SAN BRUNO, Calif. - There were throngs of fans outside YouTube headquarters in San Bruno on Thursday, all to see the mysterious, unpredictable and viral streamer lovingly known as IShowSpeed.

‘Super excited’ for Speed

"We're super excited," YouTube spokeswoman Jessica Stockwell said as the streamer, more commonly known as Speed, met with the company's CEO, Neal Mohan, on his 35-day tour of the United States. "He's got 44 million subscribers. He covers it all, gaming and all sorts of crazy stuff."

And that's just his YouTube following.

Speed — 20-year-old Darren Watkins Jr. who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio — is a livestreamer who also has 40 million followers on TikTok and Instagram. His races random and famous people, he challenges athletes in their sport, and his main schtick is jus

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