Jaiden Animations

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Jaiden Animations
Jaiden Animations (VidCon 2017).png
Jaiden at VidCon in 2017
Personal information
Born (1997-09-27) September 27, 1997 (age 24)
Occupation
Websitejaidenanimations.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers10.5 million[1]
Total views1.87 billion[1]
NetworkChannel Frederator
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2016
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2016
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg 10,000,000 subscribers 2021
Updated: November 18, 2021

Jaiden Animations (born September 27, 1997)[2] is the pseudonym of an American YouTuber and animator who is known for creating storytime videos and animations on her YouTube channel. Her videos explore a variety of topics, spanning from her experiences to personal stories.[3][4][5] She also creates videos centered on video games.[6][7][8]

Jaiden's channel has over 10 million subscribers and has received over 1.8 billion views as of November 2021.[9] At the 10th Streamy Awards in 2020, she received a Streamy Award in the Animated category.[10][11] She was previously nominated for the award in 2018.[12]

Career[]

Jaiden started her YouTube channel when she was a teenager in 2014.[6][13] Prior to working on her own channel, she had worked with other YouTubers on their channels,[6] including iHasCupquake.[14] In 2016 and 2017, Jaiden's channel had started trending on the website becoming more prominent to bigger audiences.[3][15][16]

Jaiden (right) at VidCon with TheOdd1sOut (left), Domics (2nd from right), and other YouTube animators

In December 2017, Jaiden appeared in YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017, the first YouTube Rewind installment to include YouTube animators.[17] In September 2018, she received a nomination in the Animated category for the 8th Streamy Awards.[12] In YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind,[18] she made an animation featuring PewDiePie's chair.[19][20]

In March 2019, Jaiden participated in an airsoft gun tournament organized by YouTuber MrBeast and sponsored by game developer Electronic Arts. The event, organized in order to promote the release of Apex Legends, featured 36 players, all of which were prominent YouTube influencers.[21]

In April 2019, Jaiden published a video encouraging people to donate to Bird Gardens of Naples, a non-profit bird sanctuary in Florida, via a GoFundMe campaign. Within nine weeks, the campaign had raised over $22,000.[22] Jaiden was also among many social media figures who donated to the Team Trees fundraiser in 2019.[23] For World Health Day in April 2020, Jaiden participated in #HopeFromHome, a charity livestream initiated by fellow YouTube Jacksepticeye that raised over $260,000 for COVID-19 relief.[24][11][25] At the 10th Streamy Awards, in December 2020, Jaiden won a Streamy Award in the "Animated" category.[10][26]

In January 2021, Jaiden appeared on YIAY Time: The Game Show, a YouTube Original comedy program hosted by Jack Douglass.[27] On June 1, her YouTube channel reached 10 million subscribers.[9][28]

In October 2021, Jaiden participated in a charity tournament for the video game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl hosted by YouTuber Alpharad and Coney of the esports organization Panda Global, playing as the character CatDog. In her campaign, she raised over $73,000 after uploading a now-deleted video asking for donations to help choose CatDog as the character she wished to play for the tournament.[29][30] She received a nomination in the Animated category for the 11th Streamy Awards in December 2021.[31]

YouTube content[]

Jaiden mainly uploads animated YouTube videos that tell stories about her personal life.[3] The videos often discuss subjects such as toxic relationships, body positivity, anxiety, and depression.[3][13] She also creates videos centered on her travels and video games such as Pokémon.[6][7][8][32] With fellow YouTuber TheOdd1sOut, Jaiden is a part of the "Animation Squad", a group of animators who frequently create videos together.[33] Her channel is managed by the Channel Frederator multi-channel network.[34][35]

Personal life[]

In 2016, Jaiden stated in a video that she resides in Arizona.[36] In another video, posted 2018, she stated that she moved to California.[37]

Filmography[]

Animation[]

Voice acting[]

Reality shows[]

Discography[]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2018 Streamy Awards Overall Award – Animated Nominated [12]
2020 Streamy Awards Subject Award – Animated Won [10]
2021 Streamy Awards Subject Award – Animated Nominated [31]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About Jaiden Animations". YouTube.
  2. ^ Jaiden Animations (March 10, 2019). Watching my childhood videos w/ theodd1sout. Event occurs at 04:15. Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via YouTube. (People singing "Happy Birthday" with date stamp of SEP 27 1998)
    TheOdd1sOut: Oh goodness, is this you?
    Jaiden: Yeah. it was back in time.
    TheOdd1sOut: You went back in time?
    Jaiden: That was my first birthday
  3. ^ a b c d Barua, Deeparghya Dutta (December 20, 2018). "YouTube animation on the rise". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Krivulya, Natalia (December 15, 2019). "Animated travelog: the genre origins and peculiarities". Arta (in Russian). XXVIII(2): 81. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3597269 – via Zenodo.
  5. ^ Field, Matthew (December 5, 2019). "'Hazbin Hotel' and YouTube's animation renaissance". GO! & Express. East London and King William's Town, South Africa. Retrieved June 25, 2021. Jaiden Animations and TheOdd1sOut are probably two of the biggest channels in this group but there are plenty of others
  6. ^ a b c d bin Iqbal, Faisal (December 26, 2019). "Slice of Life Animation". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Frushtick, Russ (November 22, 2019). "Adults are finding new (and brutal) ways to enjoy Pokémon". Vox. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Hard Mode: How a Webcomic Spawned Pokémon's Most Infamous Challenge". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Compare YouTube Channels and Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 13, 2020). "The 2020 YouTube Streamy Awards Winners List: Charli D'Amelio, Will Smith & Sarah Cooper Among Honorees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. ^ a b WOW! Unlimited Media (November 20, 2020). "WOW! Unlimited Media's Channel Frederator Network Announces Live Game Show Cartoon Punch" (Press release). Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Globe Newswire.
  12. ^ a b c Lukarcanin, Emina (September 25, 2018). "David Dobrik Leads 2018 Streamy Awards With 6 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  13. ^ a b Abid, Ameera (June 13, 2020). "What We Are Watching Today: Jaiden Animations". Arab News. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "5 Chaînes YouTube D'animation à ne Surtout Pas Manquer" [5 Animated YouTube Channels You Shouldn't Miss]. Influenth (in French). July 2, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  15. ^ Mo, Alesya (December 1, 2018). "Así es la segunda generación de animadores que ha llegado para salvar Youtube" [This is the second generation of animators that has arrived to save YouTube]. The Wat Mag (in Spanish). Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  16. ^ Chang, Parrish (February 20, 2020). "Animation Makes the Dreams Work". The Advocate. Mt. Hood Community College. With creators such as Swoozie, Domics, and TheOdd1sOut, the genre began to slowly expand to many others creators such as Jaiden Animations, Lillymations, Emiirichu, Daidus, Eroldstory, SomethingelseYT, and many others
  17. ^ Fennimore, Jack (December 6, 2017). "YouTube Rewind 2017: Here's What People Think of It". Heavy.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018. They were especially excited to see their favorite creators featured in the video, including notable animators on YouTube who were previously not featured in the annual video like Jaiden Animations and Rebecca Parham.
  18. ^ Fogel, Stefanie (December 7, 2018). "YouTube Rewind 2018 Video Features a Lot of 'Fortnite'". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  19. ^ Fennimore, Jack (December 6, 2018). "YouTube Rewind 2018: Here's What People Think of It". Heavy.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018. That being said, it appears there was a small reference to PewDiePie made by Jaiden Animations, or at least his chair.
  20. ^ "PewDiePie May Not Have Made it to YouTube Rewind 2018 But His Chair Did". News18. December 8, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  21. ^ Hale, James (March 13, 2019). "MrBeast Drops Video Of Real Life 'Apex Legends' Competition Starring 39 YouTubers Competing For $200,000 And Sponsored By EA". Tubefilter. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  22. ^ Conley, Lisa (June 21, 2019). "YouTuber helps Bird Gardens of Naples spread its wings". Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  23. ^ Leskin, Paige (December 19, 2019). "YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube". Business Insider. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  24. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 16, 2020). "Positive Influence: YouTuber Jaiden Animations Gives Back". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  25. ^ Bundy, Austen. "A YouTube gamer helped raise nearly $660,000 in 12 hours for Covid-19 relief efforts". CNN. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  26. ^ Hale, James (December 12, 2020). "Here Are Your 2020 Streamy Award Winners". Tubefilter. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  27. ^ Weiss, Geoff (January 5, 2021). "Jack Douglass Teams With YouTube To Turn Hit 'YIAY' Series Into Live Game Show". Tubefilter. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  28. ^ Jaiden Animations [@JaidenAnimation] (June 6, 2021). "Thanks for 10 mill btw : ) And thank you so much to my team, they've helped me stay excited & motivated doing videos and I'm the most inspired I've ever been, all thanks to them ❤️ Thank you for all the support everyone!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ Michael, Cale (September 28, 2021). "Panda to host Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl charity event featuring Ludwig, Cr1TiKaL, and more". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  30. ^ Michael, Cale (October 6, 2021). "ConnorEatsPants wins Panda All-Star Nickvitational, event raises $100,000 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  31. ^ a b Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  32. ^ Cope, Alexander (February 24, 2021). "Pokémon Sword & Shield: What is a Nuzlocke?". iMore.
  33. ^ "New 'Can't Catch Harry' Card Game from Odd 1s Out Surpasses Quarter Million Dollars as Campaign Enters Final Days on Kickstarter". Business Insider (Press release). PR Newswire. November 2, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  34. ^ "Frederator Ups Kenneth Ash to Networks Director, Makes Key Hires". Animation Magazine. September 13, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  35. ^ Hale, James Loke (October 1, 2018). "Channel Frederator Network Announces $1 Million Creative Fund To Support Its 3,000+ Members' Projects". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  36. ^ JaidenAnimations (June 7, 2016). theodd1sout and I Complain About Arizona. Event occurs at 0:34. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via YouTube. So, coincidentally, we both live in the oven that is Arizona
  37. ^ JaidenAnimations (September 9, 2018). Things that Happened While I Grew Up. Retrieved December 6, 2021. So recently, I moved to California.

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