Thomas Simons (born 9 April 2004), better known as TommyInnit ( ), is an English

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and

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. He produces ''

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''-related videos and live streams, including collaborations with fellow

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and streamers in the

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, which caused his

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and

channels to increase in popularity. , his seven

channels have collectively reached over million subscribers and over billion views; his two Twitch channels have reached over million followers, making him the most-followed ''

'' channel on

, as well as the 14th most-followed overall.

Early life

Thomas Simons was born in

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on 9 April 2004.

Career

YouTube

Simons created his first

channel, ''Channelnutpig'', on 15 February 2013 and his TommyInnit channel on 24 December 2015. He uploaded his first video on his TommyInnit channel in September 2018. Simons typically uploads videos consisting of him playing ''

''. On 6 August 2019, Simons uploaded his first video relating to ''SkyBlock'', a minigame on ''

'' server

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. On 4 July 2020, Simons joined the

, a

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-focused ''Minecraft'' server run by eponymous

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. On 1 April 2021, Simons created a new

channel under his own name, uploading the first video onto it two months later.

Twitch

Simons began streaming on Twitch in late 2018, where he regularly streams ''

'' and '' Just Chatting.'' 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

, overtaking

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's ''

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'' collaboration with

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Other

On 1 July 2022, Simons performed a live special titled ''TommyInnit & Friends'' at the

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. The show included many other popular internet personalities, including

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, JackManifoldTV, Nihachu, and others, as well as a tribute to

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, whose death was announced early the same day. On 4 August 2022, Simons announced a book that he had been writing with fellow

and

streamer Wilbur Soot titled ''TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book''. The book was released on 13 October 2022. All of the sales money from the book is being donated to the

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in honour of Simons' and Gold's late friend

, to whom the book was also dedicated.

Personal life

In September 2021, Simons announced that he would move to

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in 2022. 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.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Music video

Bibliography

Notes

References

External links

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