Josh Richards (internet personality)

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| name = Josh Richards

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| birth_name = Joshua Kenneth Richards

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|01|31}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = {{hlist|Social media personality|businessman}}

| years_active = 2019–present

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Joshua Kenneth Richards (born January 31, 2002)https://www.instagram.com/joshrichards/p/CKwf3JGg5fz/ is a Canadian social media personality and businessman.{{Cite web |last=Bertoni |first=Steven |title=Top Creators 2024: The Influencers Turning Buzz Into Billions |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2024/10/28/top-creators-2024-the-influencers-turning-buzz-into-billions/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}} He is the CEO of CrossCheck Studios.

Early life

Richards was born on January 31, 2002, in Toronto, Ontario. He spent his early years in Cobourg, a small Ontario town about an hour east of Toronto, before dropping out of high school and moving to Los Angeles.{{Cite news |last=Cohan |first=William D. |date=March 31, 2021 |title=I Have Lightning in a Bottle Right Now: TikTok star Josh Richards Wants to Gen Z Rich Quick |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/tiktok-star-josh-richards-wants-to-get-gen-z-rich-quick |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=Vanity Fair}} He has 2 younger siblings.{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Kori|date=2020-04-02|title=Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Josh Richards|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32008039/josh-richards-tiktok/|access-date=2020-08-03|website=Seventeen|language=en-US}}

Career

Richards has garnered a following of 25.7 million on TikTok, 2.14 million{{Cite web|title=Josh Richards - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMhyesTXP5MZO7l2cxv9xKw|access-date=2020-08-04|website=www.youtube.com}} on YouTube, 2.4 million on Twitter, and 6.1 million on Instagram.{{Cite web|last=Guglielmi|first=Jodi|date=July 23, 2020|title=TikTok's Josh Richards Signs Recording Contract to 'Trailblaze a New Music Style'|url=https://people.com/music/tiktok-josh-richards-signs-recording-contract/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-03|website=People|language=EN}} His posts often include sports content, dancing, lip syncing, comedy, and video skits. He has acted in films including Brother's Keeper, Summertime Dropouts, and the upcoming Dream Scenario with Nicolas Cage and Noah Centineo.

Richards is the co-founder of digital management company TalentX Entertainment. Subsequently, Richards signed a recording contract with Warner Records and the first artist to sign with TalentX in July 2020.

He is an investor, helping form a $15 million venture capital fund.{{Cite web | last=Ward|first=Tom|date=July 7, 2021|title=Josh Richards is a Business Mogul|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomward/2021/07/07/josh-richards-is-a-business-mogul|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2022-04-05|website=Forbes|language=en-US}} Richards is also the co-founder of energy drink Ani Energy, and previously was the chief strategy officer of Triller.{{Cite magazine|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=July 31, 2020|title=Executive Turntable: TalentX Founder Named Triller Chief Strategy Officer, Radio Promo Vets Launch New Company|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/executive-turntable/9428125/triller-factor-onerpm-sony-music-nashville|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-03|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Wendy|date=July 28, 2020|title=Popular TikTok stars to leave platform for rival app over data privacy concerns|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-07-28/creators-leave-tiktok|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-03|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}

According to a Forbes report published in January 2022, Richards earned an estimated $5 million in 2021 from his numerous sponsorship deals and business endeavors, making him the fourth highest-earning TikTok personality.{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Abram|date=2022-01-07|title=Top-Earning TikTok-ers 2022: Charli And Dixie D'Amelio And Addison Rae Expand Fame—And Paydays|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/07/top-earning-tiktokers-charli-dixie-damelio-addison-rae-bella-poarch-josh-richards/?sh=25c7154a3afa|access-date=2022-04-05|website=Forbes|language=en}}

More recently, he and his production company CrossCheck Studios struck a first-look deal with Amazon.{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2022-06-23|title=Josh Richards Inks First-Look Deal With Amazon|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/josh-richards-inks-first-look-deal-with-amazon-exclusive-1235301927/|access-date=2022-07-29|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

He is a co-host of the BFFs podcast, a Barstool Sports podcast, with David Portnoy, and a former member of Sway House.

Personal life

He dated Nessa Barrett in 2019-2021. Their relationship ended on pretty bad terms, when she started dating his best friend Jaden Hossler. Richards is currently in a relationship with Gabi Moura.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Who Is Josh Richards' Girlfriend? Gabi Moura's Age & Job |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/josh-richards-girlfriend-gabi-moura-163210777.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALlbMNy5T_9YY0VTRhv6u0-GkyIPUum5bxdenGyxDZFAng0jE9H_M9xOloOIWVnm7Zph4URib7vfYChM1pluDcTC9g1sJj2N5hD1iSvSJR24vfzpfmmIKYDGtT83G53f3uKtaT_LExhUjda78sMgka_vb5lr0i8p8M2mgeE40f5H#:~:text=Born%20in%20Rio%20de%20Janeiro,10.9%20million%20followers%20on%20TikTok. |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}