Youtooz

Youtooz
IndustryToys
Founded2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Founder
  • Austin Litman
  • Austin Long
  • Mark Prokoudine
Headquarters
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Websiteyoutooz.com

Youtooz is a Canadian company that manufactures licensed collectible caricatural figurines made from vinyl. The company primarily partners with Internet personalities or public figures and memes as a way to create an additional revenue for the partners while also making merchandise available for fans and the public.[1] The company also produces figurines based on video games and established media franchises, and has collaborated with Disney, Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, HBO, Crunchyroll, and Sony Pictures.[2][3]

The company has collaborated with notable Internet personalities or public figures including MrBeast, Angry Video Game Nerd, Markiplier, JonTron, KSI, Pokimane, Soulja Boy, Ninja, Jack Harlow, RoyalPear, Phisnom, Alan Becker, Danno Cal Drawings, and Dream.[4][1] Video game collaborations include Minecraft,[5] Fallout,[6] DOOM,[7] Elden Ring,[8] Banjo-Kazooie,[9] Cuphead,[10] Halo,[11] Call of Duty,[12] The Witcher,[13] and Five Nights at Freddy's.[14] The company has also released figures based on media franchises such as Breaking Bad,[15] Invincible,[16] Marvel Comics,[17] Godzilla,[18] Back to the Future,[19] One Piece,[20] The Boys,[21] Transformers,[22] SpongeBob SquarePants,[23] and South Park.[24]

History

Youtooz vending machine, Los Angeles
An Youtooz vinyl figurine.

Youtooz was co-founded by Austin Litman, Austin Long, and Mark Prokoudine in 2019.[25][26] The company's first released figurine was "Dead Meme," which was based on Ugandan Knuckles, an Internet meme.[25]

The company launched over 200 figures and sold over 500,000 individual figurines in 2020.[2][1]

Youtooz had a revenue of over US$30 million in 2021 and released almost 400 new designs.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Madell, Robin. "I'm the 25-year-old cofounder of a toy company that made $30 million in revenue last year. Here's how I got my start". Business Insider. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Weimer, Jackson. "Youtooz: Holding The Internet's Creators And Memes In Your Hand". Forbes. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ https://youtooz.com/pages/about-us
  4. ^ "YOUTOOZ BRINGS POPULAR STREAMERS TO LIFE WITH NEW TWITCH COLLABORATION". Action Figure Insider. 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ Pelletier, Ashley (27 October 2023). "Start Building Your Youtooz Collection with Minecraft Collectibles". The Pop Insider. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ^ Pelletier, Ashley (5 April 2024). "Youtooz Goes Nuclear with 'Fallout' Figures". The Pop Insider. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ https://youtooz.com/products/doom-guy
  8. ^ "Now you can pet your very own Elden Ring dog". VG247. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Youtooz Is Releasing Official Banjo-Kazooie Figures, Pre-Orders Open Next Week". Nintendo Life. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Youtooz Readies Retro Dissected 'Cuphead' Figure". Hypebeast. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  11. ^ https://youtooz.com/products/master-chief
  12. ^ https://youtooz.com/products/ghost
  13. ^ https://youtooz.com/products/geralt
  14. ^ "Youtooz's FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY's Collectible Figures Will Terrorize Your Desk". Nerdist. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  15. ^ Pelletier, Ashley (1 February 2024). "Youtooz Goes Dark with New 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' Figures". The Pop Insider. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  16. ^ Blevins, Adam (27 April 2024). "'Invincible' and Omni-Man Face Off in New YouTooz Figure". Collider. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  17. ^ "YouTooz's Spider-Man Collectible Figures Honor Marvel Comics History". Nerdist. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  18. ^ https://youtooz.com/search?q=Godzilla
  19. ^ https://thepopinsider.com/back-to-the-future-youtooz/
  20. ^ Chavez, Conny (2 September 2023). "'One Piece' Pirates Prepare to Set Sail With Youtooz Collection". Collider. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  21. ^ https://youtooz.com/collections/the-boys/
  22. ^ https://youtooz.com/search?q=Transformers
  23. ^ https://youtooz.com/collections/spongebob/
  24. ^ VanHooker, Brian (30 November 2023). "What to Get the 'Seinfeld,' 'South Park' or 'Simpsons' Superfan in Your Life". Cracked.com. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  25. ^ a b Walker, Ben (1 November 2019). "Youtooz, the company making collectibles of the world's biggest YouTube stars". Daily Star. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Collectibles Creator Youtooz Sets Stage For Growth With Funding From Decathlon Capital Partners". PRWeb. Retrieved 8 May 2024.