Beta Squad
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| Origin | London, England | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | YouTubers | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2019–present | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 11.4 million (combined) | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 1.7 billion (combined) | ||||||||||||
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| Updated 31 August 2025 | |||||||||||||
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 light-heated challenge, pranks, and social experiment videos across their YouTube channels.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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.[citation needed]
There were also plans for a rematch at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale in October 2024, which were cancelled for unclear reasons.[12]
2024-2025: Break and subsequent return
At the end of a June 2024, 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."[13]
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.[14] On March 29, the group uploaded their first regular video following the break; a real life recreation of the show Squid Game.[15]
YouTube Channels
The group has three YouTube channels, Beta Squad, MoreBeta and Beta Squad Shorts, across which it publishes a variety of videos including challenges, pranks and guessing games.[3][4][5]
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 signifigant backlash from the Sikh community. The group quickly responded to the backlash on Twitter, stating in a tweeted apology that "Religion shouldn’t be joked about and we apologize to anyone who was offended by our comments".[16]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Shorty Awards | 2020 | Best YouTube Ensemble | Beta Squad | Nominated | [17] |
References
- ↑ Dixon, Eva (2024-12-13). "Verge Meets: Beta Squad". Verge Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hale, James (2019-10-17). "Creators Going Pro: In February, 5 "Ordinary" YouTubers Joined Forces As 'Beta Squad.' Now, They Have Nearly 400K Subscribers". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Beta Squad's YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "More Beta's YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Beta Squad Shorts's YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ "If you like the Sidemen then you'll love Beta Squad in YouTube this 2023 - ITP Live". Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ↑ The Chunkz Show (2025-06-12). BETA SQUAD'S FIRST PODCAST | THE CHUNKZ SHOW | S1 Ep 2. Retrieved 2025-10-11 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Wabwile, Alice (2024-12-05). "Who are the Beta Squad members? Names, profiles, and fun facts - Briefly.co.za". briefly.co.za. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ "Why Did AJ Leave Beta Squad? AJ's Tweet About His Sudden Departure Leaves Fans Shocked". otakukart.com. 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ "'Mystery player' from Beta Squad vs AMP charity match receives Serie A transfer offer the next day". SPORTbible. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ↑ "Beta Squad vs AMP: Decision made on charity match results after pitch invasion causing abandonment | indy100". www.indy100.com. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ intermiamicf. "CANCELLED: AMP vs. Beta Squad - THE REMATCH | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ↑ Faulkner, Trisha (2025-03-26). "Why Did Beta Squad End? Reddit Theories, Cryptic Posts, and an Unexpected Return". Distractify. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ DAILY, GRM (2025-03-25). "Beta Squad announce return with cinematic trailer". GRM Daily. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ DAILY, GRM (2025-03-31). "Beta Squad mark return with 'Squid Game' in real life video". GRM Daily. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ↑ Team, Kiddaan.com (2022-02-15). "UK-Based Youtube Channel Beta Squad Upsets Sikh Community, Later Apologizes". Kiddaan. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Best YouTube Ensemble in Social Media - Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
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