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Comment: IMDB, YouTube, and Socialblade do not prove notability HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:20, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Benjamin De Almeida, better known as Internet personality BENOFTHEWEEK, is a popular online figure with over 8 million followers on YouTube. Almeida was born on September the 8th, 1999 in Edmonton, Canada. He later moved to Massachusetts when he was just two years old at the time. Over nearly a decade and a half, BENOFTHEWEEK has grown to be a well-known individual online across multiple platforms.[1]
Social Media Presence
[edit]Among various social media platforms, Benjamin has accrued many followers/subscribers. Some of his most notable achievements are:
TikTok: Over 12 Million Followers[2]
YouTube: Over 8 Million Followers[3]
Instagram: Over 900 Thousand Followers[4]
Rise to Internet Fame
[edit]Early days on YouTube
[edit]Almeida began his journey on YouTube all the way back in 2010, where he uploaded his first ever channel.[5] Shortly after, however, Ben's channel was removed off the platform for being in violation of Google AdSense Policies. The same year, he uploaded a new channel, BENOFTHEWEEK. Little did he know, him and this channel would go on to be one of the top comedy YouTubers on the entire platform.
Notable Content, Collaborations, Etc.
[edit]Notable Collaborations
[edit]Almeida has secured some significant collaborations over his career, including collaborations with MrBeast, Danny Gonzalez, and being featured on the Nickelodeon Nick News.[6] Benjamin has also collaborated with high-ticket brands like Dior and Prada, allowing him to use his platform to support important causes such as the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project.[7]
Notable Content
[edit]Benjamin has also produced plenty of notable content, including his notorious Zoom pranks in which he would join random digital Zoom meetings and play pranks on the hosts of the meetings. Almeida would later go on to produce many Omegle prank videos, similar to the original style of his Zoom pranks. After all was said and done, Ben deleted all his Zoom pranks videos. However, his Omegle prank videos remain uploaded as of May 8th, 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben of the Week: How TikTok's wonder kid plotted superstardom". Newsweek. 23 March 2023.
- ^ "BENOFTHEWEEK Uses Fashion and Comedy for Good - PAPER Magazine".
- ^ "BENOFTHEWEEK Uses Fashion and Comedy for Good - PAPER Magazine".
- ^ "BENOFTHEWEEK Uses Fashion and Comedy for Good - PAPER Magazine".
- ^ "Ben of the Week: How TikTok's wonder kid plotted superstardom". Newsweek. 23 March 2023.
- ^ "BENOFTHEWEEK Reflects on Viral Lookalike Timothée Chalamet Contest Idea Taking off: 'I Knew it Was Going to be Big'". 13 December 2024.
- ^ "BENOFTHEWEEK Uses Fashion and Comedy for Good - PAPER Magazine".