India, April 4 -- In typical chaotic fashion, Darren Jason Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, left millions of fans in disbelief with a shocking announcement that he was quitting YouTube - only to reveal it was all an elaborate April Fools' prank. The 21-year-old streamer, famous for his high-energy livestreams, once again proved he knows exactly how to troll the internet.

On April 1, 2026, Speed uploaded a video titled "i'm quitting youtube", in which he delivered what sounded like devastating news.

Appearing shirtless, he told fans: "I got bad news for everybody. I got to quit YouTube. I can't do this anymore. I'm quitting. I'm stopping."

The clip spread like wildfire, with many fans panicking and flooding social media with emo...