Jarvis_Johnson_(YouTuber)

Jarvis Johnson (YouTuber)

Jarvis Johnson (YouTuber)

American YouTuber and former software engineer (born 1992)

This article is about the online content creator. For the Texan politician, see Jarvis Johnson.

Jarvis Allen Johnson (born May 5, 1992) is an American YouTuber and Podcaster. He is also a former software engineer who has been operating his YouTube channel since October 12, 2006.

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Early life

Jarvis Allen Johnson was born on May 5, 1992,[4] in Gainesville, Florida,[5] and was educated at the local Eastside High School, between 2006 and 2010, before graduating with an International Baccalaureate diploma and then moving on to the Georgia Institute of Technology, which he graduated from on August 2, 2014, with a Bachelor of Science high honors degree in computer science.[4][6][7] He has a younger brother,[8] and worked at various places before starting his YouTube channel, including the Georgia Institute of Technology, Radiant Systems, Google, Yelp, and Patreon.[7][9]

Career

Johnson's YouTube channel was created on October 12, 2006,[10][11] 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.[7] It was at Patreon where Johnson met fellow YouTuber Jordan Adika.[12]

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.[13][14] He quit his job at Patreon to post regularly on his channel.[13] 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.[15] 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."[13][14]

Johnson's channel consists of various commentaries about software engineering and running jokes such as "Zeffo Overlord of 1-2-3 Go",[16] and how "comically large" his computer science degree is.[6] 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[17] or unproductive, or even dangerous, life hacks as popularized by the 5-Minute Crafts and Bright Side YouTube channels managed by TheSoul Publishing.[18][19][20][21] 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!"[22] 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.[23] The video in the tweet was then taken down by the creator of the video, Rick Lax,[24] 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.[25]

Boxing record

Johnson during a post-show interview at the 2023 Creator Clash
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Awards and nominations

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Notes

  1. Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    2.02 million (Jarvis Johnson)
    837 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
    159 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
    48.5 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
    3.86 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! Short)
    120 thousand (Sad Boyz Highlights)
    152 thousand (Sad Boyz)
    72.4 thousand (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)
  2. Views, broken down by channel:
    236.01 million (Jarvis Johnson)
    67.45 million (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
    30.88 million (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
    1.33 million (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
    270.53 thousand (Jarvis Johnson! Short)
    30.23 million (Sad Boyz Highlights)
    16.72 million (Sad Boyz)
    1.98 million (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)
  3. Followers, broken down by channel:
    131 thousand (jarvisjohnson)
    19.2 thousand (SadBoyzPod)

References

  1. [1]
    "About Jarvis Johnson". YouTube.
  2. [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. [3]
    @jarvis (September 20, 2019). "holy fucking shit i have a million youtube subscribers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. [4]
    Johnson, Jarvis (August 14, 2018). My Whole Computer Science Degree in 12 Minutes. YouTube (Video). Jarvis Johnson. Event occurs at 0:50. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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    Hale, James (September 26, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Jarvis Johnson On The Pros And Cons Of Being A YouTube Perfectionist". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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    Johnson, Jarvis (March 14, 2020). Love Is Blind: The Dumbest Dating Show Of All Time. Jarvis Johnson. Event occurs at 16:09 – via YouTube.
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    Johnson, Jarvis. "Profile | LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
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    Johnson, Jarvis Allen (September 21, 2022). Has The Internet Turned On Harry Styles? | Sad Boyz Podcast (Video). Event occurs at 37:02. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via YouTube. I didn't have a huge background with wrestling, but my little brother, growing up, watched it a lot.
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    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.
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    Hale, James (September 26, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Jarvis Johnson On The Pros And Cons Of Being A YouTube Perfectionist". Tubefilter. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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    Johnson, Jarvis. "Jarvis Johnson – YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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    Cope, Jordan Adika [@JordanAdika] (January 25, 2021). "worked together @ patreon, bonded over mutual love of lonely island" (Tweet). Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
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    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.
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    Winkie, Luke (March 2, 2021). "One Viral Moment: 9 Drama Commentary YouTubers on Their Breakout Videos". Vulture. New York. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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    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.
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    Masterson, Casey (September 14, 2020). "Jarvis Johnson takes on influencers in new YouTube video". The Mont Clarion. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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    White, Tiffany (April 10, 2020). "The fake, creepy world of YouTube's animated story channels". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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    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.
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    "What lies behind 'clickbait'". Radio 4 in Four. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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    Watts, Emma (March 19, 2021). "The 5-Minute Crafts Channel Is Being Exposed By Other YouTubers". Study Breaks. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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    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.
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    @jarvis (May 10, 2021). "what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Choiniere, Alyssa (May 12, 2021). "Ultimate Spaghetti Trick: Why Prego Is Trending on Twitter [Video]". Heavy. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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    Broderick, Ryan. "Your Least Favorite Gross Viral Food Videos Are All Connected to This Guy". Eater. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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    Brown, Abram. "Rhett And Link Are YouTube Legends. Now They Want To Be Investors, Too". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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    "Jarvis Johnson". The 11th Annual Shorty Awards.
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    Streamy Awards [@streamys] (October 21, 2020). "Commentary:🔻 @ContraPoints 🔻 @dangelno 🔻 @dannygonzalez 🔻 @jarvis 🔻 @tiffanytheprez #streamys" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    "11th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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    "Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Games". Forbes. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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    "12th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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