Mini Ladd

Craig Thompson (born 7 January 1995), is a British entertainer, comedian, vlogger, gamer and YouTuber, known by the online community as Mini Ladd. As of August 2019, he has accumulated over 10 million followers across all social platforms (YouTube, Twitter and Instagram), over 1.4 billion views,[1] 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.[2]

Craig "Mini Ladd" Thompson
Personal information
Born (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Also known asMini Ladd
Channels
Years active2011–present
Genre
Subscribers
  • 5.71 million (Mini Ladd)
  • 1.35 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 224 thousand (Mini Ladd Vault)
Total views
  • 1.4 billion (Mini Ladd)
  • 122.6 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 1.5 million (Mini Ladd Vault)
Network3BLACKDOT
100,000 subscribers 2013 (Mini Ladd)

2018 (Craig Thompson)
2019 (Mini Ladd Vault)
1,000,000 subscribers 2014 (Mini Ladd)
2019 (Craig Thompson)
Updated 23 July 2020

Personal life

Thompson was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to an English father and a Northern Irish mother. He and his family moved to Northern Ireland, Eglinton, County Londonderry, when he was ten years old. Before starting his online career, he was a student at Foyle College, where he also played for the football team.

In February 2017, Thompson, alongside his friend and fellow YouTuber Jay, a.k.a. "Jaayy", were hit by a Toyota Tacoma that had sped through a red light. Thompson suffered severe bruising and a cracked spleen, and was sent to the hospital for four days. Jay had suffered more severe injuries, and was sent to hospital in critical condition, eventually being placed in a coma for three weeks. For several weeks thereafter, Thompson required a walker (to which he dubbed "Walker White") to move around.[3]

In August 2017, Thompson began dating Twitch steamer Samantha Dey, aka SuniDey. In January 2020, Thompson announced on social media that they were no longer together.[4]

In February 2020, Thompson released a video titled "Why I Left", explaining details of why he left YouTube from late December, which included his return to his home in LA, him and SuniDey no longer in a relationship, and him wanting to improve things in his life, such as his mental health.[5]

Career and donations

Thompson launched his first YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd", in May 2011, posting mainly gaming-related content and compilation videos. In 2018, he launched his second channel, "Craig Thompson", wherein the content was mainly off of vlogs. 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.

In 2018, Thompson partnered with the Thirst Project and raised over $150,000 for relief,[6] in 2019, the Thirst Project named him as one of their Board Members[7] and awarded him the "Cameron Boyce Pioneering Spirit Award" in October 2019. He has donated large sums of money to organisations like St. Jude, Macmillan Cancer Support and Northwest Counselling Ltd.

In 2019 the city of Derry and their rugby team renamed their stadium to the "Craig Thompson Stadium".[8][9]

In June 2019, Craig and fellow YouTuber Anthony "BigJigglyPanda" Brown announced a tour named "The Demonetized Tour", which takes place across North America (mainly the United States and Canada) from September until December.[10][11] In early 2020, Thompson confirmed that the tour could come to both Europe and Australia, although dates and cities are yet to be announced.[12]

In September 2019 Thompson was named by the Sunday Times as one of Britain's top 100 influencers, behind KSI and PewDiePie.[13]

In November 2019, Thompson won the eSports Content Creator of the Year award.[14]

Discography
Title Release No. of Tracks
Disciple X Mini Ladd 2018 15
gollark: @DaddySateen YES YOU DO.
gollark: How is it rendered?
gollark: Hologronical.
gollark: I need to leech off cheap iron for my beacon project.
gollark: Iron titan? An iron farm? Totally!

References
  1. "miniladdd YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. Times, The Sunday (8 September 2019). "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. "This Is What Happened". Mini Ladd. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. "Please read:". MiniLaddd. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "Craig 'Mini Ladd' Thompson and Thirst Project – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. "Our Board". Thirst Project. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. "Thompson Stadium". The News Letter. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. Now, Derry. "'Mini Ladd' becomes Mega City of Derry Rugby Club sponsor". Derry Now. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  10. Weiss, Geoff (25 June 2019). "Popular Gamers Mini Ladd And BigJigglyPanda To Embark On 27-City 'Demonetized' Tour". Tubefilter. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. "Mini Ladd". miniladd.net. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG36pYrujIo
  13. "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Times. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. "The 2019 Esports Awards winners". Esportz Network. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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