Darren said he was 19 most likely so he could get a better chance at Discord dating competitions, but besides that he wouldn't say his actual age at all. ĭarren's real age is currently unknown an argument among his fanbase whether if he is 19 (born in 2003) or 17 (born in 2005) ensued, partially due to the jokes he made regarding minors. It's unknown if they are still dating, but it's also possible that Darren has had a relationship with TikTok star and singer Ava Barbie, who is transgender. Though mostly unconfirmed, he formerly dated Ermony Renee, also known as Dream (not to be confused with the Minecraft YouTuber), despite there being a bit of a rivalry between them. He also has a younger brother, and he is currently attending high school, though he clearly shows his hatred for it. His most popular is currently Shake, which has gained 40 million views in the first 3 months since its release on November 2021.ĭarren also has a second channel named Live Speedy that he created on June 1, 2021, where he posts highlights of his past livestreams, and a third named Speedy Boykins that he created on April 26 of the same year, where he usually posts short clips of his videos and livestreams.ĭarren has a younger sister who sometimes enters his room during his livestreams to tell him "goodnight", or to interact with him. Darren also produces music, particularly fast-paced rap songs. Ever since his "peak of glory" began, his livestreams consist of him reacting to the subscriber counter reaching certain numbers. Since early February of 2022, Darren 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.ĭarren's "way to do things" is very unusual, considering he sometimes barks, roars, or shouts at the webcam for no reason at all.
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In his livestreams, he mostly plays PS4 videogames such as Fortnite, NBA 2K21, and Five Night At Freddy's 4, while speaking and interacting with his viewers. After the rise to success, Darren started collaborating with various music producers and started making songs, such as Shake (2021), Bounce That A$$ (2021), Dooty Booty (2021), and God Is Good (2022).ĭarren's content is mostly based off of his past livestreams recordings, and the very few actual videos he makes are simply short clips of him doing announcements to his subscribers.
Between May and June of the same year, Darren's fanbase started uploading clips from his livestreams and memes on TikTok, which helped Darren surpass 1 million subscribers in June (and eventually also surpassed 1.1 million subscribers). In the beginning of 2021, Darren started to gain around 1,000 subscribers weekly and 350 viewers in his livestreams, growing consistently until surpassing 100,000 subscribers in April 2021. At one point, IShowSpeed and his friends did an IRL skit where one of his friends was posing in a Ben costume. He also has a number of videos about him playing virtual reality (VR) games while wearing a headset. Darren would also make videos with Angela and Tom, characters from games similar to Ben's.
Darren's rivalry has since become a famous meme on the Internet.
Usually, he will ask Ben if he supports Black Lives Matter movement, the LGBTQ+ community, or other unusual questions. He was growing slowly at a daily basis to a point where, in June 2020, he averaged about 10 viewers in his livestreams and 150 new subscribers weekly.ĭarren is particularly known for his overwhelming rivalry with Talking Ben from Outfit7's Talking Tom & Friends franchise, mostly arguing through the telephone feature from Ben's "Talking Ben the Dog" app. Since the beginning of 2020, he started uploading and doing livestreams about the video games NBA 2K and Fortnite Battle Royale. He did his first livestream, about Fortnite, on December 28, 2018, but barely averaged with 2 viewers. Darren first created his account on March 21, 2016, and published his first video on December 21, 2017.