American YouTuber Darren Watkins Jr. popularly known online via the name of his You Tube channel IShowSpeed who hails from Cincinnati, Ohio makes quite a fortune via his You Tube channel.
IShowSpeed gets an estimated $167,000 every month and earns an average of $2 million each year solely from his You Tube channel.
IShowSpeed is known for his extravagant, eccentric and hot-headed personality on his gaming and entertainment livestreams.
He made big waves in 2021 in the You Tube industry after he gained over 1 million subscribers in a matter of days.
However, he went viral when his fanbase started publishing memes about him on TikTok.
In his livestreams, he mostly plays PS4 video games such as Fortnite, NBA 2K21, and Five Night At Freddy’s 4, while speaking and interacting with his viewers.
Since early February of 2022, IShowSpeed has been known to play a bunch of Outfit7’s games, particularly the ones associated with the company’s Talking Tom & Friends franchise, on BlueStacks.
He was in the news in August 2022 after he was swatted during a livestream.
Footage taken from the broadcast shows officers questioning Speed outside his home, with his hands restrained behind his back in handcuffs.
The cameraman claimed that Speed was swatted before he was escorted away from the scene.
“I didn’t know, bro,” Speed can be heard saying in the video. “Oh my god, bro. I swear I didn’t do anything. I didn’t do s**t.”
The broadcast continued after an officer moved the camera away from the ensuing events. A short conversation was had before the stream was shut down.