{"id":15917,"date":"2026-06-02T06:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/ksi-announces-his-departure-from-the-sidemen-after-13-years\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T06:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:22:33","slug":"ksi-announces-his-departure-from-the-sidemen-after-13-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/ksi-announces-his-departure-from-the-sidemen-after-13-years\/","title":{"rendered":"KSI Announces His Departure From the Sidemen After 13 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>On May 31, 2024, British YouTuber and entrepreneur KSI revealed that he would be stepping away from the Sidemen, the popular group of creators he has been part of for more than a decade. The announcement came as a surprise to fans who have followed his journey from a comedic prankster to a multi\u2011platform star.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-ksis-journey-with-the-sidemen-looked-like\">What KSI\u2019s Journey with the Sidemen Looked Like<\/h2>\n<p>Since the Sidemen first formed in 2013, KSI\u2014real name Olajide Olatunji\u2014has been a central figure. He joined the group after a successful solo career that began with comedic skits and rap music. Over the years, the Sidemen grew into a global brand, producing weekly videos, charity streams, and a range of merchandise. KSI\u2019s presence helped shape the group\u2019s identity, and his influence was felt in everything from the group\u2019s humor to its business ventures.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure, KSI contributed to several high\u2011profile projects, including the Sidemen\u2019s annual charity streams that raised millions for various causes. He also appeared in the group\u2019s video game series, the Sidemen Games, and helped launch the Sidemen\u2019s own YouTube channel, which now boasts millions of subscribers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"reasons-behind-the-decision\">Reasons Behind the Decision<\/h2>\n<p>In a heartfelt video posted on his personal channel, KSI explained that he felt the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduction On May 31, 2024, British YouTuber and entrepreneur KSI revealed that he would be stepping away from the Sidemen, the popular group of creators he has been part of for more than a decade. The announcement came as a surprise to fans who have followed his journey from a comedic prankster&#8230;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}