Mini Ladd

Craig Joseph Thompson (born 7 January 1995), known by the online community as Mini Ladd, is an Emirati-born British 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, and averaged roughly 50,000 concurrent viewers during his live-streams at peak.[3] In September 2019, Thompson was named No. 3 out of the Top 100 Influencers in the UK by the Sunday Times.[4]

For other people named Craig Thompson, see Craig Thompson (disambiguation).
Mini Ladd
Thompson in 2018
Personal information
Born
Craig Joseph Thompson

(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995[1]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Also known asMini Ladd
Channels
Years active2011–present
Genres
Subscribers
  • 4.54 million (Mini Ladd)
  • 1.01 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 155 thousand (Mini Ladd Vault)
  • 10.4 thousand (Craig Thompson Music)
  • 3.09 thousand (Good News Everyone)
Total views
  • 1.45 billion (Mini Ladd)
  • 129.04 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 1.62 million (Mini Ladd Vault)
  • 41.6 thousand (Good News Everyone)
Network
  • 3BLACKDOT (2013-2018)
  • Night Media (2019-2020)
100,000 subscribers
  • 2013 (Mini Ladd)
  • 2018 (Craig Thompson)
  • 2019 (Mini Ladd Vault)
1,000,000 subscribersa
  • 2014 (Mini Ladd)
  • 2019 (Craig Thompson)
Last updated: October 24th, 2023

Career and donations

Thompson launched his first YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd", in May 2011.[5] Additionally, he launched his second channel, "Craig Thompson" in 2018,[6] and in 2019, he launched his third YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd Vault".[7]

In 2018, Thompson partnered with the Thirst Project and raised over $150,000 for relief.[8] In 2019, the Thirst Project listed him as one of their board members;[9] as of October 2022, he is no longer a board member.[10]

In 2019, Northern Irish Rugby club City of Derry R.F.C. renamed their stadium to the "Craig Thompson Stadium".[11] City of Derry ended their relationship with Thompson in July 2020; in a statement Thompson apologised for sending "inappropriate texts and messages".[12]

In September 2019 Thompson was named by The Sunday Times as one of Britain's top 100 influencers, behind only KSI and PewDiePie.[4]

References
  1. Thompson, Craig [@MiniLaddd] (7 January 2020). "26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. @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.
  3. "Mini Ladd's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. "About Mini Ladd". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. "About Craig Thompson". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. "About Mini Ladd Vault". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. "Craig 'Mini Ladd' Thompson and Thirst Project". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  9. "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Thirst Project. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. "Our Board". Thirst Project. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  11. Ferry, Gary (14 November 2017). "'Mini Ladd' becomes Mega City of Derry Rugby Club sponsor". Derry Now. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  12. Casey, Theresa (9 July 2020). "Local YouTube star apologises for sending 'inappropriate' messages". Derry Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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