KSI Net Worth in 2023 Career & Relationship

Estimated value:	€18 million
Age:	28
Born:	06/19/1993
Country of origin:	Great Britain
Source of Wealth:	Youtuber
Last updated:	2021

Short introduction

KSI, whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, is a British YouTuber. He gained notoriety for his videos about the games FIFA and Grand Theft Auto. He also built a career as a rap musician via YouTube. He caused a stir with a series of boxing matches, including two fights against fellow YouTuber Logan Paul.

early life

Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji was born on June 19, 1993 in London. He grew up in Watford and attended Berkhamsted School. There he met Simon Minter, with whom KSI would later, together with other YouTubers, found the YouTube collective Sidemen. KSI opened its first YouTube account in 2008 under the name JideJunior. A year later he opened his current main channel under the name KSIOlajideBT, which he later abbreviated to KSI. After completing sixth grade, he left school to focus on his YouTube career. At this point he was already making around £1500 a month from YouTube.

Career

Early in his career, KSI focused on let’s plays and commentary videos of FIFA series matches. With that, he managed to accumulate a follower community of around 20,000 people. After a while, he expanded his content to include videos about other games such as Grand Theft Auto V. He also regularly included vlogs in which he talked about himself and his life. As a result, the popularity of his channel grew rapidly, reaching over 1 million subscribers in 2012.

KSI was involved in two controversies between 2012 and 2013 in which he was criticized for inappropriate jokes. As a result, he was banned from all future Eurogamer events and his advertising partner Microsoft parted ways with him. However, this did not detract from the popularity of KSI. In October 2013 he signed a deal with Maker Videos and also helped found the YouTube collective Sidemen. Comprised of seven British YouTubers, Sidemen regularly posts videos of various content.

KSI had previously experimented with his own rap songs on his channel. In 2015 he released his first real song and it reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart. He published his own book that same year and published another book with the sidemen the following year. In 2017, there was reportedly a rift between KSI and the other members of the Sidemen. A series of rap songs followed, in which KSI and the other members hostile to each other. It later emerged that while there were disagreements, much of the public fight was for show. The group continued to work together.

After another online controversy, KSI and British YouTuber Joe Weller agreed on a so-called white-collar amateur boxing match. KSI won the fight with a technical knockout. With 25 million views on YouTube, it was the most-watched amateur white-collar boxing match in history. Buoyed by the success of the format, KSI publicly challenged popular American YouTuber Logan Paul to a fight. The fight took place under great public attention and ended in a draw. A rematch between the two then took place in 2019, this time conducted as a professional boxing match and containing an undercard from various other professional boxing matches. KSI was able to win.

Aside from his YouTube videos and boxing matches, KSI also continued to work on his career as a rapper. Among other things, he released his own album in collaboration with various musicians in 2019, which reached number 1 in the UK R&B album charts.

KSI’s estimated net worth is currently around EUR 18 million. His main sources of income are his YouTube channel, which now has almost 21 million subscribers, as well as his music albums and advertising partnerships. His two boxing matches against Logan Paul were particularly lucrative. Reportedly, KSI received a multi-million pound prize money for the second fight alone.

Career highlights

With its boxing matches, KSI has been able to generate a large amount of attention far beyond its usual audience. His first fight against Logan Paul in 2018 took place in the sold-out Manchester Arena and was watched live by around 2.25 million people. It was one of the greatest amateur boxing matches of all time. During his rematch against Logan, Paul performed his first single, which he released under his newly formed Rekord label, during KSI’s invasion. The song subsequently peaked at number 10 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming KSI’s biggest hit to date.

Famous quotes

“I would say during a year I spend about half the time with FIFA.”

“Basically, I’m a 21-year-old who has become a millionaire through gaming, vlogging and online experience. Yes, I’m not saying no to that.”

tips for success

KSI emphasizes how important it is not to spend the money you earn on useless things. When personal glory fades, one should not be left empty-handed.

Estimated value:	€18 million