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Tubbo

Tobias James Smith (born 23 December 2003), known online as Tubbo, is an English Twitch streamer and YouTuber who is primarily known for creating Minecraft content. He is also known for his time in the Dream SMP, an invite-only survival multiplayer (SMP) Minecraft server. As of May 2024, he had 5.2 million followers on Twitch, making him the 43rd most followed streamer on the platform.[2][3]

Tubbo
Personal information
Born
Tobias James Smith

(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20)
Occupations
OrganizationMisfits Gaming (Feb 2022– Jan 2024)
Twitch information
Also known asToby Smith
Channel
Years active2018–present
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Reaction
  • IRL
Games
Followers5.2 million
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–present
Subscribers2.85 millions[1]
Total views74.31 millions[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: May 7, 2024

Career edit

2018–2020: Early career edit

Smith created his Twitch account "Tubbo" in 2018. He predominantly streams Minecraft and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive content.[4]

He created his YouTube account in 2018, and mostly uploaded Minecraft content.[5]

2020–present: Rise to popularity and Dream SMP edit

Smith joined the Dream SMP, an invite-only survival multiplayer (SMP) Minecraft server in 2020.[6][7] He rose quickly in the streaming space after joining the server and becoming one of its key characters.[6] He is mostly known for being the friend of TommyInnit, a fellow Twitch streamer, on the server where they roleplayed and formed a nation called L’Manberg, became president, and started an insurrection, where Smith and Tommy locked Dream, also a fellow Twitch streamer and owner of the server, in an inescapable prison.[8][9]

In October 2021, Smith appeared in the infamous Twitch leaks, which disclosed the top Twitch streamers' revenue from August 2019 to October 2021. Smith placed 81st on the list, with a reported payout of $1,000,504.31 for this time period.[10] Smith was the 4th fastest-growing streamer in 2021, according to Unikrn, with Smith reporting having gained 1,500,000 followers on Twitch.[11] According to Vulture, Smith was one of the top streamers for Five Nights at Freddy’s in 2021, where he generated about 273,000 hours of collective views for the game.[12]

In February 2022, Smith joined Misfits Gaming, an esports gaming organization based in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. He is signed as one of the Minecraft creators.[13][14][15] Later on 27 December 2023, Smith announced on Twitter that he would be no longer on Misfits Gaming starting in 2024.[16]

On 1 March 2023, Smith began a subathon called the Tubbathon 2, where he would be streaming continuously until the timer, which a viewer could add to by donating or subscribing, ran out.[17] A year later on 1 March 2024, Smith began Tubbathon 3. Compared to last year's Tubbathon, this year it includes cooking shows, Dungeons & Dragons sessions, panel shows and games.[18] The event ended after 64 days and beating last year's record of 27 days.[18][19]

Other ventures edit

TubNet edit

On 25 November 2022, Smith launched TubNet, a Minecraft server where players would be able to partake in various activities on the server, including aspects like competition minigames or changing cosmetics. The server was supposed to open in August, but the team at TubNet postponed the launch until November to improve its data security protections. Misfits Gaming was one of the company investors.[20] On 8 January 2024, TubNet announced on Twitter that the server would be on hiatus from 12 January 2024.[21]

Music edit

On 27 August 2021, Smith released a song called "Life by the Sea" featuring CG5.[6][22]

Philanthropy edit

In June 2022, Smith participated in a Minecraft charity tournament held by the MC Championship called MCC Pride with several other online creators. The event managed to raise over $145,000 for The Trevor Project.[23][24]

Personal life edit

Tobias James Smith[25] was born on 23 December 2003[26] in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, London. He currently lives in Brighton.[18]

Discography edit

Singles edit

List of singles, with selected details
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK

[27]

"Life by the Sea" 2021 84 Non-album singles

Awards and nominations edit

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best Minecraft Streamer Nominated [28]
2023 Nominated [29]
2024 Nominated [30]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "About Tubbo". YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Most Followed Twitch Streamers, May 2024". www.twitchmetrics.net. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Tubbo - Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Tubbo - Streamer Overview & Stats". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Tubbo - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Fay, Kacee (22 March 2023). "Minecraft streamer Tubbo could break incredible subscriber milestone after being live for 22 consecutive days". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Dream SMP Members Tubbo And Ranboo Picked Up By Misfits Gaming Group". Tubefilter. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "In Minecraft's Dream SMP, All the Server's a Stage". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ Asarch, Steven. "Minecraft's top streamers are taking over the internet with their exclusive roleplaying server called Dream SMP". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ Alex Tsiaoussidis, Max Miceli (14 July 2022). "Full list of all Twitch payouts (Twitch leaks)". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ^ "UK streamer TommyInnit named fastest-growing Twitch streamer of 2021 so far - Esports News UK". esports-news.co.uk. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  12. ^ Liao, Shannon (27 October 2023). "'My Heart Rate Frickin' Spiked Up'". Vulture. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (3 February 2022). "'Minecraft' Content Creators Ranboo, Tubbo Sign With Misfits Gaming Group". Deadline. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Dream SMP Members Tubbo And Ranboo Picked Up By Misfits Gaming Group". Tubefilter. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  15. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (2 February 2022). "Misfits signs Minecraft duo, Tubbo and Ranboo". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ Tubbo (27 December 2023). "Hey everyone, starting next year I am no longer signed to @MisfitsGG very grateful for all the opportunities they gave to me! But 2024 is time for some changes for me and I want to start doing my own stuff more independently! Yours Truly, - Dumbass Streamer". Twitter. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  17. ^ Fay, Kacee (22 March 2023). "Minecraft streamer Tubbo could break incredible subscriber milestone after being live for 22 consecutive days". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Tubbo: Sussex gamer to livestream on Twitch for 90 days straight". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  19. ^ Tubbo (3 May 2024). "After 64 days Tubbathon 3 had come to an end.I feel physically unable to express my gratitude to each and every one of you guys, the support on this stream was more then I ever could have imagined and we smashed every record we had previously set!..." Twitter. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  20. ^ Lee, Alexander (23 November 2022). "How a Minecraft influencer is bringing advertisers to the platform". Digiday. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  21. ^ TubNet (8 January 2024). "After careful consideration, we regret to announce that TubNet servers will be on hiatus from January 12th. With this chapter ending, TubNet lives on in other ways, shared by Tubbo in the future; however, for now, the memories and friendships created will forever be cherished ❤️". Twitter. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  22. ^ Life By The Sea, 27 August 2021, retrieved 7 May 2024
  23. ^ Fay, Cale Michael, Kacee (7 June 2022). "All MC Championship (MCC) Pride 2022 teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Fay, Kacee (22 June 2022). "MC Championship Pride (MCC) 2022 raises over $145,000 for The Trevor Project". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  25. ^ Tubbo (29 March 2023). "I'm going to kill you ^_^ - Tobias James Smith". Twitter. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  26. ^ Tubbo (23 December 2020). "Now I am 17 please come to me so I can dispense earthly wisdom on you!! tysm everyone for the b day wishes :)". Twitter. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  27. ^ "TUBBO". Official Charts. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  28. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (13 March 2022). "All 2022 Streamer Award Winners". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  29. ^ Snavely, Adam (12 March 2023). "Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  30. ^ Cale Michael, Nicholas Taifalos (18 February 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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