jschlatt (born (1999-09-10)September 10, 1999[2]), also known as Schlatt, is an American content creator, entrepreneur, and singer. He creates a variety of online content, including gaming videos, vlogs, reaction videos, skits, and music covers.[3] Schlatt is the current owner of GamerSupps, an energy supplement company targeted at gamers;[4] and a former co-owner of One True King, a gaming and online content organization.[5]
As of April 2025, Schlatt has a combined following of over 15 million subscribers[a] and over 5.6 billion views[b] on YouTube. He also has nearly 3 million combined followers on Twitch.[c]
Internet career
Schlatt began creating YouTube videos in 2013, recording Call of Duty gameplay videos alongside his friends.[6] In July 2013, the original jschlatt channel was created, with his first video being uploaded the following year. His content primarily consisted of video essays covering various topics of interest, including astronomy, technology, music, gaming, and memes. On February 6, 2018, Schlatt uploaded a 27-second meme video titled "elon r u ok", an abridged recap of Elon Musk's highly publicized ventures. It would quickly become his most viewed video and catalyze his career.[7][8]
Schlatt began streaming in June 2018, playing a variety of games,[9] notably Cities: Skylines and Minecraft. On March 1, 2019, Schlatt was invited to SMPLive, a private Minecraft server. Streaming on the server grew his internet presence greatly, earning him hundreds of thousands of new followers and subscribers.[10][11]
Schlatt concealed his face until the climax of his SMPLive series. He revealed his face after defeating the final boss of Minecraft in a video uploaded to the jschlattLIVE channel on September 26, 2019.[12]
In December 2019, Schlatt began an unannounced hiatus from streaming[13] which ended on December 16, 2021, with the release of a video titled "i'm quitting youtube", in which he announced his return to streaming.[14][15]
In 2021, Schlatt joined the online content organization One True King as a co-owner, appearing in various videos and livestreams hosted by the organization.[3] He left the organization in 2022 to pursue personal goals.[17] Also in 2021, he would explode the popularity of the Czech sculpture King Kong Balls, which he made multiple videos on after almost buying out the artist's full stock of the sculpture.
The tenth track on the album Lud and Schlatt Crossing by Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium. Music by Phillip Milman in 2023; funded by Ludwig Ahgren and Jschlatt.
On September 28, 2022, Schlatt and Ludwig Ahgren created the YouTube channel Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium, a collaborative project aimed at providing royalty-free recordings of famous classical compositions, as well as original, Nintendo-inspired music for use in content creation.[18][19][20]
The cover art for Schlatt's full-length Christmas album A Very 1999 Christmas
On November 7, 2024, Schlatt released a cover of the Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and announced the beginning of work on his debut Christmas album, A Very 1999 Christmas.[23][24] The album was created with the help of saxophonist Tom Scott, a former member of the Blues Brothers, to arrange the music sheets.[25] The full album was recorded at The Sound Factory in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Following the worldwide blocking of the cover on YouTube, Schlatt released his second single, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", on November 21, 2024.[26][27] The album, which includes Schlatt's first two singles as well as six other classic Christmas songs, officially released on December 1, 2024.[28]
1 2 Subscribers, broken down by channel: 4.54 million (jschlattLIVE) 3.52 million (Big guy) 1.41 million (jschlatt) 1.28 million (Schlatt & Co.) 1.1 million (Chuckle Sandwich) 992 thousand (theweeklyslap) 726 thousand (Sleep Deprived) 787 thousand (jschlattVODS) 434 thousand (DID SCHLATT WIN?) 352 thousand (Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium)
1 2 Views, broken down by channel: 658.85 million (jschlattLIVE) 4.25 billion (Big guy) 63.17 million (jschlatt) 154.07 million (Schlatt & Co.) 166.58 million (Chuckle Sandwich) 23.99 million (theweeklyslap) 197.15 million (Sleep Deprived) 116.17 million (jschlattVODS) 6.36 million (Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium)
1 2 Followers, broken down by channel: 2.2 million (schlatt) 598 thousand (bigguy)
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