Boogie2988

Steven Jay Williams or better known as Boogie2988 is a YouTube personality from America. He is most famous for his comedy and a gaming-focused channel called Boogie2988. Similarly, he is equally popular with his character named Francis, who is described as the stereotype of video game players.

When was Boogie2988 born?

Boogie2988’s real name is Steven Jay Williams and was born on 24 July 1974, in St. Paul, Virginia USA. He is American by nationality and is currently 46 years old.

Talking about his family and early life, his father was a coal miner and his mother was a teacher whose identities are yet unknown. Stevan grew up along with an older brother and sister.

How was Boogie2988’s early life before his career?

During his teens, Stevan joint a pre-collegiate program entitled Upward Bound, where he met his first girlfriend. After Boogie2988 graduated from high school, he enrolled at the University of Virginia but soon dropped out after breaking up with his girlfriend.

His brother then offered a chance to move to Fayetteville, Arkansas with him to start anew. Stevan then learned to code and became a web designer, and also found a love for the trading card game “Magic the Gathering”. During this time, he was diagnosed with the disease lymphedema, and doctors wanted to amputate his leg. However, he refused it but the condition got even worse as he became more overweight.

Unfortunately, his father passed away due to cancer, and his mother became disabled and unable to work.

How is the professional life of Boogie2988?

Professionally speaking, if it wasn’t for YouTube, Boogie2988 would’ve still been living the pathetic life he was living. YouTube catapult him to fame, wealth, and glory. The first video ever to be posted on his channel was a simple gameplay video. As he started to post more videos, he realized that he was building a great fan base. Many of his fans even commented on his videos, offering words of praise and encouragement. This gave him the cure of the depression as he began uploading a wider variety of content related to gaming.

It was just a normal day in his life when one lady luck smiled on him and he was given a shoutout from the popular YouTuber Ray William Johnson which changed his fortunes for the better. Over time, he built the fictional character of “Francis,” a childish adult with lisps. Thanks to the shoutout, the number of subscribers on ‘Boogie2988’ skyrocketed, bringing widespread popularity to become a relatively unknown YouTuber.

Likewise, his fame and popularity spread beyond the video-sharing website and was he invited to post his content on Twitch.tv as well. Currently, he streams on Twitch.tv about 3-5 times a week.

How much net worth does Boogie2988 hold?

For the income and net worth of Steven Jay Williams, Boogie2988 has accumulated a predictable net worth of $2 million. According to several media sites, he earns about $4.4K to $70k per month. He has earned quite a considerable portion of his income through his channel as well as his number of views gained through his videos. His views on videos reach up to 662 million which justifies the whole scenario of his income.

Is he in a relationship?

Referring to the dating life of Stevan, he is currently single and is not dating anybody. However, during the past, he was in a relationship with Dez whom he proposed through a YouTube video in 2012. The two went on to marry a year later and lasted for about 4 years before announcing a divorce in 2017 via Twitter. They mentioned falling out of love and split amicably as friends and the divorce got finalized in February 2018.

What is his height?

Talking about his physical appearance, he stands tall with a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs about 175 kilograms. As he grew up, he suffered from morbid obesity at his heaviest weighing-in at 266 kilograms. Due to his unstable health, he went through weight-loss surgery. The surgery was successful and his diabetes is in remission. Moreover, he has brown hair and a pair of hazel eyes.

Social media

Socially, Stevan is available on Instagram under the username @realboogie2988 with over 106K followers. Likewise, he has 581.7K followers on Twitter and about 255K followers on Facebook. Moreover, his self-titled  YouTube channel is able to garner 4.29 million subscribers and his Twitch profile has over 440k followers. Furthermore, he is even available on Tik Tok with over 310.3K followers.