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Miniminter | |||||||||||||
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 Minter at Social in the City in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Born | Simon Edward Minter 7 September 1992 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||
| Education | Berkhamsted School University of Hull (dropped out) | ||||||||||||
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YouTube information | |||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 17.7 million (combined)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 8.1 billion (combined)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Associated acts | Sidemen | ||||||||||||
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Simon Edward Minter (born 7 September 1992), known professionally as Miniminter, is an English YouTuber, streamer and Internet personality. He is a member and co-founder of the Sidemen, a British YouTube group. He is also a co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, and restaurant chain Sides.
Minter's YouTube career started in 2012, primarily focusing on FIFA gaming videos. Over time, he diversified his content, incorporating vlogs, challenges, and collaborations with other YouTubers.
Early life
[edit]Minter was raised in Hertfordshire, being born on 7 September 1992 to British parents. He attended Berkhamsted School, where he became friends with future YouTuber Olajide "JJ" Olatunji, better known as KSI, acting first as the cameraman for Olatunji's channel before beginning his own content creation.[2][3] After completing his secondary education, Minter went on to pursue a degree in Economics at the University of Hull. While studying, he also continued online content creation.
Career
[edit]2008-2013: Emergence
[edit]Minter's YouTube channel was created in February 2008. However, he did not post on it until December 2012, inspired by KSI, uploading this first video whilst at university, determining that university was not for him and instead leaving his studies to focus on a career in YouTube.[4] His channel saw wide success, reaching the milestones of 100,000 and 1,000,000 subscribers within a year. His content revolved around FIFA videos, playing football, as well as challenges and vlogs.
2013-present: Sidemen
[edit]In September 2013, Minter created a second channel, MM7Games. On 19 October 2013, Minter, KSI, Zerkaa, TBJZL and Behzinga created a Rockstar Games Social Club in Grand Theft Auto Online named the Ultimate Sidemen, which would eventually be shortened to Sidemen. By 2014, the group consisted of those five members plus Vikkstar123 and W2S, and they had begun collaborating more often.
In 2016, Minter and members of the Sidemen created the Upload YouTube influencer event, hosting their viewers with other content creators. The second and last of these events took place in September 2017.[5]
Other projects
[edit]In 2020, he and Randolph, a friend as well as British rapper and YouTuber, collaborated to release two songs, being "Survive the Night" and "The Helium Song".
In 2018, he launched the What's Good? podcast with Randolph. It debuted on 1 November 2018 and has since amassed over 1,000,000 subscribers.
In 2024, Minter played for England in Soccer Aid.[6]
M7 Education
[edit]Minter runs a charity, M7 Education, aiming to help educational equality, providing experiences for both pupils and teachers in schools, aspirational trips.[7][8] It was founded by him in December 2018 with his brother. The charity has been supported at some of the Sidemen Charity Matches.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Minter has two brothers, Johnny and Nick, with Nick having appeared several times in videos of Minter's. Minter is married to British singer Talia Mar. The pair had been dating since 2017,[10] and moved in together in February 2023.[11] They announced their engagement via Instagram and got married on 3 June 2023.[12]
Minter loves to play football, having produced many videos focusing on the sport and playing in the Sidemen Charity Matches and Soccer Aid.[13]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- KSI's Little Brother (2018)
- Fiver (2018)
Contributions
[edit]- "The Gift" (as Sidemen, featuring SX) (2019)
- "Survive the Night" (featuring Randolph and Talia Mar) (2020)
- "The Helium Song" (featuring Randolph) (2020)
- "Animation" (with Randolph) (2021)
- "This or That" (as Sidemen) (2022)
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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| 2014 | The Sidemen Experience | Himself | Comedy Central UK | Web video miniseries |
| 2018 | The Sidemen Show | Himself | YouTube Premium | |
| 2024 | The Sidemen Story | Himself | Netflix UK | Documentary |
| Inside | Himself, host | YouTube, Side+ |
Books
[edit]| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN identifier |
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| 2016 | Sidemen: The Book | Coronet Books | ISBN 978-1473648166 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Candidate/Job | Result |
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| 2017 | British Book Awards | Non-Fiction: A Lifestyle Book | Sidemen: The Book (as a member of the Sidemen) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Shorty Awards | Best YouTube Group | Himself (as a member of the Sidemen) | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b See:
- "Miniminter's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- "MM7Game's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- "MiniminterClips's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- "MiniminterExtra's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "The rise of KSI, the 25-year-old millionaire who's fighting Logan Paul after inventing YouTube boxing matches | Business Insider". web-archive-org.translate.goog. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Hamilton, Shona Ghosh, Isobel Asher (13 January 2019). "The rise of KSI, the 26-year-old YouTube millionaire who beat Logan Paul in a professional boxing match". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sidemen : the book. Internet Archive. London : Hodder & Stoughton. 2016. ISBN 978-1-4736-4816-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Looking Back at 2017's Most Exciting Influencer Event". blu-digital.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ McDonald, Hannah (9 June 2024). "Who is Miniminter? Meet the YouTuber taking part in Soccer Aid". Mail Online. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Services". M7 Education. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "About". M7 Education. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Fundraising superstars: Sidemen do it again". Charity Digital. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "TALIA MAR on Instagram: "We've moved innnnn 🔑"". Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ Bain, Ellissa (25 June 2022). "INSIDE SIDEMEN STAR SIMON MINTER AND TALIA MAR'S RELATIONSHIP AS PAIR GET ENGAGED". hitc. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Bain, Ellissa (6 June 2023). "INSIDE MINIMINTER AND TALIA MAR'S MAGICAL ITALY WEDDING". hitc. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Soccer Aid 2024: Who is Miniminter playing for England and what's his real name?". Manchester Evening News. 9 June 2024.