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Mini Ladd
Personal information
BornCraig Joseph Thompson
(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 26)[1]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Also known asMini Ladd
Channels
Years active2011–present
Genre
Subscribers
  • 4.93 million (Mini Ladd)
  • 1.11 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 179 thousand (Mini Ladd Vault)
  • 11.8 thousand (Craig Thompson Music)
Total views
  • 1.49 billion (Mini Ladd)
  • 127.5 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 1.5.8 million (Mini Ladd Vault)
Network
  • 3BLACKDOT (2013-2018)
  • Night Media (2019-2020)
Catchphrase(s)"Mama Sita!"
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
  • 2013 (Mini Ladd)
  • 2018 (Craig Thompson)
  • 2019 (Mini Ladd Vault)
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers
  • 2014 (Mini Ladd)
  • 2019 (Craig Thompson)
Updated: November 27 2021

Craig Joseph Thompson (born 7 January 1995), known by the online community as Mini Ladd, is a British entertainer, comedian, vlogger, gamer and YouTuber. As of August 2019, he has accumulated over 10 million followers across all social platforms (YouTube, Twitter and Instagram), over 1.4 billion views,[3] and averages roughly 50,000 concurrent viewers during his live-streams. In September 2019, Thompson was named No. 3 out of the Top 100 Influencers in the UK by the Sunday Times.[4]

Career and donations

Thompson launched his first YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd", in May 2011, posting mainly gaming-related content and compilation videos.[5] In 2018, he launched his second channel, "Craig Thompson", wherein the content was mainly off of vlogs.[6] In 2019, he launched his third YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd Vault", wherein he uploads old videos off his Mini Ladd channel which were previously demonetized or taken down.[7] In 2018, Thompson partnered with the Thirst Project and raised over $150,000 for relief.[8] In 2019, the Thirst Project named him as one of their Board Members.[9]

In 2019 City of Derry R.F.C. renamed their stadium to the "Craig Thompson Stadium".[10][11] City of Derry ended their relationship with Thompson in July 2020 following sexual misconduct allegations made against him.[12]

In September 2019 Thompson was named by the Sunday Times as one of Britain's top 100 influencers, behind KSI and PewDiePie.[13]

In November 2019, Thompson won the eSports Content Creator of the Year award.[14]

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Craig [@MiniLaddd] (7 January 2020). "26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @MiniLaddd (10 March 2016). "I was born in Dubai and lived the first 5 years of my life here :) Mind you, it was pretty much a desert when I lived here xD" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "miniladdd YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ Times, The Sunday (8 September 2019). "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Mini Ladd - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Craig Thompson - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Mini Ladd Vault - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Craig 'Mini Ladd' Thompson and Thirst Project – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Our Board". Thirst Project. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Thompson Stadium". The News Letter. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. ^ Now, Derry. "'Mini Ladd' becomes Mega City of Derry Rugby Club sponsor". Derry Now. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  12. ^ Casey, Theresa (9 July 2020). "Local YouTube star apologises for sending 'inappropriate' messages". Derry Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  13. ^ "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Times. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. ^ "The 2019 Esports Awards winners". Esportz Network. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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