Also in August 2022, he attempted to cheat in a 'United States and Global Economics' course he was taking at the Ohio Digital Learning School by asking his viewers for the answers to his quiz. Watkins claimed that he had been placed in jail and that Adin Ross had to bail him out, allowing him to return to streaming on August 11. In August 2022, he was swatted while livestreaming on YouTube, officers handcuffed Watkins and his cameraman was forced to end the stream. In July 2022, Watkins set off a Pikachu firework inside of his bedroom, almost burning it down. Watkins' videos on Talking Ben the Dog were credited for bringing the mobile app newfound popularity, with it becoming the best-selling game on the App Store over a decade after its initial release. A game that has majorly contributed to his growth in popularity is Talking Ben. Kotaku described Watkins as 'one of the biggest and fastest-rising streamers' on YouTube. His outbursts have resulted in bans from the streaming platform Twitch and the video game Valorant. He became prominent in 2021 after his fanbase began posting clips on TikTok of his often-violent behavior during live streams towards games, players, and his camera, which gained popularity and became memes. Eventually, his subscriber count saw a rise in the span of a few months, reaching 100 thousand subscribers in April 2021, 1 million in June 2021, and 10 million in July 2022. Around December 2017, Watkins began livestreaming and uploading videos of games such as NBA 2K and Fortnite, but only managed to average two viewers. He joined YouTube in 2016, uploading gameplay videos occasionally. was born on January 21, 2005, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2022, he was named Breakout Streamer of the Year at the 12th Streamy Awards. From 2021 to 2022, he gained substantial popularity due in part to the circulation of eye-catching clips from his live streams on social media platforms. He is known for his variety livestreams in which he primarily plays video games including Roblox, Fortnite, and FIFA.īorn and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Watkins registered his channel 'IShowSpeed' in 2017, primarily posting gaming content. (born January 21, 2005), better known by his online alias IShowSpeed (or simply Speed), is an American YouTuber, streamer, singer, rapper, and internet personality.

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