Draft:Beta Squad
British YouTube group
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The Beta Squad is a British YouTube group consisting of Internet personalities that was formed in 2019. The group comprises of YouTubers Chunkz, Niko Omilana, AJ Shabeel, Sharky, and King Kenny. The group is known for producing challenge, prank and social experiment videos across their YouTube channels.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Amin Mohammed (Chunkz)- 21 February 1996
Niko Omilana- 4 March 1998
Sharmarke Mohamud (Sharky)- 31 December 1995
Ayaanle Shabeel (Aj Shabeel)- 30 August 1996
Kenny Ojuederie (KingKennyTv)- 20 March 1997
Beta Squad | |
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| Occupation | Youtubers |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Last updated: 31 August 2025 | |
Members
The group has the following members:
- Amin Mohamed – known online as Chunkz (2019–present)
- Niko Omilana – known online as Niko (2019–present)
- Ayaanle Shabeel – known online as Aj Shabeel (2019–present)
- Sharmarke Mohamud – known online as Sharky (2019–present)
- Kenny Ojuederie – known online as KingKennyTv (2019–present)
History
Many of the groups members knew each other before the group was formed and had been producing content on their own YouTube channels.
After dropping out of college in 2016, Chunkz briefly worked at the British cinema chain Cineworld, where he met AJ Shabeel.
Sharky also met AJ in 2016 through a mutual friend. Sharky later met Niko on the social media site Amigo, and they started talking on Twitter. King Kenny was friends with Niko at the time.[7]
YouTube Career
2019-2024: Formation of the Beta Squad
In February 2019 they formed the Beta Squad and moved into a mansion in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire together. About a week later they uploaded their debut video as a group.[2][8]
In late 2023, AJ announced he would be leaving the Beta Squad. However this only lasted for one video and was later revealed to be a joke.[9]
Beta Squad Charity Match
In June 2024, Beta Squad held the Beta Squad Charity Match, a friendly football match between Beta Squad and the streamer collective AMP, at Selhurst Park. Several other celebrities also played in the match, including former English footballer Daniel Sturridge and a masked player, believed by many online to be Tottenham Hotspur full-back Djed Spence.[10] The proceeds from the game were to be donated to the charity The Water Project active in Sub-Saharan Africa.
During the match, just before a penalty shootout, the game had to be called off after hundreds of fans entered the pitch.[11] The match ended 6-6.[12]
There were also plans for a rematch at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale in October 2024, which were cancelled for unclear reasons.[13]
2024-2025: Break and subsequent return
At the end of a June 2024 Beta Squad video titled "GUESS THE COMEDIAN FT DRUSKI", the group announced they would be taking a break from content creation. In the announcement, Kenny stated "We feel like the break is needed... to improve the quality of the videos."[14]
In March 2025, in a trailer video uploaded to the Beta Squad YouTube channel, it was announced that the group would be returning to producing content.[15] On March 29, the group uploaded their first regular video following the break; a real life recreation of the show Squid Game.[16]
In a July 2025 Beta Squad video featuring English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, Sheeran made several claims that some professional singers mime or lip-sync during live performances but would never admit to it. After a contestant in the video claiming to be a pop singer said there is not much of a problem with her singing or miming to a track, Sheeran said “I don’t know if a professional singer would admit to miming.” Sheeran later said "I feel like if you are a professional singer, even if you do mime, because there are professional singers that mime, but they would never admit it."[17][18][19]
YouTube Channels
Controversies
Sikh Joke Incident
On February 12, 2022 the Beta Squad uploaded a video titled "We Pretended To Work At The Grocery Store (Fake Employee Prank)", in which the group pretend to be fake employees at a grocery store that was being managed by a 19-year old Sikh man, who introduced himself as Milan. During the prank, Sharky is instructed by his friends to approach Milan and say ‘I think it’s Sikh that you are sick."
The video caused significant backlash from the Sikh community. The group quickly responded to the backlash on Twitter[20], stating in a tweeted apology that "Religion shouldn’t be joked about and we apologize to anyone who was offended by our comments"[21]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Shorty Awards | 2020 | Best YouTube Ensemble | Beta Squad | Nominated | [22] |
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