Jarvis Johnson (YouTuber) explained

Jarvis Johnson
Birth Name:Jarvis Allen Johnson
Birth Date:5 May 1992
Birth Place:Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Years Active:2006present
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Channel Display Name:Jarvis Johnson
Subscribers:2.02 million (main channel)
million (combined)
Views:236.01 million (main channel)
million (combined)
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Silver Year:2018[1]
Gold Year:2019[2]
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Channel Name:jarvisjohnson
Followers:131 thousand (main channel)
thousand (combined)
Stats Update:March 28, 2023

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.

Early life

Jarvis Allen Johnson was born on May 5, 1992,[3] in Gainesville, Florida.[4] He was educated at the local Eastside High School, between 2006 and 2010, graduated with an International Baccalaureate diploma, and then attended 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.[5] [6] He has a younger brother[7] and has worked at various places before starting his YouTube channel, including the Georgia Institute of Technology, Radiant Systems, Google, Yelp, and Patreon.[8]

Career

Johnson's YouTube channel was created on October 12, 2006,[9] [10] 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. In 2017, while working at Patreon, Johnson met fellow YouTuber Jordan Adika.[11] [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. 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."

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. 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.

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]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
202011th Shorty AwardsYouTube Comedian[26]
10th Streamy AwardsCommentary[27]
202111th Streamy AwardsCommentary[28]
Forbes 30 Under 30Social Media[29]
202212th Streamy AwardsCommentary[30]

Notes and References

  1. jarvis. 1032756125714722816. 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. .
  2. jarvis. 1174878824682573824. holy fucking shit i have a million youtube subscribers.
  3. Johnson . Jarvis . My Whole Computer Science Degree in 12 Minutes . 2018-08-14 . . Video . 0:50 . Jarvis Johnson . en . 2022-07-29.
  4. Web site: Hale . James . 2019-09-26 . YouTube Millionaires: Jarvis Johnson On The Pros And Cons Of Being A YouTube Perfectionist . 2023-05-20 . . en-US.
  5. Love Is Blind: The Dumbest Dating Show Of All Time . 16:09 . Jarvis Johnson . Johnson . Jarvis . 2020-03-14 . . en.
  6. Web site: Johnson . Jarvis . Profile LinkedIn . LinkedIn.
  7. Has The Internet Turned On Harry Styles? Sad Boyz Podcast . 2022-09-21 . Johnson . Jarvis Allen . Video . en . 37:02 . 2023-06-23 . I didn't have a huge background with wrestling, but my little brother, growing up, watched it a lot. . YouTube.
  8. News: Alonzo . Isaiah . 2020-10-07 . Jarvis Johnson and Net Worth Update: Tech Comedic YouTuber Earns Spot in Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 . Tech Times . 2021-02-25.
  9. Web site: Hale . James . 2019-09-26 . YouTube Millionaires: Jarvis Johnson On The Pros And Cons Of Being A YouTube Perfectionist . . 2021-02-10.
  10. Web site: Johnson . Jarvis . Jarvis Johnson – YouTube . 2021-06-02 . YouTube.
  11. 1353811283909500928 . JordanAdika . worked together @ patreon, bonded over mutual love of lonely island . Jordan Adika . Cope . Jordan Adika . 2021-01-25 . 2023-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210125210541/https://twitter.com/JordanAdika/status/1353811283909500928 . 2021-01-25 . live.
  12. I spent a day with JARVIS JOHNSON . 2024-05-31 . Padilla . Daniel Anthony . Anthony Padilla . Video . 2:07 . "[...] that show started when me and Jordan, my co-host, met at Patreon in 2017 [...]" . YouTube.
  13. Web site: Tolentino . Daysia . June 27, 2022 . VidCon: YouTuber Jarvis Johnson discusses taking risks, mentoring creators, and figuring it out . October 3, 2022 . The Daily Dot.
  14. Web site: Winkie . Luke . March 2, 2021 . One Viral Moment: 9 Drama Commentary YouTubers on Their Breakout Videos . limited . October 3, 2022 . . New York.
  15. News: Jennings . Rebecca . 2018-11-12 . YouTube is full of cringey, clickbait DIY channels. They're even weirder than you think. . Vox . 2021-02-25.
  16. News: Jarvis Johnson takes on influencers in new YouTube video . The Mont Clarion . Masterson . Casey . 2020-09-14 . 2021-02-25.
  17. News: The fake, creepy world of YouTube's animated story channels . White . Tiffany . The Daily Dot . 2020-04-10 . 2021-02-26.
  18. 28 Days of Joy: Shoutout to the Black YouTubers Who Stay Bringing the Joy . The Root . Jurado . Joe . 2021-02-16 . 2021-02-26.
  19. Web site: What lies behind 'clickbait' . 2021-10-23 . Radio 4 in Four . . en-GB.
  20. Web site: The 5-Minute Crafts Channel Is Being Exposed By Other YouTubers . Study Breaks . Watts . Emma . 2021-03-19 . 2021-03-21.
  21. News: These 'how to' videos on YouTube won't teach you how to be a better adult. But they're not supposed to. . Decaille . Nia . The Washington Post . 2019-03-21 . 2021-02-26.
  22. jarvis . 1391821103417356293 . what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!.
  23. News: Choiniere . Alyssa . 2021-05-12 . Ultimate Spaghetti Trick: Why Prego Is Trending on Twitter [Video]]. . 2021-05-13 .
  24. News: Broderick . Ryan . Your Least Favorite Gross Viral Food Videos Are All Connected to This Guy . . 2021-05-13.
  25. News: Brown . Abram . Rhett And Link Are YouTube Legends. Now They Want To Be Investors, Too . 2021-07-20 . Forbes . en.
  26. Web site: Jarvis Johnson . The 11th Annual Shorty Awards.
  27. Streamy Awards . streamys . 1318950384287674371 . 2020-10-21 . Commentary: @ContraPoints @dangelno @dannygonzalez @jarvis @tiffanytheprez #streamys.
  28. Web site: 11th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners . The Streamy Awards . 2021-12-12 . en . 2021-12-12.
  29. Web site: Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Games . 2024-03-18 . Forbes . en.
  30. Web site: 12th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners . The Streamy Awards . 2022-12-05 . en . 2022-12-04.

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