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Miniminter
Minter at Social in the City in 2019
Born
Simon Edward Minter

(1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
EducationBerkhamsted School
University of Hull (dropped out)
Occupations
Spouse
​
(m. 2023)​
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2008–present
Genres
Subscribers17.7 million (combined)[1]
Total views8.1 billion (combined)[1]
Associated actsSidemen
100,000 subscribers2010
1,000,000 subscribers2015
10,000,000 subscribers2019
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
Followers2.1 million
Last updated: December 10, 2024

Simon Edward Minter (born 7 September 1992), better known as Miniminter, is an English YouTuber, streamer and Internet personality.[2] He is a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group the Sidemen. He is also a co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.

Minter's YouTube career started in 2012, primarily focusing on FIFA gaming videos. Over time, he diversified his content, incorporating vlogs, challenges, and collaborations with other YouTubers.[3]

Early life and education

Simon Edward Minter was born on 7 September 1992 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, to British parents.[4] He attended Berkhamsted School, a private boys' school, where he first encountered Olajide "KSI" Olatunji. Although the two initially disliked each other, they later became close friends.[5] During the early stages of KSI's YouTube channel, Minter contributed as a cinematographer and assisted in creating content before starting his own channel.[6][7]

Minter briefly studied criminology at the University of Hull but left his studies to pursue a full-time career in YouTube content creation.[4][8]

Internet career

Minter created his first YouTube channel, Miniminter, in February 2008, though he did not upload his first video until December 2012.[8] Inspired by his friend JJ Olatunji, Minter began creating content while still a university student. Shortly thereafter, he decided to quit university to pursue YouTube full-time.[9]

Minter's channel gained rapid popularity, achieving 100,000 and 1 million subscribers within a year. His early content primarily consisted of FIFA gameplay, vlogs, challenges, and football videos featuring his friends.[10][11]

In September 2013, Simon Minter launched his second YouTube channel, MM7Games.[9] A month later, he along with KSI, Josh Bradley (Zerkaa), Tobi Brown (TBJZL) and Ethan Payne (Behzinga) formed the Rockstar Games Social Club group the Ultimate Sidemen via Grand Theft Auto Online, later simplified to Sidemen.[12] By 2014, the group had expanded to seven members, adding Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123) and Harry Lewis (W2S). The Sidemen are known for their collaborative content, including weekly uploads of challenges, gameplay, and vlogs.[13][14]

In 2016, Minter and the Sidemen organized the Upload influencer event, a gathering that allowed fans to interact with the Sidemen and other web video creators. The second and final Upload event took place in September 2017.[15][16]

Philanthropy

Minter along with the Sidemen also organize an annual charity football match featuring content creators and public figures, raising funds for charitable causes. The event has grown in popularity, drawing large audiences and involving participants like IShowSpeed and MrBeast.[17] The first, held in 2016 at St Mary's Stadium, raised £110,000 for the Saints Foundation. The second, in 2017 at The Valley in London, raised £210,000 for the NSPCC Childline and Charlton Athletic Community Trust.[18] The third, held in 2018, raised £65,747 through the JustGiving platform.[19] And after a four-year hiatus, the event returned in 2022, raising over £1 million.[20][21]

In December 2018, Minter co-founded M7 Education, a non-profit organization, with his brother. The organization focuses on providing students with visual learning experiences through field trips, fully funded by M7 Education, instead of traditional classroom-based methods.[22][23][24]

In October 2019, he donated $10,010 to Team Trees, a project organised by MrBeast and Mark Rober, that plants one tree for every dollar donated.[25]

Personal life

In February 2014, Minter moved into the "Sidemen House" with fellow Sidemen members KSI, Zerkaa, and Vikkstar123.[26] In 2019, they left the second Sidemen House and moved into a London flat with Olatunji, where they lived together until 2022.[27][28]

Minter has been in a relationship with singer and internet personality, Talia Mar since 2017. The pair became engaged in 2022, and married on 3 June 2023.[29][30]

Filmography

Year Title Role Platform Notes Ref
2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central UK Web video miniseries [31]
2018 The Sidemen Show Himself YouTube Premium [32]
2024 The Sidemen Story Himself Netflix UK Documentary [33]
Inside Himself, host YouTube, Side+ [34]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"KSI's Little Brother"[35] 2018 Non-album single
"Fiver"[36]
"Survive the Night"[37]
(with Randy featuring Talia Mar)[a] 		2020
"The Helium Song"[38]
(with Randy)
"Animation"[39]
(with Randy) 		2021

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"The Gift"[40] 2019 Sidemen, S-X[b] Non-album single
"This or That"[41] 2022 Sidemen

Music videos

List of music videos as lead and featured artist, showing directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
As lead artist
"KSI's Little Brother" 2018 Konstantin [42]
"Survive the Night"
(with Randy featuring Talia Mar) 		2020 Finn Hitchcock [43]
"The Hulium Song"
(with Randy) 		Konstantin [44]
"Animation"
(with Randy) 		2021 Finn Hitchcock [45]
As featured artist
"The Gift"
(as part of the Sidemen featuring S-X 		2019 Konstantin [46]
"This or That"
(as part of the Sidemen) 		2022 Miniminter
W2S
Zerkaa
Behzinga 		[47]

Bibliography

Year Title Publisher ISBN identifier Ref.
2016 Sidemen: The Book Coronet Books ISBN 978-1473648166 [48]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Candidate/Job Result Ref.
2017 British Book Awards Non-Fiction: A Lifestyle Book Sidemen: The Book (as a member of the Sidemen) Nominated [49]
2019 Shorty Awards Best YouTube Group Himself (as a member of the Sidemen) Nominated [50]

Notes

  1. ^ Mar is credited in the music video, but uncredited in the sandared release.
  2. ^ S-X is credited in the music video, but uncredited in the sandared release.

References

  1. ^ a b See:
  2. ^ "Simon Edward MINTER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ IZEA (2 May 2018). "Top British YouTubers: Top Vloggers To Subscribe To". IZEA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "SOMEONE DREW MY LIFE". YouTube. MM7Games.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Shona Ghosh, Isobel Asher (21 July 2018). "The rise of KSI, the 26-year-old YouTube millionaire who beat Logan Paul in a professional boxing match". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "The rise of a YouTube millionaire and celebrity boxing pioneer". South China Morning Post. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ^ "We interviewed KSI, the YouTuber who's about to box Logan Paul, to see where his head's at the day before his big fight". Pulse Ghana. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b Sidemen (18 October 2016). Sidemen: The Book. p. 33, 52–57. ISBN 978-1473648166.
  9. ^ a b Wheeler, Charlie (30 May 2016). "What teens are watching on YouTube". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  10. ^ "10 BRITISH GAMERS YOU NEED TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE". Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ^ "THE BEST FOOTBALL BROTHERS ON YOUTUBE". YouTube. Miniminter.
  12. ^ Fogarty, Paul (17 September 2019). "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members – Ethan, Tobi, Harry!". HITC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention". The National. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  14. ^ "YouTube stars The Sidemen at Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Looking Back at 2017's Most Exciting Influencer Event". blu-digital.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Looking Back at 2017's Most Exciting Influencer Event". blu-digital.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  17. ^ "VIDEO: Youtube stars play at St Mary's in front of thousands". Daily Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Youtubers The Sidemen present £210,000 to Charlton Athletic Community Trust and Childline". cact.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  19. ^ "YouTube Supergroup Sidemen Raise £65,747 For Charity, Premiere Trailer For YouTube Premium Series". Tubefilter. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Fundraising superstars: Sidemen do it again". Charity Digital. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  21. ^ "The latest Sidemen soccer match raised over £1 million for charity and drew 2.6 million concurrent viewers". Tubefilter. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Team". M7 EDUCATION. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Services". M7 Education. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  24. ^ "About". M7 Education. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  25. ^ Leskin, Paige. "YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  26. ^ "TikTok UK house: Who's in it and what do you need to know? - CBBC Newsround". Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Vikkstar123 explains why he's leaving the Sidemen House". Dexerto. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  28. ^ "KSI: 'My motto is this: prove people wrong'". inews.co.uk. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  29. ^ "KSI accused of acting "spoilt" after complaining about his best friend Miniminter's wedding". Dexerto. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  30. ^ "5 most popular streamer couples in 2024". Sportskeeda. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  31. ^ "The Sidemen Experience by Toni Dundas for Comedy Central". creativepool.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  32. ^ "YouTube Red Reportedly Picks Up Series Starring Digital Supergroup Sidemen". Tubefilter. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  33. ^ Peter White (2 June 2018). "'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format". Deadline. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  34. ^ "British YouTube Stars The Sidemen Bring Season 2 of Reality Show 'Inside' (And U.S. Version) to Netflix". Hollywood Reporter. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  35. ^ "KSI's Little Brother – Single by Miniminter". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  36. ^ "Fiver – Single by Miniminter". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  37. ^ "Survive the Night – Single by Randy and Miniminter". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  38. ^ "The Helium Song – Single by Randy and Miniminter". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  39. ^ "Animation – Single by Randy and Miniminter". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  40. ^ "The Gift – Single by Sidemen". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  41. ^ "This or That – Single by Sidemen". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  42. ^ "KSI'S LITTLE BROTHER - DEJI DISS TRACK (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". 12 August 2020 – via YouTube.
  43. ^ "Miniminter X Randy - Survive The Night feat. Talia (Official Music Video)". 28 February 2020 – via YouTube.
  44. ^ "MINIMINTER & RANDY - THE HELIUM SONG (Official Music Video)". 15 May 2020 – via YouTube.
  45. ^ "ANIMATION - MINIMINTER X RANDY (Official Music Video)". 21 January 2021 – via YouTube.
  46. ^ "Sidemen - The Gift Ft. S-X (Official Music Video)". 15 December 2019 – via YouTube.
  47. ^ "Sidemen - This or That (Official Music Video)". 4 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  48. ^ "YouTube stars the Sidemen are frontrunners in race for Christmas books No 1". The Guardian. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  49. ^ "Hachette and Penguin Random House lead British Book Awards Books of the Year shortlists". The Bookseller. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  50. ^ "Full list of 'Team Internet' nominees for 2019 Shorty Awards,' ft. Shane Dawson, Ninja, MrBeast, & more". Dexerto. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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