KSI needs no introduction and is among the most prominent English personalities. He is a man of many talents, as he’s a successful YouTube content creator, rapper, and boxer. He also owns a hydration drink company, PRIME, which is running successfully. It hasn’t been a year since the launch of KSI’s drink company.

For online personalities, their internet persona becomes more famous than their real names. For Instance, the internet persona MrBeast is more recognized than Jimmy Donaldson, his real name. The same can be said about KSI, fans might not think about him after hearing the name Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji.

However, Olatunji’s fans might wonder how the 29-year-old came up with KSI. His internet moniker has no connection to his real name or his nickname JJ. It is not that huge of a mystery because the YouTuber himself once revealed the story behind the name in an interview.

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How did JJ Olatunji come up with ‘KSI’?

JJ Olatunji is now known as KSI, which is also his main channel’s name. However, his channel was originally called “KSIOlajideBT.” In the past, he once claimed it stood for Knowledge Strength Integrity, but that wasn’t the entire truth behind his name. The English YouTuber’s internet moniker has links to his love for Halo.

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The 29-year-old revealed, “KSI actually came from a Halo clan. There is a  Halo clan called KSI. I as a kid really wanted to join the clan. So my name was just OlajideBT on Xbox 360. I remember going to this chat and like I wanna be part of the KSI clan. They were like okay you’re gonna have to change your name to KSIOlajideBT.”

Making this change in his Xbox id helped him finally get into his dream Halo clan. Although the hype for Halo video games eventually faded away, JJ got stuck with the KSI in front of his id. So, the Englishman just decided later to keep the clan’s name, which eventually became his branding. He also revealed that the clan isn’t happy about it, as people believe they are Olatunji’s fans.

Undoubtedly, it was an interesting origin story of how OlajideBT became KSI. Did you ever imagine JJ Olatunji got his internet moniker from Halo?

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