Taylor Darling (born May 14, 1997),[2] also known as ASMR Darling or simply Darling, is an American ASMR creator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber known for making ASMR videos.[3][4][5]
| Taylor Darling | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 14, 1997 Florida, United States |
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, Twitch streamer |
| YouTube information | |
| Also known as | ASMR Darling |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Genre | ASMR |
| Subscribers | 2.51 million[1] (October 2023) |
| Total views | 634 million[1] (April 2024) |
Last updated: April 25, 2024 | |
Career
editTaylor began a career on YouTube on March 12, 2016, initially recording ASMR videos on her phone. Shortly after hitting 50,000 subscribers about 1½ months after uploading her first video, she was featured in a gaming video by PewDiePie.[6] At two months, close to 100,000 subscribers, Taylor stopped producing work for her YouTube channel and placed all of her videos on private, mainly due to technical issues with new equipment and being overwhelmed by her popularity.[7] After a one-month break, she began making videos again, including the very popular ASMR 10 Triggers to Help You Sleep (35 million views as of August 2022).
In July 2017 she uploaded another popular video, ASMR 20 Triggers to Help You Sleep (38 million views as of August 2022). She was interviewed in a Shane Dawson video in August 2017,[8] and shortly afterwards she reached 1 million subscribers on YouTube.[9] In February 2019, Wired UK estimated that she was earning $1,000 per day from advertising revenue on her YouTube channel.[5]
Taylor voice acted and was a model for the character ASMR Sweetie in the VR game Fire Escape, released in April 2018.[10]
In June 2018 she began streaming on Twitch, in the beginning gaming most days a week with a weekly ASMR stream. As of 2022[update] she streams ASMR two times a week.[11]
Taylor was featured in an episode of The Try Guys in February 2019.[12] That summer, she participated as one of five ASMR creators in Reese The Movie: A Movie About Reese,[13] a 1½ hour long advertisement for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, made in ASMR style. She was on the ASMR panel at VidCon 2019 in Anaheim, California in July 2019.[14] In September 2019, Taylor appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to perform and discuss ASMR with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Kelly Clarkson.[15]
Personal life
editShe has deliberately kept her last name private, choosing to go only by her first name Taylor to protect herself from stalking and doxxing.[16] As of September 2020[update], she resides in Florida.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b "About ASMR Darling". YouTube.
- ^ @asmrDarling (May 14, 2019). "Thank you everyone for all the birthday love and wishes ❤️🎂 Feels good to be 22!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Leschin-Hoar, Clare (August 16, 2017). "Shh! These Quiet Food Videos Will Get Your Senses Tingling". NPR. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Holohan, Meghan (January 22, 2018). "What's the secret to a 'simple euphoric tingly feeling'? Four letters: ASMR". TODAY.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Tait, Amelia (February 12, 2019). "The Dodgy, Vulnerable Fame of YouTube's Child ASMR Stars". Wired UK. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ PewDiePie (May 17, 2016). "My Favorite Horror Game (The Joy of Creation: Reborn)". YouTube.
- ^ ASMR Darling (May 27, 2016). "Tay and Roscoe in love... Update (not ASMR)". YouTube.
- ^ Shane Dawson (August 10, 2017). "Weird side of YouTube - ASMR". YouTube.
- ^ "1 million darlings". Instagram. September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Fire Escape: An Interactive VR Series". IMDb. April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Stream schedule for 2022". Twitter. December 31, 2021.
- ^ The Try Guys (February 27, 2019). "The Try Guys Ruin ASMR ft. ASMR Darling". YouTube.
- ^ "REESE The Movie: A Movie About REESE". IMDb. June 17, 2019.
- ^ Matty Tingles (August 4, 2019). "The Stars of ASMR - Vidcon 2019 Panel". YouTube.
- ^ Kelly Clarkson (September 25, 2019). "ASMR Darling Shares Her Ear-Tingling Tricks With Neil And Kelly - The Kelly Clarkson Show". YouTube.
- ^ Mervosh, Sarah (February 7, 2019). "A.S.M.R. Videos Give People the Tingles (No, Not That Way)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ @asmrDarling (September 20, 2020). "I live in central Florida" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- ASMR Darling's channel on YouTube
- Darlings channel on Twitch
- ASMR Darling on Spotify
- Darling on Instagram