ActionKid

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Kenneth Chin
Born (1987-10-09) October 9, 1987 (age 36)
Years active2016–present
YouTube information
Also known asActionKid
Channel
Years active2016–present
Genres
Subscribers402,000 [1]
Total views129.12M [1]

Last updated: 4 August 2022
Website actionkidtv.com

ActionKid (alter ego of Kenneth Chin [2] [3] ) is a Chinese American YouTuber and IRL livestreamer.

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YouTube

Chin has had a YouTube account since September 2010, [4] and the channel was launched on January 10, 2016.

Personal life

Chin enjoys walking and has always been "obsessed with subways" since he was younger. Chin in his "ActionKid" persona shoots video frequently and his routes are influenced by "[c]urrent events, re-openings, time of day, requests from viewers, and [Chin's] availability." Chin also holds a NYC tour guide license as of 2019. [5]

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