Mini Ladd
Craig Joseph Thompson (born 7 January 1995), known by the online community as Mini Ladd, is an Emirati-born 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] His father is English and his mother is Northern Irish.
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| Born | Craig Joseph Thompson 7 January 1995[1] | |||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Mini Ladd | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
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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] as of October 2022, he is no longer a board member.[10]
In 2019 City of Derry R.F.C. renamed their stadium to the "Craig Thompson Stadium".[11][12] City of Derry ended their relationship with Thompson in July 2020 following sexual misconduct allegations made against him.[13]
In September 2019 Thompson was named by The Sunday Times as one of Britain's top 100 influencers, behind KSI and PewDiePie.[14]
References
- Thompson, Craig [@MiniLaddd] (7 January 2020). "26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @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.
- "miniladdd YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Times, The Sunday (8 September 2019). "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Mini Ladd - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Craig Thompson - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Mini Ladd Vault - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Craig 'Mini Ladd' Thompson and Thirst Project – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Our Board". Thirst Project. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Our Board". Thirst Project. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Thompson Stadium". The News Letter. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- Now, Derry. "'Mini Ladd' becomes Mega City of Derry Rugby Club sponsor". Derry Now. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Casey, Theresa (9 July 2020). "Local YouTube star apologises for sending 'inappropriate' messages". Derry Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Times. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.