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'''Amin Mohamed''' ({{lang-so|Aamin Maxamed}}, {{IPA-so|ɑːmɪn mæħæmed|}},; born 21 February 1996), better known as '''Chunkz''', is a British [[YouTuber]], host, entertainer, and former musician.<ref name="SoccerAidMEN">{{Cite news |last=Sansome |first=Jessica |date=6 September 2020 |title=Who is Chunkz in Soccer Aid 2020? |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/who-chunkz-soccer-aid-2020-18872412 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216011101/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/who-chunkz-soccer-aid-2020-18872412 |archive-date=16 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 August 2020 |title=It's time to acknowledge black culture's influence on football.
|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/it-s-time-to-acknowledge-black-culture-s-influence-on-football_sto7824896/story.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[Eurosport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101055938/https://www.eurosport.com/football/it-s-time-to-acknowledge-black-culture-s-influence-on-football_sto7824896/story.shtml |archive-date=1 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davey |first=Jacob |date=7 September 2020 |title=Chunkz & Yung Filly Proved They Were Generational Talents At Soccer Aid 2020 |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/09/chunkz-yung-filly-soccer-aid |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214759/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/09/chunkz-yung-filly-soccer-aid |archive-date=2 June 2021 }}</ref> He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad. {{As of|2024|04}}, his [[YouTube]] channel had over 3.4 million subscribers and 271 million video views.<ref name="YTStats" />
 
== Early life and personal life ==
Amin Mohamed<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mwamba |first=Ramazani |date=22 April 2024 |title=Youtuber Chunkz surprises Greater Manchester school kids |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/youtuber-chunkz-surprises-greater-manchester-29026812 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ManchesterEveningNews}}</ref> was born on 21 February 1996,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Dqpaxj8Hw |title=BEST FRIEND TEST: AJ vs Darkest |date=2023-10-06 |last=Chunkz |access-date=2024-06-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> in northwest London.<ref>{{Citation |title=KNOWING YOUR COUNTRY WITH CHUNKZ!!! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3IwZnggqI |access-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/EX3IwZnggqI?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3IwZnggqI |language=en |archive-date=2021-09-26}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He is the youngest of five siblings. He is a first-second generation British Somali, as his parents immigrated from [[Republic of Somaliland|Somaliland]] in the 1980s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Farah |first=Hibaq |date=2021-07-31 |title=Chunkz: 'I paved the way for myself as a YouTuber' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/31/chunkz-youtuber-somali-heritage-interview |access-date=2023-03-17 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Before his career on YouTube, he worked at [[Cineworld]], a British cinema chain, and met fellow Beta Squad member Aj Shabeel there.<ref name=":2" /> He studied [[Mathematical finance|financial mathematics]] at the [[London Metropolitan University]] for a year before dropping out in 2016 to focus on YouTube.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
 
He is a [[Muslim]]<ref name="QuittingMusic" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2012 |title=Here to say Eid Mubarak to all the fellow Muslim brothers and sisters. |url=https://twitter.com/Chunkz/status/236973137181421569 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |website=Twitter}}</ref> and a supporter of [[Arsenal F.C.]]<ref name=":1" />
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Mohamed registered the Chunkz account on 23 July 2015. His early [[YouTube]] videos included [[vlog]]s, challenges, [[Practical joke|pranks]], and more; they also included his friend Sharky and his cousin, Darkest Man.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chunkz |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv-GNHtqM97EaU_i7gN_Ikw |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref> In an interview in October 2019, he cited British YouTuber [[KSI]] as his inspiration to started making content on YouTube.<ref name=":2" /> In 2017, he quit his job at Cineworld to become a full-time YouTuber.<ref name=":2" />
 
He formed a duo with [[Yung Filly]] and contributed to YouTube channels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Jack |title=YouTube Kings Chunkz & Yung Filly Show Us How They "Clean Up" On Catchy New Single |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jack-lynch/chunkz-and-yung-filly-clean-up |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref> Mohamed and Yung Filly also starred in the Footasylum YouTube series known as ''Does the Shoe Fit,.'' which became known on the Internet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Does the Shoe Fit? - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLupT8apm58_P6gMYRaWHmoDkDsjmN9RQl |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
 
In 2018, Mohamed won the International Somaliland Award for the best entertainer.<ref name=":0" />
 
In 2019, Mohamed created and joined the Beta Squad, a British YouTube collective group, along with fellow British YouTubers [[Niko Omilana]], AJ Shabeel, Sharky, and KingKennyTV. In February 2019, it was also announced that the group would be living together in a £4 million mansion in a secret location in London, where they will create daily content for platforms including YouTube, [[Instagram]] and [[Snapchat]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Blichert |first=Frederick |date=22 February 2019 |title=Studio71 UK to launch reality web series “Beta Squad” with YouTube creators |url=https://realscreen.com/2019/02/22/studio71-uk-to-launch-reality-web-series-beta-squad-with-youtube-creators/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=[[Realscreen]]}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=2019-02-19 |title=Studio71’s Talent Management Unit Will Invite 5 Emerging Creators To Collaborate In London Mansion |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/02/19/studio71-moxie-beta-house/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=[[Tubefilter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The group also created a shared channel called "Beta Squad" and would upload their collaborative content there.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name="SoccerAidMEN" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=2019-10-17 |title=Creators Going Pro: In February, 5 "Ordinary" YouTubers Joined Forces As 'Beta Squad.' Now, They Have Nearly 400K Subscribers. |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/10/16/creators-going-pro-beta-squad/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
On 13 July 2024, he appeared in a [[MrBeast]] video titled "[[50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brigstock |first=Jake |date=June 6, 2024 |title=Who are all the influencers in MrBeast's 'biggest video ever'? |url=https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/mrbeast-biggest-video-ever-influencers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607015446/https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/mrbeast-biggest-video-ever-influencers |archive-date=June 7, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Indy100}}</ref>
 
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