Jaiden Animations

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Jaiden Animations
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Dittfach at VidCon in 2017
Born
Jaiden Dittfach

(1997-09-27) September 27, 1997 (age 27)
Arizona, U.S.
Occupations
Years active2014–present
YouTube information
Channel
Location Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
  • Comedy
  • animation
  • storytelling
  • gaming
Subscribers14.3 million [1]
Total views2.79 billion [1]
Network Channel Frederator Network
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2016
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2016
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: February 22, 2025
Website jaidenanimations.com

Jaiden Dittfach [2] [3] (born September 27, 1997) is an American YouTuber and animator known for her story-time animations channel, Jaiden Animations. She made videos on a variety of topics, spanning from her experiences to personal stories. She now primarily creates videos centered around video game stories.

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As of December 2024, Dittfach's main YouTube channel has amassed over 14 million subscribers and 2.6 billion views. Nominated for a total of six Streamy Awards, she won in the Animated category at the 10th Streamy Awards in 2020.

Early life

Jaiden Dittfach [2] was born on September 27, 1997. [4] Prior to working on her own channel, Dittfach worked with other YouTubers on their channels, [5] including iHasCupquake. [6]

Career

2014–2017: Anonymous channel

Dittfach created her YouTube channel in February 2014, when she was 16 years old. [5] [7]

In 2016 and 2017, Dittfach's channel started trending on the website, becoming more prominent to bigger audiences. [8] [9] [10] Dittfach mainly uploads animated YouTube videos that tell stories about her personal life. [8] [11] [12] The videos sometimes discuss subjects such as toxic relationships, body positivity, anxiety, and depression. [8] [7] She also creates videos centered on her travels and video games, such as Pokémon . [13] [14] [15]

2017–present: Rise to prominence and collaborations

In December 2017, Dittfach appeared in YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017 , the first YouTube Rewind installment to include YouTube animators. [16] In September 2018, she received a nomination in the Animated category for the 8th Streamy Awards. [17] In YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind , [18] she made an animation featuring PewDiePie's chair. [19] [20]

In March 2019, Dittfach participated in an airsoft gun tournament organized by YouTuber MrBeast and sponsored by game developer Electronic Arts. The event, organized in order to promote the release of Apex Legends , featured 36 players, all of which were prominent YouTube influencers. Dittfach's team, which also comprised Anthony Padilla and close friend James "TheOdd1sOut" Rallison, ended up winning the competition, with Dittfach herself firing the winning shot. [21]

In January 2021, Dittfach appeared on YIAY Time: The Game Show, a YouTube Original comedy program hosted by Jack Douglass ("jacksfilms"). [22] She also frequently appears on the improv game show Scribble Showdown with TheOdd1sOut, Domics, RubberRoss, Egoraptor, and Emirichu. [23] With fellow YouTuber TheOdd1sOut, Dittfach is a part of the "Animation Squad", a group of animators who frequently create videos together. [24] Her channel is managed by the Channel Frederator multi-channel network. [25] [26]

Dittfach (right) at VidCon with TheOdd1sOut (left), Domics (2nd from right), and other YouTube animators Vidcon Animators Panel 2017.jpg
Dittfach (right) at VidCon with TheOdd1sOut (left), Domics (2nd from right), and other YouTube animators

On June 1, 2021, her YouTube channel reached 10 million subscribers. [27] [28] She received a nomination in the Animated category for the 11th Streamy Awards in December 2021. [29] In 2022, she signed with the Creative Artists Agency. [30] YouTube ranked the video among their list of the "top trending videos" of 2022, as it reached over 17 million views by the end of the year. [31]

In 2023, she joined forces with Alpharad to create WILD/CARD, a channel dedicated to bringing attention to the smaller content creators that the two of them considered friends. This collaboration included gsmVoiD, Weegee Plays, Giwi, SunflowerSmith, Captain Kidd, Fyrus, and Vulpixie. [32]

In July 2024, Dittfach won another competition organized by MrBeast, this time in the video "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000" in which she competed against 49 other YouTubers for $1,000,000 to give away to their subscribers. She pledged to use the prize money to send some of her subscribers to art school. [33] Later that month, for the tenth anniversary of her first video upload, Dittfach announced that she does not plan to continue creating content indefinitely. [34]

Charitable activities

In April 2019, Dittfach published a video encouraging people to donate to Bird Gardens of Naples, a non-profit bird sanctuary in Florida, via a GoFundMe campaign. Within nine weeks, the campaign had raised over $22,000. [35] Dittfach was also among many social media figures who donated to the Team Trees fundraiser in 2019. [36] For World Health Day in April 2020, Dittfach participated in #HopeFromHome, a charity livestream initiated by fellow YouTuber Jacksepticeye that raised over $260,000 for COVID-19 relief. [37] [38] [39]

In October 2021, Dittfach participated in a charity tournament for the video game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl hosted by YouTuber Alpharad and Coney of the esports organization Panda Global, playing as the character CatDog. In her campaign, she raised over $73,000 after uploading a now-deleted video asking for donations to help choose CatDog as the character she wished to play for the tournament. [40] [41]

Personal life

In 2016, she stated in a video that she resides in Arizona. [42] In another video, posted in 2018, she stated that she moved to California. [43] In December 2022, she purchased a $4.8 million home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California with fellow YouTuber Alpharad.[ citation needed ]

In 2017, Dittfach spoke out about her experience with anorexia and bulimia in a video titled "Why I Don’t Have a 'Face Reveal'", [44] as well as a song titled "Empty" in 2018. [45] [46]

In 2022, in her video titled "Being Not Straight", she publicly came out as aromantic and asexual. [47] [48] [49] In 2024, she publicly announced that she was diagnosed with ADHD and autism. [50]

Filmography

Television and web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017–2018 YouTube Rewind Herself
2020 The Creator Games
2021 YIAY Time: The Game Show [51]

Ludography

YearTitleRoleRef.
2024AFK JourneyHerself [52]

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s).
2018 Streamy Awards Overall Award – AnimatedNominated [17]
2020 Streamy Awards Subject Award – AnimatedWon [54]
2021 Streamy Awards Subject Award – AnimatedNominated [29]
2022 Streamy Awards Subject Award – AnimatedNominated [55]
2023 Streamy Awards Subject Award – AnimatedNominated [56]
Individual Award – VTuberNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ The music video for "Empty" has been made private. [53]

References

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  2. 1 2 Spurlin, Brittany (September 1, 2023). "XDefiant to be Featured in YouTube's World's Greatest Gaming Tournament". Ubisoft . Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ Jennings, Maddy (March 11, 2019). "Mental Health Panel at VidCon London 2019". TenEighty. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ Jaiden Animations (March 10, 2019). Watching my childhood videos w/ theodd1sout. Event occurs at 04:15. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021– via YouTube. [People singing "Happy Birthday To You" with date stamp of SEP 27 1998]
    James Rallison: Oh goodness, is this you?
    Dittfach: Yeah. It went back in time.
    Rallison: It went back in time?
    Dittfach: That's my first birthday.
  5. 1 2 bin Iqbal, Faisal (December 26, 2019). "Slice of Life Animation". The Daily Star . Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Deguin, Caroline (July 2, 2019). "5 Chaînes YouTube D'animation à ne Surtout Pas Manquer" [5 Animated YouTube Channels You Shouldn't Miss]. Influenth (in French). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Abid, Ameera (June 13, 2020). "What We Are Watching Today: Jaiden Animations". Arab News . Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 Barua, Deeparghya Dutta (December 20, 2018). "YouTube animation on the rise". The Daily Star . Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ Mo, Alesya (December 1, 2018). "Así es la segunda generación de animadores que ha llegado para salvar Youtube" [This is the second generation of animators that has arrived to save YouTube]. The Wat Mag (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Hard Mode: How a Webcomic Spawned Pokémon's Most Infamous Challenge". Electronic Gaming Monthly . Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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  16. ↑ Fennimore, Jack (December 6, 2017). "YouTube Rewind 2017: Here's What People Think of It". Heavy.com . Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018. They were especially excited to see their favorite creators featured in the video, including notable animators on YouTube who were previously not featured in the annual video like Jaiden Animations and Rebecca Parham.
  17. 1 2 Lukarcanin, Emina (September 25, 2018). "David Dobrik Leads 2018 Streamy Awards With 6 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard . Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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  19. ↑ Fennimore, Jack (December 6, 2018). "YouTube Rewind 2018: Here's What People Think of It". Heavy.com . Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018. That being said, it appears there was a small reference to PewDiePie made by Jaiden Animations, or at least his chair.
  20. ↑ "PewDiePie May Not Have Made it to YouTube Rewind 2018 But His Chair Did". News18 . December 8, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  21. ↑ Hale, James (March 13, 2019). "MrBeast Drops Video Of Real Life 'Apex Legends' Competition Starring 39 YouTubers Competing For $200,000 And Sponsored By EA". Tubefilter . Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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  23. ↑ Fitzgerald, Claire (June 21, 2020). "Scribble Showdown Tour Rescheduled for 2021". Ten Eighty Magazine. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  24. ↑ "New 'Can't Catch Harry' Card Game from Odd 1s Out Surpasses Quarter Million Dollars as Campaign Enters Final Days on Kickstarter". Business Insider (Press release). PR Newswire. November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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  26. ↑ Hale, James Loke (October 1, 2018). "Channel Frederator Network Announces $1 Million Creative Fund To Support Its 3,000+ Members' Projects". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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  28. ↑ Jaiden Animations [@JaidenAnimation] (June 6, 2021). "Thanks for 10 mill btw : ) And thank you so much to my team, they've helped me stay excited & motivated doing videos and I'm the most inspired I've ever been, all thanks to them ❤️ Thank you for all the support everyone!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 29, 2021– via Twitter.
  29. 1 2 Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods". Variety . Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  30. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (November 11, 2022). "CAA signs Jaiden Animations (Exclusive)". Tubefilter News . Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  31. ↑ Barr, Kyle (December 1, 2022). "Google Shows Off the 10 Most-Watched YouTube Vids for 2022". Gizmodo . Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  32. ↑ Alpharad and Jaiden play Prop Hunt, December 2023, archived from the original on January 1, 2024, retrieved January 22, 2024
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  34. ↑ JaidenAnimations (July 23, 2024). So it's been 10 years huh... Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via YouTube.
  35. ↑ Conley, Lisa (June 21, 2019). "YouTuber helps Bird Gardens of Naples spread its wings". Naples Daily News . Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
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  43. ↑ JaidenAnimations (September 9, 2018). Things that Happened While I Grew Up. Event occurs at 5:23. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021. And now I'm here, on my own, moved to California.
  44. ↑ JaidenAnimations (April 6, 2017). Why I Don't Have a "Face Reveal". Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024– via YouTube.
  45. ↑ Various Stuff (October 1, 2022). JaidenAnimations (Feat. Boyinaband) - Empty (Official Music Video) REUPLOAD . Retrieved July 16, 2024– via YouTube.
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  50. ↑ JaidenAnimations (June 1, 2024). I found out I have ADHD. Event occurs at 7:00. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  51. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (January 5, 2021). "Jack Douglass Teams With YouTube To Turn Hit 'YIAY' Series Into Live Game Show". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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