How did Sidemen become so popular? Exploring the British YouTube group's origins
The Sidemen are one of the most popular YouTube groups in the world and were recently ranked #2 on their list of top creators in the UK, with MrBeast taking the top spot. Whether you are a more recent fan of the group or have been following them for some time, the rise of the YouTube ensemble to its current heights reflects a masterclass in content creation.
The group was formed in 2013 and consists of seven core members who are popular creators in their own right. JJ "KSI," Harry "W2S," Simon "Miniminter," Vikram "Vikkstar123," Tobi "TBJZL," Josh "Zerkaa," and Ethan "Behzinga" came together to form the group which is currently going viral every week for their recurring Sidemen Sunday show.
That said, their YouTube empire stretches across three other channels, four counting the Spanish one. They have separate channels for reaction videos and shorts which have five million and 1.8 million subscribers respectively. The MoreSidemen channel, where they upload more frequently, has over seven million subscribers while the main channel currently has 17.4 million.
Let's trace how the seven friends built one of the most popular YouTube channels of all-time.
The story of the formation of the group dates back to 2005 when Miniminter and KSI started to collaborate on making videos. They connected with Zerkaa in 2012 who introduced them to his friend TBJZL. The following year, they invited Behzinga after watching his stream and started playing and recording Grand Theft Auto Online.
Vikkstar123 joined soon after and the six, (wroetoshow joined the next year), formed The Ultimate Sidemen on October 19, 2013. The date is immortalized in the Roman numeral 'XIX' on their logo. According to a 2019 video from their alt channel, the group's name
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