Jarvis Johnson (YouTuber)

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Jarvis Johnson
Personal information
BornJarvis Allen Johnson
(1992-05-05) May 5, 1992 (age 32)
Education
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Subscribers1.88 million (main channel)
2.87 million (combined)[a][1]
Total views210.67 million (main channel)
271.09 million (combined)[b][1]
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2018[2]
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2019[3]
Twitch information
Channel
Followers110.23 thousand
Total views323.63 thousand
Last updated: September 17, 2022

Jarvis Allen Johnson[4] (born May 5, 1992) is an American YouTuber and former software engineer who has been operating his YouTube channel since October 12, 2006.[5][6]

Early life

Johnson was born on May 5, 1992. He was educated at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida, between 2006 and 2010, before graduating with an International Baccalaureate diploma and then moving on to the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he studied between 2010 and 2014, and graduated with a bachelor of science high honors degree in computer science.[7][8] He has worked for the Georgia Institute of Technology, Radiant Systems, Google, Yelp, and Patreon.[8][9]

Career

Johnson's YouTube channel was created on October 12, 2006,[6] but he had other jobs before he regularly uploaded to the channel. He has worked as a student assistant 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 a software engineer at Yelp, and a senior software engineer and an engineering manager at Patreon.[8]

Johnson initially posted software engineering videos, before he began posting as a commentary YouTuber after watching a video from Drew Gooden and attempting to try Gooden's format.[10][11] He quit his job at Patreon to post regularly on his channel.[10] In August 2018, traffic to Johnson's channel increased after fellow YouTuber Cody Ko uploaded a video about 5-Minute Crafts, a topic that Johnson had already spoken about in March.[12] As Johnson's video wasn't getting much traffic, Johnson saw Ko's video and decided to update his video's title to include "5-Minute Crafts" to attract more viewers. Johnson credited this video as his "breakout video."[10][11]

Johnson's channel consists of various commentaries about software engineering and running jokes such as "Zeffo Overlord of 1-2-3 Go",[13] and how "comically large" his computer science degree is.[7] His channel also notably serves as a platform of active, though light-hearted, critique on content farms and their ability to game YouTube algorithms, giving attention towards their unvetted baiting media content, that can be seen to encourage manipulative behavior, whether regarding animated story channels based on untrue accounts[14] or unproductive, or even dangerous, life hacks as popularized by the 5-Minute Crafts and Bright Side YouTube channels managed by TheSoul Publishing.[15][16][17][18] In early 2021, Johnson was listed as one of Forbes' "30 under 30" list of influential people for that year.[9]

In May 2021, Johnson posted a video on Twitter captioned "what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!"[19] The video consisted of a woman pouring Prego sauce onto a kitchen counter. The tweet gained international recognition, and Prego ended up on the trending page on Twitter.[20] The video in the tweet was then taken down by the creator of the video, Rick Lax,[21] two days later.

In July 2021, Rhett and Link announced that their production company, Mythical Entertainment, had acquired an ownership stake in the umbrella company Johnson founded for his various revenue streams.[22]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 11th Shorty Awards YouTube Commentary Nominated [23]
10th Streamy Awards Commentary Nominated [24]
2021 11th Streamy Awards Commentary Nominated [25]

Notes

  1. ^ Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    1.88 million (Jarvis Johnson)
    636.0 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
    119.0 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
    47.1 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
    2.58 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! Short)
    58.0 thousand (Sad Boyz Podcast)
    54.0 thousand (Sad Boyz)
    73.9 thousand (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)
  2. ^ Views, broken down by channel:
    210.67 million (Jarvis Johnson)
    33.70 million (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
    18.09 million (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
    1.09 million (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
    153.97 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! Short)
    3.78 million (Sad Boyz Podcast)
    1.67 million (Sad Boyz)
    1.93 million (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)

References

  1. ^ a b "About Jarvis Johnson". YouTube.
  2. ^ @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.
  3. ^ @jarvis (September 20, 2019). "holy fucking shit i have a million youtube subscribers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Johnson, Jarvis (August 14, 2018). My Whole Computer Science Degree in 12 Minutes. YouTube (Video). Jarvis Johnson. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Hale, James (September 26, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Jarvis Johnson On The Pros And Cons Of Being A YouTube Perfectionist". Tubefilter. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Johnson, Jarvis. "Jarvis Johnson – YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Johnson, Jarvis (March 14, 2020). Love Is Blind: The Dumbest Dating Show Of All Time. Jarvis Johnson. Event occurs at 16:09 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ a b c Johnson, Jarvis. "Profile | LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  9. ^ a b Alonzo, Isaiah (October 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.
  10. ^ a b c Tolentino, Daysia (June 27, 2022). "VidCon: YouTuber Jarvis Johnson discusses taking risks, mentoring creators, and figuring it out". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b Winkie, Luke (March 2, 2021). "One Viral Moment: 9 Drama Commentary YouTubers on Their Breakout Videos". Vulture. New York. Retrieved October 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Masterson, Casey (September 14, 2020). "Jarvis Johnson takes on influencers in new YouTube video". The Mont Clarion. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  14. ^ White, Tiffany (April 10, 2020). "The fake, creepy world of YouTube's animated story channels". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "What lies behind 'clickbait'". Radio 4 in Four. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  17. ^ Watts, Emma (March 19, 2021). "The 5-Minute Crafts Channel Is Being Exposed By Other YouTubers". Study Breaks. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ @jarvis (May 10, 2021). "what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Choiniere, Alyssa (May 12, 2021). "Ultimate Spaghetti Trick: Why Prego Is Trending on Twitter [Video]". Heavy. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  21. ^ Broderick, Ryan. "Your Least Favorite Gross Viral Food Videos Are All Connected to This Guy". Eater. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  22. ^ Brown, Abram. "Rhett And Link Are YouTube Legends. Now They Want To Be Investors, Too". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  23. ^ "Jarvis Johnson". The 11th Annual Shorty Awards.
  24. ^ Streamy Awards [@streamys] (October 21, 2020). "Commentary:🔻 @ContraPoints 🔻 @dangelno 🔻 @dannygonzalez 🔻 @jarvis 🔻 @tiffanytheprez #streamys" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "11th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.


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