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Who is streamer Ishowspeed?
Find out when he is racing Ewa Swoboda
OVER the years IShowSpeed has managed to become a mega social media star.
The vlogger is often seen posting content on his channels to his millions of followers.
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Who is streamer Ishowspeed?
IShowSpeed is a TikTok star has more than 28M followers on the app (as of August 2024).
He tends to regularly post streaming videos as well as other funny clips.
The content creator, who is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, also posts on YouTube where he often live streams to his fans.
He's also known for gaining a million followers in a matter of days in 2021.
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What is IShowSpeed's real name?
The social media star's real name is Darren Watkins Jr.
However, online, he tends to go by his username IShowSpeed.
Not content with just one nickname, he also goes by Speed or Speedy.
What age is iShowSpeed?
IShowSpeed was born on January 21, 2005, making him just 19-years-old.
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His birthday makes his zodiac sign Aquarius.
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The social media star is still in high school and has said in the past that he doesn't want to go to college and instead wants to focus on his social media career.
He has also mentioned leaving high school early so he can carry on with building his following.
How did IShowSpeed become famous?
Due to his original content, IShowSpeed gained a lot of recognition in a short amount of time and was able to earn millions of followers quickly.
He is one of the fastest growing content creators, gaining millions of followers in just a year.
He began uploading his gaming content in the middle of 2019 but some of the early content was low quality and didn't feature commentary.
However, he has now managed to improve the quality of what he posts.
Between May and June of 2021, he managed to gain almost a million followers in just a month.
IShowSpeed shares a variety of gaming content including FIFA and Fortnite streams.
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When is Ishowspeed racing Olympian Ewa Swoboda?
Polish Olympic sprinter Ewa Swoboda challenged IShowSpeed to a race.
It came after the Youtuber claimed that "nobody in the world" could beat him.
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Swoboda is a two-time European Championship medallist, and she has a PB over 100m of 10.94seconds.
The race will take place on August 24, 2024.
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