JiDion is a popular American TikTok star and YouTube star. He gained a large following online from posting prank and vlog videos.
On his early internet days when he used to do gaming livestreams, he also did plenty of collaborations with big names such as Adin Ross, Kai Cenat, and Pokimane, which also boosts his popularity.
Career
He made his YouTube channel and started uploading several videos in 2018. However, these first few videos have since been taken out.
Later in 2019, he uploaded a new as well as his first video and made it accessible to the public. His YouTube channel did not build much momentum in the beginning.
His breakthrough as a YouTube star started to come after a few months of uploading, with certain videos gaining a huge number of views.
All through late 2020 and the beginning of 2021, his YouTube channel finally saw extremely quick development.
It led him to reach the milestone of accumulating 1 million subscribers in August 2021. His YouTube channel continued to rapidly grow and he decided to upload videos consistently.
That same year, he debuted a music video titled Thick Chicks where he got to collaborate with inspiring artist, GaryShawn.
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Profile
- Real Name: Jidon Adams
- Stage Name: JiDion
- Nickname: JiDion, Demarcus Cousins III
- Birthday: December 12, 2000
- Birthplace: Texas, United States
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Christian
- Profession: YouTube Star, TikTok Star
- Education: Clear Lake High School
- Hobby: Playing football
- Facebook: JiDion YT
- Twitter: @Jidion6
- Instagram: @jidion_
- TikTok: @jidion
- YouTube: JiDion Official
Height, Weight, & Physical Appearances
- Height:185 cm (6’1″)
- Weight: 84 Kg (185 lbs)
- Blood Type: –
- Hair Color: Dark brown
- Eye Color: Dark brown
- Body Measurements: 44-32-40 (Bust -44, Waist -32, and Hips -40 inches)
- Shoe Size: 10 (US)
Family
- Father: –
- Mother: –
- Brother: –
- Sister: –
Girlfriend & Dating History
He has never been involved in a publicly disclosed relationship. He keeps his personal and dating life private.
Net Worth
According to various sources, his net worth is estimated to be around $1 million to $2 million. His primary source of income is his career as an internet celebrity across multiple social media platforms.
YouTube
As cited from Social Blade, he earns approximately $7.2 thousand to $116 thousand monthly or equivalent to $87 thousand to $1.4 million yearly from his YouTube channel’s revenue.
Cars
His collection of cars include a Chevrolet Camaro and a Tesla Model S.
Controversies
Being Accused of Harassing Employee by Bringing Shirtless Men inside a Shop
On September 2021, he posted a video on his YouTube channel that shows him being shirtless and then a Best Buy employee asked him to put on a shirt.
The encounter apparently upset him and it made him came up with a plan to come with a bunch of people to the shop without wearing any shirt.
He brought approximately two dozen of young men into the Best Buy the following day while he himself bringing a megaphone to do a rally and chant repeatedly “It’s simple; free the nipple.”
He then uploaded the footage to his YouTube channel along with background music, which makes it looks a campaign.
Furthermore, he explained that the managers of the said Best Buy knew about the prank in advance, but it’s not clear whether the workers were aware of the stunt.
Regardless, this caused him to receive backlashes from public.
Being Accused of Throwing Misogynistic Remarks Towards Pokimane
On January 2022, during a livestream, he reacted to Pokimane playing Valorant.
He began mocking her in different ways, including by playing a certain clip where she said the N-word, a scandal that she’s apologized for since.
He then went on encouraging his viewers to harass her, by going to her stream and comment “L + Ratio.”
As her stream was flooded with hate comments, she’s forced to end the session.
However, that doesn’t stop JiDion. He, along with his fans, continued harassing her and her fans by throwing racist accusation, sexual comments, and told them to kill themselves.
Pokimane responded in a now-deleter tweet, about how her Twitter account was drowned in a harassment wave made by his fan base. She privated her account for a while.
This caused a lot of streamers and casual audience to speak up in support of her and critisize the harassing behaviors. She posted a tweet shortly to thank them and condemn sexism.
The event resulted in JiDion being banned permanently from Twitch and removed from their partner program.
He responded to the consequence by posting a sarcastic and drunk apology.
Facts
- JiDion has released his own merchandise line and sells the items, usually clothing, on his official business website, Shop JiDion.
- He once got suspended at school for selling cold beverages.
- Since his youth, he has been extremely active in sports and other extracurricular activities.
- In his recordings, he introduces himself by the name Demarcus Cousins III, which is the actual name of his favorite basketball player.
- He had a dream of turning into a famous celebrity and for that, he began his web-based career at an early age.
- JiDion was once temporarily banned for 14 days for instigating a hate bandwagon against Pokimane’s stream on Twitch and later, he got banned permanently.
- He is of mixed race, African and American.
- His net worth is around $1 million to $2 million.
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TV Show
- The Joe Rogan Experience (YouTube | 2021), as a guest
- Duncan Trussell Family Hour (Netflix | 2020), as a guest
Quotes
“I wasn’t really considered one of the popular kids. You see the popular kids go to the beach houses and the parties and everything. And it’s like you get envious of that, and so I wanted to be like that.”
“I’m not a partier. I’m just the guy that likes anime, likes reading books, and likes making funny videos, that’s just who I was. And it took me a while to figure it out.”
“I feel like I take inspiration from a lot of people. Because to be in the social media game you have to be on social media and you have to see what everybody’s talking about, who everybody’s watching.”
“When I really first started doing this, because the paradigm for Black creators was just to do reaction videos or regular blogs or gaming videos, or rapping on YouTube. But I just wanted to show if that’s what you do, do it and kill at it.”
“I wanted to show the youngsters, especially in the Black community, growing up, that if you have a goofy side to you don’t feel like you have to act tough or hood. You could show that goofy side and you could be successful at it.”
“I feel like that’s why I have a sense of urgency when I do what I do, because you’re not promised how many days you have on this earth.”
“I just want to try to live every day to the fullest and to the maximum potential as possible. So that way when I do rest my eyes, I don’t have any regrets.”
“My faith is what keeps me grounded. I feel like, especially when you get to this position, that’s when it’s easy to let the glitz and glamor get to you and change you as a person. But just having the word by my side, I feel like really keeps me down to earth.”
“You just see the thumbnail title. You think I’m an asshole or a troublemaker. But I’m just a kid that likes to have fun, man. Nothing I do is ever malicious or with ill intent. It’s just a kid having fun.”
“I’ve definitely crossed the line, especially with Pokimane Twitch situation.”
“I’ve crossed the line a lot of times. But I feel like that’s the thing about being human. I’m not a walking PR machine, I’m not going to try to say the best thing all the time. But also what I’m not going to do is, when I am wrong, I’m going to admit it.”
JiDion is a YouTuber whose prank videos have taken the internet by storm. Through his videos, he brings all the fun and laughter that could brighten up even the darkest of moods.