, He has not appeared in streams and is rarely mentioned. While IShowSpeed keeps most of his family life private, his mother has made occasional appearances when she comes to keep him in check or calm him down these moments have gone viral among fans. He also has a younger sister like his parents, she is kept out of the spotlight, and he protects her privacy.
Girlfriend & Relationships
IShowSpeed keeps his love life private and his rumored girlfriend Ermony Renee around 2022–2023 but now he is single and focusing on his career. He prefers to keep his private and possessional life separate. He introduced his girlfriend on his social media in 2021.They would later split. He has been romantically linked to actress Vanessa Anne Williams since 2024.
