Jarvis Johnson (YouTuber)

Jarvis Johnson (born May 5, 1992) is an American YouTuber and former software engineer, who has been operating his YouTube channel since October 12, 2006.[1][2]

This article is about the online content creator. For the Texan politician, see Jarvis Johnson.

Jarvis J. Johnson
Personal information
Born (1992-05-05) May 5, 1992
Education
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
Subscribers1.79 million (Jarvis Johnson)
499,000 (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
83,100 (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
46,100 (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
53,400 (Sad Boyz Podcast)
45,600 (Sad Boyz)
74,400 (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)
Total views195 million (Jarvis Johnson)
20 million (Jarvis Johnson! GOLD)
10 million (Jarvis Johnson! LIVE)
996,697 (Jarvis Johnson! Pro)
3 million (Sad Boyz Podcast)
1.29 million (Sad Boyz)
1.8 million (THEY ACTUALLY ANIMATED MY STORY)
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: April 12, 2022

Early life

J. Johnson was born on May 5, 1992. He was educated at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida, between 2006 and 2010, then the Georgia Institute of Technology between 2010 and 2014, where he received a degree in computer science.[3] He has worked for Yelp and Patreon.[4]

Career

Before creating his YouTube channel on October 12, 2006,[2] Johnson worked in other places. He has worked as a software engineer at Yelp (later as a senior software engineer) and an engineering manager at Patreon.

Johnson's channel consists of various commentaries about software engineering and running jokes such as "Zeffo Overlord of 1-2-3 Go",[5] and how "comically large" his computer science degree is.[3] 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 behaviour, whether regarding animated story channels based on untrue accounts[6] or unproductive, or even dangerous, life hacks as popularised by 5-Minute Crafts and Bright Side channels managed by TheSoul Publishing.[7][8][9][10]

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. Ko indirectly helped Johnson gain more recognition.[11] In early 2021, Johnson was listed as one of Forbes' "30 under 30" list of influential people for that year.[4]

In May 2021, Johnson posted a video on Twitter captioned "what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!"[12] 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.[13] The video in the tweet was then taken down by the creator of the video[14] a mere 2 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.[15]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 11th Shorty Awards YouTube Commentary Nominated [16]
10th Streamy Awards Commentary Nominated [17]
2021 11th Streamy Awards Commentary Nominated [18]

References
  1. Hale, James (September 26, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Jarvis Johnson On The Pros And Cons Of Being A YouTube Perfectionist". Tubefilter. Retrieved February 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Jarvis Johnson – YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Johnson, Jarvis (March 14, 2020). Love Is Blind: The Dumbest Dating Show Of All Time. Jarvis Johnson – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Alonzo, Isaiah (December 7, 2020). "Jarvis Johnson and Net Worth Update: Tech Comedic YouTuber Earns Spot in Forbes 30 Under 30 2021". Tech Times. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. Masterson, Casey (September 14, 2020). "Jarvis Johnson takes on influencers in new YouTube video". The Mont Clarion. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. White, Tiffany (April 10, 2020). "The fake, creepy world of YouTube's animated story channels". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. Jurado, Joe (February 16, 2021). "28 Days of Joy: Shoutout to the Black YouTubers Who Stay Bringing the Joy". The Root. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  8. "What lies behind 'clickbait'". Radio 4 in Four. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved October 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Watts, Emma (March 19, 2021). "The 5-Minute Crafts Channel Is Being Exposed By Other YouTubers". Study Breaks. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  10. Decaille, Nia (March 21, 2019). "These 'how to' videos on YouTube won't teach you how to be a better adult. But they're not supposed to". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  11. Jennings, Rebecca (November 12, 2018). "YouTube is full of cringey, clickbait DIY channels. They're even weirder than you think". Vox. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  12. @jarvis (May 10, 2021). "what a normal and ultimate spaghetti hack!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. Choiniere, Alyssa (May 12, 2021). "Ultimate Spaghetti Trick: Why Prego Is Trending on Twitter [Video]". Heavy. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  14. Broderick, Ryan. "Your Least Favorite Gross Viral Food Videos Are All Connected to This Guy". Eater. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  15. Brown, Abram. "Rhett And Link Are YouTube Legends. Now They Want To Be Investors, Too". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  16. "Jarvis Johnson". The 11th Annual Shorty Awards.
  17. Streamy Awards [@streamys] (October 21, 2020). "Commentary:🔻 @ContraPoints 🔻 @dangelno 🔻 @dannygonzalez 🔻 @jarvis 🔻 @tiffanytheprez #streamys" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. "11th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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