Jarvis Johnson (YouTuber)

Jarvis Johnson
Johnson in 2022
Personal information
Born
Jarvis Allen Johnson

(1992-05-05) May 5, 1992 (age 32)
Education
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
Subscribers1.8 million (main channel)
2.76 million (combined)[b]
Total views207.4 million (main channel)
259.62 million (combined)[a]
Associated acts
  • Danny Gonzalez
  • Kurtis Conner
  • jacksfilms
Twitch information
Channel
Followers102.58 thousand
Total views323.63 thousand
Last updated: August 15, 2022

Jarvis Allen Johnson[3] (born (1992-05-05)May 5, 1992) is an American YouTuber and former software engineer. He has been running his YouTube channel since October 12, 2006.[4][5]

Education

Johnson was born on May 5, 1992. From 2006 until 2010, he was taught at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida. He graduated with an International Baccalaureate diploma. He then went on to the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2010. He studied computer science there. He graduated with a bachelor of science high honors degree in 2014.[6][7] He has worked for the Georgia Institute of Technology, Radiant Systems, Google, Yelp, and Patreon.[7][8]

Early works

Before creating his YouTube channel on October 12, 2006,[5] Johnson worked in other places. He worked as a student assistant, and then a teaching assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a software developer intern at Radiant Systems, an engineering practicum intern at Google, a software engineer intern, and then a software engineer at Yelp, and a senior software engineer, and then an engineering manager at Patreon.[7]

Career

Johnson's channel has many different commentaries and running jokes, such as "Zeffo Overlord of 1-2-3 Go",[9] and how "comically large" his computer science degree is.[6] His channel also serves content farms and their ability to game the YouTube algorithms, giving attention to their media content, that can be seen to encourage behavior, whether regarding animated story channels based on untrue accounts[10] or unproductive, or even dangerous, life hacks, popularized by the 5-Minute Crafts and Bright Side channels, which are managed by TheSoul Publishing.[11][12][13][14]

Reputation

In August 2018, traffic to Johnson's channel increased when another YouTuber, called Cody Ko, uploaded a video about 5-Minute Crafts, a topic that Johnson had already spoken about. Ko indirectly helped Johnson gain more recognition.[15]

Johnson was listed as one of Forbes' "30 under 30" list of influential people for th2021.ar.[8]

In May 2021, Johnson posted a video on Twitter captioned "what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!"[16] The video had a woman pouring Prego sauce onto a kitchen counter. The tweet gained international recognition and Prego ended up on the trending page on Twitter.[17] The video in the tweet was then taken down by the creator of the video[18] a mere 2 days later.

Ownership stake

In July 2021, Rhett and Link announced that their production company, Mythical Entertainment, had got an ownership stake in the umbrella company Johnson founded for his various revenue streams.[19]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 11th Shorty Awards YouTube Commentary Nominated [20]
10th Streamy Awards Commentary Nominated [21]
2021 11th Streamy Awards Commentary Nominated [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ 207.4 million (Jarvis Johnson)
    27.9 million (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
    15.97 million (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
    1.07 million (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
    3.59 million (Sad Boyz Podcast)
    1.62 million (Sad Boyz)
    1.92 million (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)
  2. ↑ 1.85 million (Jarvis Johnson)
    576,000 (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
    107,000 (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
    46,800 (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
    55,500 (Sad Boyz Podcast)
    52,800 (Sad Boyz)
    73,900 (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)

References

  1. ↑ @jarvis (August 23, 2018). "Last year, I started my YouTube channel after a decade being afraid of not living up to expectations. Today I hit 100k subscribers. I never imagined this as a possibility and I'm so grateful. Today I want to remind myself where I started. Still just trying my best. 🙏🏽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ @jarvis (September 20, 2019). "holy fucking shit i have a million youtube subscribers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ My Whole Computer Science Degree in 12 Minutes, retrieved 2022-07-29
  4. ↑ Hale, James (September 26, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Jarvis Johnson On The Pros And Cons Of Being A YouTube Perfectionist". Tubefilter. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jarvis Johnson – YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Johnson, Jarvis (March 14, 2020). Love Is Blind: The Dumbest Dating Show Of All Time. Jarvis Johnson – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Johnson, Jarvis. "Profile | LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Alonzo, Isaiah (December 7, 2020). "Jarvis Johnson and Net Worth Update: Tech Comedic YouTuber Earns Spot in Forbes 30 Under 30 2021". Tech Times. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ Masterson, Casey (September 14, 2020). "Jarvis Johnson takes on influencers in new YouTube video". The Mont Clarion. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ White, Tiffany (April 10, 2020). "The fake, creepy world of YouTube's animated story channels". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ Jurado, Joe (February 16, 2021). "28 Days of Joy: Shoutout to the Black YouTubers Who Stay Bringing the Joy". The Root. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ "What lies behind 'clickbait'". Radio 4 in Four. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ Watts, Emma (March 19, 2021). "The 5-Minute Crafts Channel Is Being Exposed By Other YouTubers". Study Breaks. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  14. ↑ Decaille, Nia (March 21, 2019). "These 'how to' videos on YouTube won't teach you how to be a better adult. But they're not supposed to". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ Jennings, Rebecca (November 12, 2018). "YouTube is full of cringey, clickbait DIY channels. They're even weirder than you think". Vox. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  16. ↑ @jarvis (May 10, 2021). "what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ Choiniere, Alyssa (May 12, 2021). "Ultimate Spaghetti Trick: Why Prego Is Trending on Twitter [Video]". Heavy. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  18. ↑ Broderick, Ryan. "Your Least Favorite Gross Viral Food Videos Are All Connected to This Guy". Eater. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  19. ↑ Brown, Abram. "Rhett And Link Are YouTube Legends. Now They Want To Be Investors, Too". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Jarvis Johnson". The 11th Annual Shorty Awards.
  21. ↑ Streamy Awards [@streamys] (October 21, 2020). "Commentary:🔻 @ContraPoints 🔻 @dangelno 🔻 @dannygonzalez 🔻 @jarvis 🔻 @tiffanytheprez #streamys" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ↑ "11th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.