Draft:Beta Squad
British YouTube group
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The Beta Squad is a British YouTube group consisting of Internet personalities that formed in 2019. The group consists of YouTubers Chunkz, Niko Omilana, AJ Shabeel, Sharky, and King Kenny. The group is known for producing challenge, pranks and social experiment videos across their YouTube channels.
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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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| Born |
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| Occupation | YouTubers |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Genres | |
| Subscribers | 40.2 million (combined)[a][1] |
| Views | 11.5 billion (combined)[a][1] |
| Last updated: 1 June 2026 | |
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 before the formation of Beta Squad.
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.[2]
Sharky later met Niko on the social media site Amigo; they began talking on Twitter. King Kenny was already friends with Niko.[citation needed]
YouTube Career
2019-2024: Formation of the Beta Squad
On February 14, 2019, they formed Beta Squad. About a week later they uploaded their debut video as a group.[3]
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, predicted by many to be Tottenham Hotspur full-back Djed Spence. The proceeds from the game were to be donated to the charity The Water Project which provides communities in need with safe drinking water.[4]
During the match, just before a penalty shootout, the game was forced to be called off after hundreds of fans partook in a pitch invasion.[5] The match ended as a tie with the final score being 6-6.[6]
There were also plans for a rematch at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale in October 2024, which were cancelled due to "unexpected issues".[7]
2024-2025: Break and subsequent return
At the end of a June 2024 Beta Squad video 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."[8]
In March 2025, a trailer video uploaded to the Beta Squad YouTube channel announced that the group would be returning to producing content.[9] On March 29, the group uploaded their first regular video following the break; a real life recreation of the television series Squid Game.[10]
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."[11][12][13]
2026-present: Break and subsequent return
YouTube Channels
The group has three YouTube channels: Beta Squad, Beta Squad Shorts and More Beta, across which it publishes a variety of videos including challenges, pranks, and guessing games. Each individual member also maintains separate YouTube channels:[1]
- Beta Squad – Beta Squad, Beta Squad Shorts, More Beta
- Amin Mohamed (Chunkz) – Chunkz, Chunkz Ripz
- Niko Omilana – Niko Omilana, More Niko, NDL
- Ayaanle Shabeel (Aj Shabeel)– Aj Shabeel, More Aj
- Sharmarke Mohamud (Sharky) – Sharky, Sharky More
- Kenny Ojuederie (King Kenny) – KingKennyTv, King Kenny Live, More Kenny
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Shorty Awards | 2020 | Best YouTube Ensemble | Beta Squad | Nominated | [14] |
Notes
- Includes the Beta Squad's main group channel, two supplementary group channels, and twelve individual member channels featuring Beta Squad-related content.
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