Jaiden Dittfach (born September 27, 1997), known online as Jaiden Animations, is an American YouTuber and

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, known for her story-time

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s. Her videos explore a variety of topics, spanning from her experiences to personal stories. She also creates videos centered on video games. Dittfach's four YouTube channels have collectively amassed over million subscribers and over billion views At the

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in 2020, she received a

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in the Animated category. She was previously nominated for the award in 2018.

YouTube career

Early career

Prior to working on her own channel, Dittfach worked with other YouTubers on their channels, including iHasCupquake.

Eponymous channel

Dittfach created her YouTube channel in 2014, when she was 16 years old. In 2016 and 2017, Dittfach's channel started trending on the website, becoming more prominent to bigger audiences. Dittfach mainly uploads animated YouTube videos that tell stories about her personal life. The videos often discuss subjects such as

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, anxiety, and depression. She also creates videos centered on her travels and video games, such as ''

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''. On June 1, 2021, her YouTube channel reached 10 million subscribers. She received a nomination in the Animated category for the

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in December 2021. In 2022, she signed with the Creative Artists Agency.

Collaborations and other appearances

With fellow YouTuber TheOdd1sOut, Dittfach is a part of the "Animation Squad," a group of animators who frequently create videos together. Her channel is managed by the Channel Frederator multi-channel network. Vidcon Animators Panel 2017

In December 2017, Dittfach appeared in '' YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017'', the first '' YouTube Rewind'' installment to include YouTube animators. In September 2018, she received a nomination in the Animated category for the 8th Streamy Awards. In '' YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind'', she made an animation featuring PewDiePie's chair. In March 2019, Dittfach 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. In January 2021, Dittfach appeared on ''YIAY Time: The Game Show'', a

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comedy program hosted by Jack Douglass. She also frequently appears on the improv game show ''Scribble Showdown'' with TheOdd1sOut, Domics, RubberRoss, Egoraptor, and Emirichu.

Philanthropy

In April 2019, Dittfach 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. Dittfach was also among many social media figures who donated to the Team Trees fundraiser in 2019. For World Health Day in April 2020, Dittfach participated in #HopeFromHome, a charity livestream initiated by fellow YouTuber Jacksepticeye that raised over $260,000 for COVID-19 relief. In October 2021, Dittfach participated in a charity tournament for the video game '' Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'' hosted by YouTuber

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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.

Personal life

Jaiden Dittfach was born on September 27, 1997. In 2016, Dittfach stated in a video that she resides in Arizona. In another video, posted in 2018, she stated that she moved to California. On March 20, 2022, in her video titled "Being Not Straight", Dittfach came out as

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and asexual, also known as "aroace". YouTube ranked the video as among the ten most-watched videos of 2022, as it reached over 17 million views by the end of the year.

Filmography

Animation

* 2017: '' YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017'' * 2018: '' YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind''

Voice acting

* 2018: '' YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind'' as herself

Reality shows

* 2020: '' The Creator Games'' as herself * 2021: '' YIAY Time: The Game Show'' as herself

Discography

* 2018: "Empty" (with Boyinaband) * 2021: "Rise Above" (with

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) * 2022: "Rise Above (English Version)" (with Rainych and Illberg) * 2022: "Rise Above (Japanese Version)" (with Rainych and Illberg)

Awards and nominations

Notes

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