Ishowspeed Net Worth 2023: Height, Age, Real Name & Girlfriend

Darren Watkins known by his online moniker as Ishowspeed is an American YouTube star. He is best recognized for posting NBA 2K gameplays and tutorial videos on his YouTube channel which currently has over 15.3 million subscribers. As of 2023, Ishowspeed net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.

Early life

Ishowspeed’s real name is Darren Watkins and was born in Ohio, Columbus on the 21st of January, 2005. He has not provided enough details on his early life, family, and academic background. Through sources, it is known that he has experienced troublesome childhood. To support his family, he served in a Nursing Home where he used to deliver food to the elder people. 

Ishowspeed is currently studying in high school right now, where he is in his sophomore year. Though, he is still confused about whether he should continue his education or focus on his YouTube career. He also had thought of studying at a vocational school. Ishowspeed somewhere is feeling that his high school involvement is depleting him from his YouTube career, so he might consider dropping out of high school next year.

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Speed was inspired to start a YouTube career by one of his friends. He was 11 when he created his YouTube channel named IShowSpeed on March 22, 2016. Even though he created the channel, he didn’t post a single video for more than a year.

He made and posted his first video on YouTube in December 2017, which the title “2K18”. Ishowspeed surprisingly received an overwhelming response from the YouTube audience as he was doing his best in making 2K20 basketball videos. 

He was getting more popular as he made more videos on NBA 2K video games series. Ishowspeed eventually earned much-needed success after he started sharing Five Nights and Fortnite Battle Royale gaming videos on YouTube. In 2021, there was a massive increment in the subscriber count on his channel. On June 30, 2021, his channel reached the 1 million mark. His YouTube channel currently has 8 million subscribers.

Ishowspeed is still actively streaming daily on YouTube. Many of his streaming videos have garnered over a thousand million views. Surprisingly his long videos which are streamed for 2 to 4 hour is loved by people and is making him popular on the streaming platform.

Other than featuring gameplay footage, he also makes pranks and speed-talking videos for his fans. Ishowspeed also operates two other channels named “Speedy Boykins” and “LIVE SPEEDY”. 

Ishowspeed uploads new videos on his secondary channel, Live Speedy on a daily basis. His most recent video on the channel titled “iShowSpeed Breaks Another PC After Getting Jump Scared” was uploaded on January 16, 2022. On the other hand, he is very less active on Speedy Boykins, where he currently has 140K subscribers.

Ishowspeed Height, Weight & Measurements

At the current age of 17, Ishowspeed stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm tall and weighs around 60 kg or 132 pounds. His body stats like chest size, arms size, and waist size are not available at the moment. Likewise, his hair color is black and eye color is dark brown. 

Personal Life

IShowSpeed is supposed to be living single life at the present moment. Although he has not shared enough information on his love affairs, we have found a video titled “my reaction to my girlfriend on me” on his secondary YouTube channel, Speedy Boykins. In the video, he reacted to the videos of a TikTok user named dedrraa. However, it’s not clear whether he has actually dated her or he just made a video for fun purposes.

IShowSpeed Net Worth

As of 2023, IShowSpeed’s personal wealth is estimated to be around $5 million. His major source of earnings is YouTube through which he generates a hefty amount every month. IShowSpeed’s annual income from YouTube is reported to be around $220K to $1.8 million.

Some Unknown facts about Ishowspeed

• Ishowspeed lives with his mother. Her voice can be heard a few times in live streams although he has never shown his mother.
• He claims to be a big Cristiano Ronaldo fan but has a Messi-themed tattoo on his hand.
• Speed was an NBA streamer before he moved to FIFA, Fortnite, and Roblox.
• He was named breakout streamer of the year at the 12^th Streamy Awards.
• Speed has released songs called “Ronaldo (Sewey)” and “World Cup”.