Olajide Olayinka Williams (KSI)

Olajide Olayinka Williams (KSI): Biography in Details

Who is Olajide Olayinka Williams?

Olajide Olayinka Williams is a British social media personality. He is a popular YouTuber and rapper.

He is also one of the founders of a YouTube collective named Sidemen.

Olajide Olayinka Williams: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

He was born as Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji on 19 June 1993 in London, England.

His father’s name is Jide Olatunji and mother’s name is Yinka Olatunji. He was raised in Watford, Hertfordshire with his brother Deji Olatunji.

His ethnicity is Nigerian.

In which school did Olajide Olayinka Williams attend?

Regarding education, Olajide Olayinka Williams went to Berkhamsted School, London. He left his secondary-level study to continue his YouTube career.

Olajide Olayinka Williams: Professional Life, Career

Olajide Olayinka Williams is very popular on social media. He is a YouTube star and has his own channel, which is subscribed by more than 20.9m subscribers. It was created on July 25, 2009.

Singing

As a rapper, KSI has written and produced his comedy rap songs. His EP Keep Up was released in 2016. Then in 2019, he dropped his first single Down Like That and album New Age. In his single Down Like, other artists S-X, Rick Ross, and Lil Baby have appeared.

KSI along with other four British YouTubers formed a group known as Sidemen on 19 October 2013. The names of other members are Vikram Barn, Josh Bradley, Tobi Brown, Harry Lewis, Simon Minter, and Ethan Payne.

This group produces online videos about challenges, sketches, and video-game commentary. They also sell Sidemen merchandise. But on 4 Aug 2017, KSI tweeted that he might leave the Sidemen. The reason for leaving was a conflict with fellow member, Ethan Payne.

Olajide Olayinka Williams was also seen in TV and films. He has done Laid In America (2016), 5 Aside (2014), Backchat (2015), The Sideman Show (2018), Fight Week (2019), and more.

Awards and Nominations

Olajide Olayinka Williams has won Vlogger of the year in 2016 by NME Awards. He was also nominated for Best YouTube Ensemble and Best YouTuber of 2019 in the year 2019.

Olajida and His Brother

Olajide Olayinka Williams’s brother Jedi had twice uploaded the bank records to the public in 2015 and 2019. This act made KSI upset with his brother as well as his family.

Jedi apologized for the first time but he again did the same thing. As per now, KSI stated that all things are settled with him and his brother.

Is Olajide Olayinka Williams involved in any rumors and controversies?

In 2012 and 2013, Olajide faced criticism for his rape-face joke. Similarly, in the Eurogamer event of 2012, he was accused of sexually harassing staff and attendees.

Because of this behavior, he got banned from all the Eurogamer events. Later he apologized for his actions.

Olajide Olayinka Williams: Net Worth, Donations

As of 2022, Olajide Olayinka Williams’s net worth is estimated to be $20 million. His income came from YouTube, music streams & sales, touring, brand endorsements, merchandise, boxing, acting, selling books, etc.

From his YouTube channel, his estimated yearly salary is $91K – $1.5M US.

Besides earning, Olajida is also active in donating to the needy. He donated $10k to an online charity stream in 2015. In 2016, he collected over £110,000 by playing in the Sidemen Charity Football match and handed it to the Saints Foundation.

He also gave his Ending it all video’s revenue to suicide-prevention charities in 2019.

Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter

Olajide Olayinka Williams’s Instagram account has more than 7.7m followers and around 155 posts.

Similarly, he joined Twitter in March 2011 and has around 5.4m followers. Moreover, his Facebook page has over 2m followers.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Talking about Olajide Olayinka Williams’s body features, he has black eyes and black hair. His height is 6 ft and body weight is 85 kg.

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