Miniminter

Last updated

Miniminter
Miniminter talking with fans.png
Minter at Social in the City in 2019
Born
Simon Edward Minter

(1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Education Berkhamsted School
University of Hull (dropped out)
Occupations
Spouse
​
(m. 2023)​
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2008–present
Genres
Subscribers17.7 million (combined) [1]
Total views8.1 billion (combined) [1]
Associated acts Sidemen
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2010
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2015
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2019
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
Followers2.1 million
Last updated: December 10, 2024

Simon Edward Minter (born 7 September 1992), better known as Miniminter, is an English YouTuber, streamer and Internet personality. [2] He is a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group the Sidemen. He is also a co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.

Contents

Minter's YouTube career started in 2012, primarily focusing on FIFA gaming videos. Over time, he diversified his content, incorporating vlogs, challenges, and collaborations with other YouTubers. [3]

Early life and education

Simon Edward Minter was born on 7 September 1992 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, to British parents. [4] He attended Berkhamsted School, a private boys' school, where he first encountered Olajide "KSI" Olatunji. Although the two initially disliked each other, they later became close friends. [5] During the early stages of KSI's YouTube channel, Minter contributed as a cinematographer and assisted in creating content before starting his own channel. [6] [7]

Minter briefly studied criminology at the University of Hull but left his studies to pursue a full-time career in YouTube content creation. [4] [8]

Internet career

Minter created his first YouTube channel, Miniminter, in February 2008, though he did not upload his first video until December 2012. [8] Inspired by his friend JJ Olatunji, Minter began creating content while still a university student. Shortly thereafter, he decided to quit university to pursue YouTube full-time. [9]

Minter's channel gained rapid popularity, achieving 100,000 and 1 million subscribers within a year. His early content primarily consisted of FIFA gameplay, vlogs, challenges, and football videos featuring his friends. [10] [11]

In September 2013, Simon Minter launched his second YouTube channel, MM7Games. [9] A month later, he along with KSI, Josh Bradley (Zerkaa), Tobi Brown (TBJZL) and Ethan Payne (Behzinga) formed the Rockstar Games Social Club group the Ultimate Sidemen via Grand Theft Auto Online , later simplified to Sidemen. [12] By 2014, the group had expanded to seven members, adding Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123) and Harry Lewis (W2S). The Sidemen are known for their collaborative content, including weekly uploads of challenges, gameplay, and vlogs. [13] [14]

In 2016, Minter and the Sidemen organized the Upload influencer event, a gathering that allowed fans to interact with the Sidemen and other web video creators. The second and final Upload event took place in September 2017. [15] [16]

Philanthropy

Minter along with the Sidemen also organize an annual charity football match featuring content creators and public figures, raising funds for charitable causes. The event has grown in popularity, drawing large audiences and involving participants like IShowSpeed and MrBeast. [17] The first, held in 2016 at St Mary's Stadium, raised £110,000 for the Saints Foundation. The second, in 2017 at The Valley in London, raised £210,000 for the NSPCC Childline and Charlton Athletic Community Trust. [18] The third, held in 2018, raised £65,747 through the JustGiving platform. [19] And after a four-year hiatus, the event returned in 2022, raising over £1 million. [20] [21]

In December 2018, Minter co-founded M7 Education, a non-profit organization, with his brother. The organization focuses on providing students with visual learning experiences through field trips, fully funded by M7 Education, instead of traditional classroom-based methods. [22] [23] [24]

In October 2019, he donated $10,010 to Team Trees, a project organised by MrBeast and Mark Rober, that plants one tree for every dollar donated. [25]

Personal life

In February 2014, Minter moved into the "Sidemen House" with fellow Sidemen members KSI, Zerkaa, and Vikkstar123. [26] In 2019, they left the second Sidemen House and moved into a London flat with Olatunji, where they lived together until 2022. [27] [28]

Minter has been in a relationship with singer and internet personality, Talia Mar since 2017. The pair became engaged in 2022, and married on 3 June 2023. [29] [30]

Filmography

YearTitleRolePlatformNotesRef
2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central UK Web video miniseries [31]
2018 The Sidemen Show Himself YouTube Premium [32]
2024The Sidemen StoryHimself Netflix UK Documentary [33]
Inside Himself, host YouTube, Side+ [34]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"KSI's Little Brother" [35] 2018Non-album single
"Fiver" [36]
"Survive the Night" [37]
(with Randy featuring Talia Mar) [a] 		2020
"The Helium Song" [38]
(with Randy)
"Animation" [39]
(with Randy)		2021

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"The Gift" [40] 2019 Sidemen, S-X [b] Non-album single
"This or That" [41] 2022 Sidemen

Music videos

List of music videos as lead and featured artist, showing directors
TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
As lead artist
"KSI's Little Brother"2018Konstantin [42]
"Survive the Night"
(with Randy featuring Talia Mar)		2020Finn Hitchcock [43]
"The Hulium Song"
(with Randy)		Konstantin [44]
"Animation"
(with Randy)		2021Finn Hitchcock [45]
As featured artist
"The Gift"
(as part of the Sidemen featuring S-X		2019Konstantin [46]
"This or That"
(as part of the Sidemen)		2022Miniminter
W2S
Zerkaa
Behzinga 		[47]

Bibliography

YearTitlePublisher ISBN identifierRef.
2016 Sidemen: The Book Coronet Books ISBN   978-1473648166 [48]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryCandidate/JobResultRef.
2017 British Book Awards Non-Fiction: A Lifestyle Book Sidemen: The Book (as a member of the Sidemen)Nominated [49]
2019 Shorty Awards Best YouTube GroupHimself (as a member of the Sidemen)Nominated [50]

Notes

  1. ↑ Mar is credited in the music video, but uncredited in the sandared release.
  2. ↑ S-X is credited in the music video, but uncredited in the sandared release.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KSI</span> English boxer, influencer and musician (born 1993)

Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji, better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer, and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing, and the co-owner of Prime Hydration, XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, cereal brand Best Breakfasts, and pre-made lunch brand Lunchly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caspar Lee</span> British-South African YouTuber (born 1994)

Caspar Richard George Lee is a British-South African YouTuber and investor. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020 for his work in media and advertising.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ali-A</span> English YouTuber (born 1993)

Alastair Aiken, better known by his online alias Ali-A, is a British YouTuber known for Call of Duty and Fortnite commentaries and vlogs. He is one of the highest-paid professional online gamers. His main channel Ali-A has a subscriber count of over 18 million, with its total views exceeding 6 billion. His second channel, More Ali-A, has a YouTube subscriber count of over 19 million and a total of over 6 billion video views. On 23 April 2018, Ali-A created a new channel, titled "Clare & Ali" with his partner, Clare Siobhan. The channel has since gained over 1 million subscribers and generated more than 68 million video views. In September 2020, he created a fourth channel titled "Ali-A Plays", where he uploads content relating to the Call of Duty franchise only. Currently, the channel has more than 430,000 subscribers and more than 26 million video views.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RiceGum</span> American YouTube personality and rapper (born 1996)

Bryan Quang Le, better known as RiceGum, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. He is best known for his diss tracks and online feuds with other YouTube personalities. Since creating his YouTube channel, his channel has received over ten million subscribers and over two billion video views.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sidemen</span> British YouTube group

The Sidemen is a British YouTube group consisting of influencers and internet personalities KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S. The group produce videos of various challenges, sketches, and video game commentaries across their YouTube channels, which have a combined total of over 138 million subscribers as of October 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chunkz</span> English YouTube personality and rapper (born 1996)

Amin Mohamed, better known as Chunkz, is a British YouTuber, influencer, host, entertainer, and former musician. He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad. As of November 2024, his YouTube channel had over 3.6 million subscribers and 294 million video views.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KSI vs Logan Paul</span> 2018 amateur crossover boxing match

KSI vs. Logan Paul was a white-collar amateur crossover boxing match between English influencer KSI and American influencer Logan Paul. The undercard included several influencers, featuring a match between the younger brothers of the main event fighters, Deji Olatunji and Jake Paul. The bout took place on 25 August 2018 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. It was streamed on YouTube's pay-per-view platform and ended in a majority draw, with two judges scoring it 57–57 and the other judge scoring it 58–57 in favour of KSI.

<i>The Sidemen Show</i> British web television series

The Sidemen Show is a British reality stunt web television series starring British YouTube group Sidemen, composed of JJ Olatunji, Harry Lewis, Ethan Payne, Vik Barn, Simon Minter, Josh Bradley, and Tobi Brown. The series is produced by Blue Ant Digital Studios in association with Antenna Pictures, and executive produced by Jago Lee, Dan Lubetkin, Austin Long, and James Tooley, with Craig Pickles serving as the series director and Iain Glen narrating.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KSI discography</span>

The discography of English YouTuber, musician and professional boxer Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, known as KSI, consists of two studio albums, one collaboration album, four extended plays (EPs), 22 singles, and 33 music videos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TBJZL</span> English YouTuber (born 1993)

Tobit John "Tobi" Brown, better known as TBJZL, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and influencer. He is also a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen. He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Behzinga</span> English YouTuber (born 1995)

Ethan Leigh Payne, better known as Behzinga, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and influencer. He produces videos on gaming, football, comedy, and fitness and is a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group Sidemen. In 2019, Payne was listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times. As of September 2021, his main YouTube channel had over 4 million subscribers and 500 million video views. He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WillNE</span> British internet personality

William Jonathan Lenney, better known as WillNE, is an English YouTuber and internet personality based in Newcastle. Lenney's content is noted for both his videos focusing around internet culture and his practical jokes, such as getting a variety of YouTubers to collaboratively sing the song "All Star" without their knowledge, and fooling several media organisations into thinking he was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. Lenney's style of content was described by Vice Media in 2018 as designed for "teenagers hyper-literate on internet culture." In January 2024, Lenney became a co-owner of Quadrant Esports, a content creation and apparel brand founded by Lando Norris.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vikkstar123</span> English influencer and musician (born 1995)

Vikram Singh Barn, better known as Vikkstar123 or simply Vikkstar, is an English influencer and record producer. He is a member of the YouTube group the Sidemen. He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zerkaa</span> British YouTuber (born 1992)

Joshua Bradley, better known as Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English YouTuber, streamer, influencer, and Internet personality, as a member of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen. In 2022, he was the most watched Twitch streamer in the United Kingdom, with 17.68 million hours watched. As of October 2023, his main YouTube channel has over 4.6 million subscribers and over 800 million video views.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IShowSpeed</span> American internet personality (born 2005)

Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known online as IShowSpeed or Speed, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. He is known for his variety live streams that showcase dramatic and energetic behavior, as well as his IRL streams in worldwide locations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karl Jacobs</span> American Twitch streamer and YouTuber (born 1998)

Karl Thomas Jacobs, formerly known as GamerBoyKarl, is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, writer, and producer. He rose to prominence as a member of MrBeast's on-screen cast and then developed his own videos, primarily Minecraft content. Jacobs is the creator of the anthology series Tales from the SMP set in the Dream SMP, which will be adapted into a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. He is also a co-host of the Banter podcast with fellow YouTubers Sapnap and GeorgeNotFound.

Natalia Margaret Minter, known professionally as Talia Mar, is an English singer, songwriter and internet personality. Her collaboration with Sigala on "Stay the Night" charted at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christmas Drillings</span> 2022 Christmas song by the Sidemen

"Christmas Drillings" is a song by the British YouTube group Sidemen featuring British rapper Jme. The song was written and performed by KSI, TBJZL, Vikkstar123, and Jme as part of a Sidemen Sunday video. The song was produced by Nyge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Airrack</span> American YouTuber

Eric Decker,, known online as Airrack, is an American YouTube vlogger known for his challenge and prank content, and for gaining a million subscribers in a year. He is also co-founder of Creator Now, an educational program for online content creation.

References

  1. 1 2 See:
  2. ↑ "Simon Edward MINTER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ↑ IZEA (2 May 2018). "Top British YouTubers: Top Vloggers To Subscribe To". IZEA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 "SOMEONE DREW MY LIFE". YouTube . MM7Games.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Shona Ghosh, Isobel Asher (21 July 2018). "The rise of KSI, the 26-year-old YouTube millionaire who beat Logan Paul in a professional boxing match". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "The rise of a YouTube millionaire and celebrity boxing pioneer". South China Morning Post. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "We interviewed KSI, the YouTuber who's about to box Logan Paul, to see where his head's at the day before his big fight". Pulse Ghana. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 Sidemen (18 October 2016). Sidemen: The Book. p.  33, 52–57. ISBN   978-1473648166.
  9. 1 2 Wheeler, Charlie (30 May 2016). "What teens are watching on YouTube". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "10 BRITISH GAMERS YOU NEED TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE" . Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "THE BEST FOOTBALL BROTHERS ON YOUTUBE". YouTube . Miniminter.
  12. ↑ Fogarty, Paul (17 September 2019). "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members – Ethan, Tobi, Harry!". HITC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention". The National. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "YouTube stars The Sidemen at Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Looking Back at 2017's Most Exciting Influencer Event". blu-digital.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Looking Back at 2017's Most Exciting Influencer Event". blu-digital.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "VIDEO: Youtube stars play at St Mary's in front of thousands". Daily Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Youtubers The Sidemen present £210,000 to Charlton Athletic Community Trust and Childline". cact.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "YouTube Supergroup Sidemen Raise £65,747 For Charity, Premiere Trailer For YouTube Premium Series". Tubefilter. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Fundraising superstars: Sidemen do it again". Charity Digital. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "The latest Sidemen soccer match raised over £1 million for charity and drew 2.6 million concurrent viewers". Tubefilter. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "Team". M7 EDUCATION. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Services". M7 Education. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "About". M7 Education. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  25. ↑ Leskin, Paige. "YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "TikTok UK house: Who's in it and what do you need to know? - CBBC Newsround" . Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  27. ↑ "Vikkstar123 explains why he's leaving the Sidemen House". Dexerto. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "KSI: 'My motto is this: prove people wrong'". inews.co.uk. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  29. ↑ "KSI accused of acting "spoilt" after complaining about his best friend Miniminter's wedding". Dexerto . 19 June 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  30. ↑ "5 most popular streamer couples in 2024". Sportskeeda . 24 August 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  31. ↑ "The Sidemen Experience by Toni Dundas for Comedy Central". creativepool.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  32. ↑ "YouTube Red Reportedly Picks Up Series Starring Digital Supergroup Sidemen". Tubefilter. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  33. ↑ Peter White (2 June 2018). "'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format". Deadline. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  34. ↑ "British YouTube Stars The Sidemen Bring Season 2 of Reality Show 'Inside' (And U.S. Version) to Netflix". Hollywood Reporter . 20 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  35. ↑ "KSI's Little Brother – Single by Miniminter". Apple Music . Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  36. ↑ "Fiver – Single by Miniminter". Apple Music . Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  37. ↑ "Survive the Night – Single by Randy and Miniminter". Apple Music . Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  38. ↑ "The Helium Song – Single by Randy and Miniminter". Apple Music . Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  39. ↑ "Animation – Single by Randy and Miniminter". Apple Music . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  40. ↑ "The Gift – Single by Sidemen". Apple Music . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  41. ↑ "This or That – Single by Sidemen". Apple Music . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  42. ↑ "KSI'S LITTLE BROTHER - DEJI DISS TRACK (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". 12 August 2020 – via YouTube.
  43. ↑ "Miniminter X Randy - Survive The Night feat. Talia (Official Music Video)". 28 February 2020 – via YouTube.
  44. ↑ "MINIMINTER & RANDY - THE HELIUM SONG (Official Music Video)". 15 May 2020 – via YouTube.
  45. ↑ "ANIMATION - MINIMINTER X RANDY (Official Music Video)". 21 January 2021 – via YouTube.
  46. ↑ "Sidemen - The Gift Ft. S-X (Official Music Video)". 15 December 2019 – via YouTube.
  47. ↑ "Sidemen - This or That (Official Music Video)". 4 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  48. ↑ "YouTube stars the Sidemen are frontrunners in race for Christmas books No 1". The Guardian . 26 October 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  49. ↑ "Hachette and Penguin Random House lead British Book Awards Books of the Year shortlists". The Bookseller . 15 March 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  50. ↑ "Full list of 'Team Internet' nominees for 2019 Shorty Awards,' ft. Shane Dawson, Ninja, MrBeast, & more". Dexerto . 3 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.