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TommyInnit

Thomas Michael Simons (born 9 April 2004), better known as TommyInnit (/ˈtɒmiˌɪnɪt/ TOMM-ee-inn-it[2]), is an English YouTuber, Twitch streamer and comedian. He produces Minecraft-related videos and live streams, including collaborations with fellow YouTubers and streamers in the Dream SMP.[3][4] Joining the Dream SMP caused his YouTube and Twitch channels to increase in popularity.[5] As of 24 April 2023, his eleven YouTube channels have collectively reached over 27.74 million subscribers[a] and over 2.82 billion views;[b][6] his two Twitch channels have reached over 9.02 million followers,[c] making him the most-followed Minecraft channel on Twitch,[7] as well as the 18th most-followed overall.[8][9]

TommyInnit
Casually dressed young man with curly hair talking while sitting on a chair
Simons at Web Summit in 2023
Personal information
Born
Thomas Michael Simons

(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20)
Nottingham, England
Occupations
Websitetommyinnit.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
Subscribers15 million (main channel)
29.5 million (combined)[a][1]
Total views2.46 billion (main channel)
3.37 billion (combined)[b][1]
Associated acts
Websitetommyinnit.store
100,000 subscribers2019, 2022, 2023
1,000,000 subscribers2020
10,000,000 subscribers2021
Twitch information
Years active2018–present
GenreGaming
Games
Followers
  • 7.40 million (main channel)
  • 9.02 million (combined)[c]
Last updated: 25 March 2024

Early life

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Thomas Michael Simons[7][10][11] was born in Nottingham, England,[12] on 9 April 2004.[13] While in secondary school, Simons reportedly cheated on some of his mock examinations. The COVID-19 pandemic caused these grades to be counted as his official GCSE grades, as well as some of his lower grades to be rounded up to be significantly higher.[14]

Career

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YouTube

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Simons created his first YouTube channel, Channelnutpig, on 15 February 2013[15] and his TommyInnit channel on 24 December 2015.[16] He uploaded his first video on his TommyInnit channel in September 2018.[17] Simons typically uploads videos consisting of him playing Minecraft.

On 6 August 2019, Simons uploaded his first video relating to SkyBlock, a minigame on Minecraft server Hypixel.[18]

On 1 April 2021, Simons created a new YouTube channel under his own name,[19] uploading the first video onto it two months later.[20]

On 1 August 2024, Simons hit 15 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel.[21]

Twitch

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Simons began streaming on Twitch in late 2018, where he regularly streams Minecraft and "Just Chatting".

On 4 July 2020, Simons joined the Dream SMP,[22][23] a roleplay-focused Minecraft server run by YouTuber Dream.[24]

On 20 January 2021, Simons live streamed the finale of the Dream SMP, titled The Dream SMP Finale, which peaked at over 650,000 viewers, making it the third-highest all-time concurrent viewer livestream on Twitch, overtaking Ninja's Fortnite collaboration with Drake.[25][26][27] His streaming ventures would then earn him two Guinness World Records,[7] claimed with the help of content creator Jack Welsh for "most viewers of a Minecraft gameplay live stream on Twitch" and "most followed Minecraft channel on Twitch".

Other ventures

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Live shows

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Simons (right) and JackManifoldTV (left) at the TommyInnit & Friends live show in 2022

On 1 July 2022, Simons performed a live special at the Brighton Dome, titled TommyInnit & Friends.[28] The show included many other popular internet personalities, including DanTDM, Jacksepticeye, JackManifoldTV, Nihachu, and others,[29] as well as a tribute to Technoblade,[29]: 1:02:45  whose death was announced early the same day.[30][31][d]

During 7–24 June 2023, Simons performed a live show across the UK, titled TommyInnit: Annoying At First, with fellow content creators JackManifoldTV and Badlinu.[32] On 5 May 2023, Simons held a one-off sketch comedy show at The Old Market in Hove, England.[33][34] On 12 December 2023 Tommy announced 'Tommyinnit: How To Be A Billionaire' the United States tour beginning on 12 March and ending on 25 April 2024.[35][36]

Books

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On 4 August 2022, Simons announced a book that he had been writing with fellow YouTuber and Twitch streamer William "Wilbur Soot" Gold titled TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book.[37] The book was released on 13 October 2022.[38] All of the sales money from the book is being donated to Sarcoma UK in honour of Simons' and Gold's late friend Technoblade,[39][40]: 0:08  to whom the book was also dedicated.[41][40]: 0:12 

On the 24 October 2024, Simons announced he would be publishing another book titled "Tommyinnit's Guide To Survival". He announced it would be officially released worldwide on April 10th 2025.

Collaborations

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In 2023, Simons, along with fellow Twitch streamers and YouTubers Wilbur Soot, Ph1LzA, Slimecicle, and Ranboo, started a new comedy group YouTube channel called The Sorry Boys. The channel mainly posted sketch comedy group vlog content, with a heavy emphasis on improvisation.[42]

In September 2024, he and frequent collaborator Jack Manifold launched a podcast called Shut Up I'm Talking.[43]

Personal life

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Simons has lived in Brighton since January 2022,[44] having previously lived in Nottingham with his parents.[45]

On 19 November 2022, Simons released a video on his main YouTube channel, announcing to his audience that he has a girlfriend. Her face and real name were not revealed, and she was instead given the nickname "Em".[46] On 6 May 2023, Simons uploaded a video titled "Minecraft, But My Girlfriend Face Reveals…", in which his girlfriend's face and first name, Molly, were revealed.[47] The pair broke up in 2024.[48][49]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best Minecraft Streamer Won [50]
Publication Year World record R. Status Ref.
Guinness World Records 2021 Most viewers of a Minecraft gameplay live stream on Twitch Record [7]
Most followed Minecraft channel on Twitch Record

Filmography

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Music video

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Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2021 "Inferno" Sub Urban and Bella Poarch Bellboy [51]

Tours

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  • TommyInnit: Annoying at First (2023)[32]
  • Tommyinnit: How To Be A Billionaire (2024)[35]

Bibliography

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  • Simons, Tom; Gold, Will (2022). TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book. Quercus Publishing. ISBN 9781529427974.[38][37]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    15 million (TommyInnit)
    3.60 million (TommyOutit)
    2.92 million (TommyVODS)
    5.45 million (Tom Simons)
    229 thousand (tomaye)
    16.7 thousand (TommyCLIPS)
    640 thousand (TommySHORTS)
    442 thousand (Channelnutpig)
    764 thousand (Sorry)
    236 thousand (Very Sorry)
    207 thousand (Tom)
  2. ^ a b Views, broken down by channel:
    2.341 billion (TommyInnit)
    113.86 million (TommyOutit)
    408.60 million (TommyVODS)
    348.28 million (Tom Simons)
    2.71 million (tomaye)
    1.38 million (TommyCLIPS)
    124.08 million (TommySHORTS)
    6.98 million (Channelnutpig)
    23.40 million (Sorry)
    3.38 million (Very Sorry)
    2.67 million (Tom)
  3. ^ a b Followers, broken down by channel:
    7.40 million (tommyinnit)
    1.61 million (tommyinnitalt)
  4. ^ This is based on British Summer Time (BST), the timezone the United Kingdom (where the live show occurred) was observing when the announcement of Technoblade's death, and Simons' live show, happened. Technoblade's death was announced at 2:29am BST on 1 July 2022,[30] and Simons' live show was performed from 7:30pm BST the same day.[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About TommyInnit". YouTube.
  2. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael (29 April 2022). TommyInnit Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED. Wired. Retrieved 28 June 2022 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Alexander, Julia (19 March 2021). "Living in the Dream SMP". The Verge. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ Stachurski, Sophie (28 February 2021). "The Great Revival: The Rise of Minecraft YouTube". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ Mukherjee, Sarjyo (10 January 2021). "TommyInnit aged 16 reaches 40k subs on Twitch". TalkEsport. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ See:
  7. ^ a b c d Suggitt, Connie (10 June 2021). "Minecraft gamer TommyInnit breaks two Twitch records". Guinness World Records. Jim Pattison Group. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ "The Most Followed Twitch Streamers, May 2021". Twitchmetrics. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Twitch Users by Followers". Social Blade. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. ^ Raphael, Shannon (24 May 2021). "TommyInnit's Parents Have Always Been "Super, Super Supportive" of His Gaming Career". Distractify. Retrieved 29 May 2021. Though Twitch is a popular destination for expert video game players to showcase their talents, most still have some sort of presence on YouTube — including TommyInnit (real name Thomas Simons).
  11. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael (30 May 2024). The Untold Story of TommyInnit (Video). Event occurs at 13:02. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  12. ^ Danemann, Ellie (21 August 2021). "Nottingham gamer among top 10 most popular Twitch streamers in the world". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  13. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael [@tommyinnit] (9 April 2021). "Just turned 17. I feel stronger already" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael (30 May 2023). Tubbo Breaks Into Tommy's Office... (Video). TommyVODS. Event occurs at 7:26. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Channelnutpig – YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  16. ^ "TommyInnit – YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  17. ^ Fuller, Christian (10 September 2021). "YouTuber TommyInnit announces plans to move to Brighton". The Argus. Brighton. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  18. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael (6 August 2019). Skyblock Funny Moments w/ Tubbo (video). TommyInnit. Retrieved 31 March 2021 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "Tom Simons – YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  20. ^ Simons, Tom (1 June 2021). We Joined The Military... (video). Retrieved 12 June 2021 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ Simons, Tom (1 August 2024). "my life is complete - Tommyinnit". Youtube.
  22. ^ Asarch, Steven (25 January 2021). "Minecraft's top streamers are taking over the internet with their exclusive roleplaying server called Dream SMP". Insider. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  23. ^ Poltorak, Leilani (1 March 2021). "The Dream SMP: How Minecraft role-play is taking over Twitch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  24. ^ Asarch, Steven (16 February 2021). "Inside YouTube's Minecraft boom: how an exclusive roleplay server helped a group of streamers dominate the platform's charts". Insider. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  25. ^ Michael, Cale (20 January 2021). "Tommyinnit peaks at over 650,000 viewers in Dream SMP finale". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  26. ^ Sharma, Aakrit (21 January 2021). "Minecraft Breaks Fortnite's Monopoly to Reach Exceptional Milestone". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Major Twitch Streaming Accomplishments". HF Tornado News. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Tommy Innit & Friends *(and enemies) Live at Brighton Dome". Brighton Dome. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  29. ^ a b Simons, Thomas Michael (31 August 2022). MY LIVE SHOW. (TommyInnit & Friends). TommyOutit. Retrieved 30 October 2022 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ a b so long nerds. Technoblade. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ "Technoblade: Minecraft YouTuber dies from cancer aged 23". BBC News. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  32. ^ a b Webb, Freddie (1 March 2023). "Tommyinnit: How he became famous on YouTube and Twitch playing Minecraft, how to get tickets to Annoying At First tour". The News. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  33. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael (27 May 2023). I Held A Secret Comedy Show. (FULL DOCUMENTARY) (Video). Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael [@tommyaltinnit] (25 April 2023). "i am doing a VERY small lil' live show next week in Brighton. it will be Insane. i will be playing some music there. come along iF YOU WANT. iT will be a fuckin awesome night out lmao" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  35. ^ a b "TommyInnit is heading out for his first U.S. tour". Tubefilter. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  36. ^ "TommyInnit".
  37. ^ a b Simons, Thomas Michael [@tommyinnit] (4 August 2022). "book is available to preoder now https://t.co/WFF2sriLZq friends, leave quotes in the replies here about your thoughts so we can put it on the book website lmaoo https://t.co/8jnzGrUBxp" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2022 – via Twitter.
  38. ^ a b Simons, Tom; Gold, Will (September 2022). TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book by Tom Simons. Quercus. ISBN 9781529427974. Retrieved 1 January 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  39. ^ "YouTube Sensation TommyInnit becomes Sarcoma UK Celebrity Ambassador, raising £170,000 in memory of Technoblade". Sarcoma UK. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  40. ^ a b Simons, Thomas Michael (4 August 2022). al (Video). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  41. ^ Simons, Tom; Gold, Will (13 October 2022). TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Quercus. p. 5. ISBN 9781529427981.
  42. ^ "TommyInnit, Slimecicle, Ranboo, Ph1LzA, and Wilbur Soot say "Sorry" with new comedy group". Tubefilter. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  43. ^ Shut Up I'm Talking (13 September 2024). we've started a podcast | Shut Up I'm Talking. Retrieved 10 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  44. ^ TommyVODS (4 February 2022). Tommy's New $1 Apartment Tour. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  45. ^ Tom Simons (6 October 2023). Going Home. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  46. ^ Mustafa, Filiz (21 November 2022). "Minecraft streamer TommyInnit confirms he has a girlfriend in new YouTube video". HITC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  47. ^ Glaze, Virginia (9 May 2023). "TommyInnit finally reveals girlfriend on YouTube". Dexerto. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  48. ^ Simons, Thomas Michael [@tommyinnit] (11 November 2024). "Hey everyone. Just to let you all know me and Molly split up a few weeks ago. It was totally amicable, we're still great mates, it was unfortunately just what was best for both of our futures. ... Thanks guys" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  49. ^ Melinks, Molly [@melinkss] (11 November 2024). "Hey guys, just wanted to share that me and Tom have recently broken up. We're still really good friends and I'm still in his corner cheering him on through everything he does next. Please be respectful of our privacy & boundaries. Thank you!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  50. ^ Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.
  51. ^ Poarch, Bella (13 August 2021). Sub Urban & Bella Poarch - INFERNO (Official Music Video). Retrieved 13 August 2021 – via YouTube.
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